INTELLIGENT GRADE CROSSINGS: THE CASE STUDY OF RFF/SNCF (FRENCH NATIONAL RAILWAYS)

Highway grade crossings have always been of concern not only to railroad operators but also governments and local authorities. This paper looks at a project designed and developed by the French National Railways (RFF/SNCF) as one solution to try to solve the problem. The basic idea behind the project is to consider Intelligent Highway Grade Crossings, rather that the much more expensive solution of building a bridge over or tunnel under the railway line. The background, the economic justification, and the project itself are described in the paper.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Pore, J
• 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. 6-20
• Monograph Title: RAIL TRANSIT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Grade crossing protection systems; Intelligent control systems; Signalized intersections
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796121
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 1 2000 12:00AM