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22 Apr 2005

Other Reports

TRAIN HORN RULE HISTORY AND TIMELINE

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Train Horn Noise

Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones

21 Apr 2005

Environmental Review Documents

Train Horn Rule Record of Decision

Author
Robert D. Jamison

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory

Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones

21 Apr 2005

Environmental Review Documents

Use of Locomotive Horns Record of Decision

Author
FRA

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Train Horn Noise

Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones

11 Aug 2004

Safety Advisories

Addresses the importance of clear, precise, unambiguous railroad safety procedures to ensure the safety of highway-rail grade crossing warning systems or wayside signal systems that are temporarily removed from service

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Signal and Train Control

Keywords: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems; wayside ; credible warning ; warning system

Safety Advisory Number
2004-03

1 Aug 2004

Technical Reports

Technical Monograph: Estimating Maintenance Costs for Mixed High Speed Passenger and Freight Rail Corridors

Author
Allan M. Zarembski, Randolph R. Resor, John F. Cikota, Richard U. Cogswell, Donald Plotkin

Subject Passenger Rail

Keywords: Railroad Corridors, High Speed Maintenance Costs, Transportation Planning, Rail Passenger Service, High-Speed Rail, HIgh Speed Rail Corridors

Abstract: Several states have indicated a desire to upgrade existing railroad corridors between well-populated cities for improved passenger rail service that is time competitive with air...

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