NORTHEAST CORRIDOR HIGH SPEED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. TASK 6. RISK ANALYSIS OF JOINT PASSENGER/FREIGHT OPERATIONS

The objective of Task 6 was the assessment of the risk associated with the operation of a Northeast Corridor passenger system in the proximity of through and local freight. The report identifies two major categories of passenger/freight interaction and contains analyses of these factors as they apply to the various operational scenarios under consideration for the 1990 High Speed Rail Plan.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Battelle-Columbus Labs., Ohio. See also PB-243 419.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bechtel Corporation

  San Francisco, CA  United States 

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Northeast Corridor Project Office, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 99 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash risk forecasting; Estimates; Freight service; Freight trains; Freight transportation; Hazard analysis; Hazards; High speed rail; Passenger trains; Passenger transportation; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Safety; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092221
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., FRA/ONECD-75/6
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-40027
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM