RAILROAD-HIGHWAY SAFETY PT 2: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLVING THE PROBLEM, REPORT TO CONGRESS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING SAFETY AT BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CROSSINGS OF RAILROADS, TOGETHER WITH EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF COSTS, AND POSSIBLE FUNDING ALTERNATIVES FOR FINANCING AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED. THE INVENTORY, ACCIDENT, AND OTHER DATA CONTAINED IN PART I, ARE MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE LATEST AND BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE NUMBERS OF CROSSINGS, ACCIDENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENDITURES. THE PRIMARY GOAL WAS TO DETERMINE GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENT NEEDS NATIONWIDE AND, AS APPROPRIATE, IDENTIFY A FEASIBLE PROGRAM LEVEL WHICH WOULD LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS, FATALITIES, PERSONAL INJURIES, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, TOGETHER WITH REASONABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE MOBILITY OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND RAILROAD OPERATIONS. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Highway safety; Inventory; Railroad grade crossings
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226641
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM