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Operational Testing of Locomotive-Mounted Strobe Lights

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • John B. Hopkins
Report Number
DOT-TSC-FRA/ORD-80-48
Subject:
Grade Crossing TechnologyHighway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords:
Conspicuity Enhancement; Train Visibility
Document
Op_Test_PB80224348.pdf (1.35 MB)

This report describes revenue-service tests of locomotive-mounted strobe lights used to make trains more conspicuous to motorists at rail-highway crossings. The testing, conducted in cooperation with four railroads, had the objectives of assuring practicality compatibility with normal operations, validating previous cost estimates, and obtaining a measure of safety effectiveness. Prior research unnerlying the tests is reviewed briefly:


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