SLIDING SAFETY WALLS FOR RAIL CROSSINGS

In both rural and urban areas, rail crossings present a danger to automobile drivers. This essay provides some possible solutions to reduce the risk. In rural areas, where crossings are not well-illuminated or do not incorporate cross arms, rail cars could be equipped with reflective tape so that the rail cars would reflect back from the headlights. Rail cars could also be painted with fluorescent or photoluminiscent paint to increase their visibility. To eliminate the possibility of drivers crossing tracks when a train is coming, a sliding wall that creates a solid barrier between the track and oncoming traffic is proposed. The wall could be equipped with energy absorbing devices to lessen the impact in case of a head-on collision.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Route One Publishing Limited

  19/21 High Street
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 1DJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Boesch, D
• Publication Date: 2002-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 59
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Crashes; Energy absorbing materials; Grade crossing protection systems; Paint; Railroad cars; Railroad safety; Reflectorized materials; Rural areas; Urban areas; Walls
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00933985
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 11 2002 12:00AM