SUMMARY REPORTING OF SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS ON GRADE CROSSING SAFETY

THE FOLLOWING SIX PUBLICATIONS ON GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ARE REVIEWED: (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS--RAILROAD-HIGHWAY SAFETY PART II: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLVING THE PROBLEM; (2) SPEED PROFILES AND TIME DELAY AT RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSINGS; (3) EVALUATION OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT HIGHWAY-RAILWAY GRADE CROSSINGS; (4) HUMAN FACTORS COUNTERMEASURES TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY-RAILWAY INTERSECTION SAFETY; (5) PROCEEDINGS, 1972 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY; AND (6) REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROTECTION OF CROSSINGS AT GRADE OF ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND STREETS WITH RAILROADS IN THE STATE OF CALFIRONIA. THE STATUS OF SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH PROJECTS IN GRADE CROSSING PROTECTION IS ALSO REPORTED.

• Authors:
  • Michael, H L
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 493-8
• Serial:
  • Am Railway Engineering Assoc Bulletin
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 645

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: At grade intersections; Railroad grade crossings; Research; Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226904
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM