INTELLIGENT GRADE CROSSINGS USING ITS TO ENHANCE SAFETY AT THE HIGHWAY-RAIL INTERFACE

Every year, hundreds of people are killed or injured at grade crossing accidents in the United States. ALSTOM Signaling has been engaged in a research and development project to combine Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies with advances in train control technologies such as Positive Train Control (PTC) to make grade crossings safer. The paper explains the reasons and benefits of the functions of the system to the driving public, as well as to the railroad operator. Also addressed are the anticipated safety benefits provided by the system. The system's architecture, its conformance with the national ITS architecture, information of preliminary testing results, and project status are also presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

  1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Conference:
  • Rail Transit Conference, 2000
  • Location: St. Louis Missouri
  • Date: 2000-6-10 to 2000-6-15
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 21-27
• Monograph Title: RAIL TRANSIT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Crash causes; Grade crossing protection systems; High risk locations; Intelligent transportation systems; Safety programs; Signals; Technology assessment
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794398
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 2000 12:00AM