PROPOSAL: A RAILROAD RATING SYSTEM

This proposal discusses the development of a railroad rating system, to be used as a basic planning tool. Based on rating systems currently in existence for highways and airports, this rating system would place a numerical value on the physical components of railroad systems. The numerical value would indicate the adequacy of the facility, and thus provide a solid basis for short and long range planning. More specifically, ratings used are called Sufficiency Ratings. The maximum score is 100, and a score of 50 would indicate that the facility is 50% sufficient, or 50% of fully adequate. The proposal discusses the development of rail classifications and design standards, identification of sufficiency rating items to be included in the scale, development of inventories and collection of field data, and the cost of the rating system.

• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  Planning and Research Division, 800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 38 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Costs; Data collection; Inventory; Railroads; Ratings; Standards; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sufficiency rating
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00727058
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 10 1996 12:00AM