BENEFIT-COST EVALUATION OF A HIGHWAY-RAILROAD INTERMODAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ICS)

Improved train location information and vehicle detection combined with grade crossing controls, traveler information, and traffic management can improve safety and reduce delay for both passengers and vehicles. In addition, the possibility of pre-empting the crossing for emergency vehicles, when it is safe to do so, may save lives and hasten medical recovery. The Intermodal Control System (ICS) project, designed for a suburban commuter station on the Long Island Rail Road, is unique in controlling both vehicles and trains, to the ultimate benefit of both. The project has not been deployed, so the evaluation is based on impacts estimated from characteristics of the design and the setting.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4348
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was prepared for Alstom, Inc., the New York State Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Railroad Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Lee Jr, D B
  • Gay, K
  • Carroll, A A
  • Hellman, A
  • Sposato, S
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train control; Automatic train location; Benefit cost analysis; Emergency vehicles; Highway safety; Intelligent transportation systems; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad safety; Traffic control; Traffic signal preemption; Traveler information and communication systems; Variable message signs; Vehicle detectors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intermodal control system
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00979979
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 11 2004 12:00AM