MERITS AND ECONOMICS OF MARKING AND SIGNING GRADE CROSSINGS
THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SEVERAL WESTERN RAILROADS, HAS FORMED A "RAILWAY--HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING DIAGNOSTIC TEAM" TO INSTALL AND STUDY VARIOUS ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND MARKINGS. FOURTEEN CROSSINGS HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN TEXAS FOR WHICH NEW ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS WILL BE INSTALLED AND ANALYZED. VARIOUS SIGNS AND SIGNALS HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, WITH THE REMAINDER TO BE COMPLETED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES IN CANADA ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH GRADE CROSSINGS WITHOUT LETTERING, USING INSTEAD THE SHAPE OF THE SIGN TO CONVEY A MEANING. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 73, BulL 635, PP 191-194, 2 FIG
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Authors:
- Lowry, J M
- Publication Date: 1971-11
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Railroad grade crossings; Road markings; Safety; Signs; Warning systems
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226310
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 10 1972 12:00AM