Warning Device for Rail Transit Personnel for Approaching Trains

This Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) project developed and tested a device to give early warning to rail transit personnel of an approaching train and to give early warning to the train operator that personnel are ahead on the tracks. This device can provide a reliable way of giving the track worker and train operator a warning in enough time to avoid potential accidents, injuries, or death. Pilot testing was conducted at the following transit agencies: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), and the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Maryland. The information provided in this report will enable other rail rapid transit agencies the ability to consider using such devices.

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Supplemental Notes:
- This Transit IDEA project was conducted by ProTran1 LLC, Ledgewood, New Jersey.
Authors:
- Bartek, Peter M
Publication Date: 2008-12

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Print
Edition: Final Report
Features: Photos;
Pagination: 17p
Serial:
- TRANSIT-IDEA Program Project Final Report
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Locomotive engineers; Maintenance of way; Maintenance personnel; Prototype tests; Rapid transit; Technological innovations; Warning devices
Identifier Terms: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) (Program); Maryland Transit Administration; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I60: Maintenance; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01122987
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: Transit IDEA Project 55
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Mar 6 2009 3:11PM