STUDY TO DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING PROTECTION ACCEPTABLE FOR TRAIN OPERATION AT SPEEDS UP TO 200 KM/H

The report analyzes accident reports from both railway and highway department records to identify causal factors in grade crossing accidents, classified in relation to possible counter-measures designed to prevent the consequential train/highway-vehicle collision. New conditions created by train speeds up to 200 km/h over grade crossings, are identified, and protective systems are proposed to achieve appropriate standards of accident prevention.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings: Update, Bibliography 58.
• Corporate Authors:

  Canalog Logistics Limited

  Montreal, PQ  Canada 
• Publication Date: 1978-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 375 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Grade crossing protection systems; High speed rail; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic crashes; Warning devices
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing accidents; Grade crossing protection
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325711
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TP 1996
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM