Railroad Issues

Railroad Issues
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1992
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Issues

Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Issues
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2006
Genre: Transportation
ISBN:

Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes

Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes
Author: Daniel Brod
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2013
Genre: Highway-railroad grade crossings
ISBN: 0309283485

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 755: Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes describes a process for estimating the costs of highway-rail grade crossing crashes. A spreadsheet-based tool to facilitate use of the cost estimation process is available online." --Publisher description.

Railroad-highway Grade Crossing Surfaces

Railroad-highway Grade Crossing Surfaces
Author: William J. Hedley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1979
Genre: Railroad crossings
ISBN:

This Technology Sharing Report sets forth pertinent information on currently available types of grade crossing surfaces as an aid in choosing physically and economically suitable surfaces for individual crossing or groups of crossing to be installed or improved. Trade names and manufacturers' identification are solely for convenience of the user and not endorsements by DOT. Crossing surface products from 22 suppliers and soil stabilization fabrics from 12 manufacturers are discussed.

Three Lives for Mississippi

Three Lives for Mississippi
Author: William Bradford Huie
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2000
Genre: Civil rights workers
ISBN: 9781604736953

Grade Crossing Safety

Grade Crossing Safety
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2000
Genre: Transportation
ISBN:

Light Rail Service

Light Rail Service
Author: Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher:
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2001
Genre: Local transit
ISBN:

This report provides documentation and presents the results of a study to improve the safety of light rail transit (LRT) in semiexclusive rights-of-way where light rail vehicles operate at speeds greater than 35 mph through crossings with streets and pedestrians pathways. This report also presents the results of field tests conducted to improve the safety of higher speed LRT systems through grade crossing design.