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1
Jun
1980
Reports to Congress
The President's 1979 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: This report summarizes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during calendar year l979, to improve railroad safety,...
1
Jun
1980
Technical Reports
Operational Testing of Locomotive-Mounted Strobe Lights
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Conspicuity Enhancement; Train Visibility
Abstract: This report describes revenue-service tests of locomotive-mounted strobe lights used to make trains more visible to motorists at rail-highway crossings.
Report Number
DOT-TSC-FRA/ORD-80-48
1
Apr
1980
Technical Reports
Identification and Evaluation of Off-Track Train Detection Systems for Grade Crossing Applications
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Track/Train Interactions
Abstract: The study examined all potential train detection techniques which do not use the track, analyzing both point sensing and continuous sensing system approaches.
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/32
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1980
Technical Reports
Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction Research Results
Subject
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Grade Crossings,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: hazard index; nonlinear regression
Abstract: This document presents techniques for making and using railroad grade crossing hazard indexes (formulas used to compare or rank crossings by level of hazard).
Report Number
FRA-RRS-80-02
Office
RRS
1
Dec
1979
Technical Reports
Legal Effects of Use of Innovative Equipment at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings on Railroad's Accident Liability
Subject
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Legal liability; Grade Crossing Accident Costs
Abstract: This report discusses a railroad’s legal liability for grade crossing accident costs when that railroad uses innovative grade crossing safety equipment.
Report Number
FRA-RRS-80-01
Office
RRS