SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF SHARED TRACK OPERATIONS: AN UPDATE

Regulations and institutional issues for shared track and integrated modes are discussed. Findings are presented from a telephone survey; a review of relevant Federal Register notices; and a review of relevant Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rule-making activity and informal guidance to specific properties. FRA and the Federal Transit Administration have just completed an important policy statement on shared use of rail corridors and track. Even before the policy statement was completed, several shared use projects advanced to the point that important precedents were established. Although different properties are taking different approaches to shared use operations, the new policy statement offers a lot of valuable guidance to all rail transit systems.

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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Sheys, K M
  • Spear, T D
• Conference:
  • Light Rail: Investment for the Future. 8th Joint Conference on Light Rail Transit
  • Location: Dallas, Texas
  • Date: 2000-11-11 to 2000-11-15
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Joint use; Oversight; Rail transit; Railroad tracks; Regulations; Safety; Surveys
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared tracks
• Subject Areas: Law; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00803625
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 17 2001 12:00AM