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.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Transportation Association
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Authors:
- Pore, J
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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