SELECTIVE CROSSING CLOSURES - A NEGLECTED OPTION IN CROSSING SAFETY PROGRAMS

The cost of grade crossing warning devices and changes in urban traffic patterns make the closing of one or more adjacent crossings practical when a crossing is provided with automatic protection. In considering closure, it is necessary to make a thorough study of the public service provided by the facility which should include the general area served by the crossing; the role of the street in the traffic pattern of the area; growth trends in the affected area; availability of alternative routes along with origin-destination studies of traffic now using the crossing; through and switching moves of trains, including total blockage time; cost/benefit analysis of the crossing; and role of the crossing in serving emergency needs such as fire, police and ambulance use.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper, presented at a 1976 Traffic Conference, was announced in Vol. 78, No. 660 (Nov.-Dec. 1976) of the AREA Bulletin, pp 245-246.
• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon Public Utilities Commission

  12345 North Union
  Portland, OR  United States 
• Authors:
  • Astle, D J
• Publication Date: 1976

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Grade crossing protection systems; Railroad grade crossings; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing elimination; Grade crossing protection
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152460
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: AREA Bulletin
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM