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1
Sep
2004
Technical Reports
North Carolina DOT Traffic Separation Studies: Volume I - Assessment
Keywords: grade crossings, traffic separation study, highway-rail, traffic patterns
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration requested the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to assess ten sites in depth that used the Traffic Separation Study (TSS) process....
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-04/15-I
Office
RRD
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
6
May
2004
Technical Reports
Initial Assessment of the Technical Feasibility and Potential Cost Savings of a Lower-cost Positive Train Control Activated Crossing
Subject
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Highway-Rail Intersection (HRI), North American Joint Positive Train Control (NAJPTC), Advanced Crossing Activation Capability
Abstract: The overall objective of this project was to improve safety at the HRIs. The approach used to achieve the objective was to (1) increase the proliferation of constant warning time...
Office
RRD
1
May
2004
Reports to Congress
Safety of Remote Control Locomotive Operations (Interim Report)
Subject
Remote Control Locomotive Operations,
Evaluation
Abstract: By letter dated September 2, 2003, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Committee) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conduct an...
1
Apr
2004
Technical Reports
Reducing the Adverse Effects of Wheel Impacts on Special Trackwork Foundations
Keywords: Special Trackwork, high impact loads, damping, wood-tie ballasted track, concrete-tie ballasted track
Abstract: This report deals with damage to special track work due to high impact loads and the beneficial effect of increasing damping in these foundations. Additional damping attenuates...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-04/08
Office
RRD