State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (Us Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (Fra) (2018 Edition)

State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (Us Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (Fra) (2018 Edition)

Author: The Law The Law Library

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-09-23

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781727572865

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State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (US Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (FRA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (US Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (FRA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule complies with a statutory mandate that the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) issue a rule to require the ten States with the most highway-rail grade crossing collisions, on average, over the past three years, to develop State highway-rail grade crossing action plans. The final rule addresses the development, review, and approval of these highway-rail grade crossing action plans. This final rule also removes the preemption provision of this regulation. This book contains: - The complete text of the State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans (US Federal Railroad Administration Regulation) (FRA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section


Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes

Comprehensive Costs of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Crashes

Author: Daniel Brod

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 0309283485

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"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:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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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.


Railroad Issues

Railroad Issues

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board

Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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Rail-highway Crossing Safety

Rail-highway Crossing Safety

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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This Action Plan presents a multi-faceted, multi-modal approach for improving safety at our nation's highway-rail crossings and for the prevention of trespassing on the rights-of-way of our nation's railroads. It is multi-faceted in that it presents enforcement, engineering, education, research, promotional and legislative initiatives addressing crossings of both light and conventional rail rights-of-way by public and private streets and highways. The objectives were to reduce the number of highway-rail crossing accidents and casualties while not impeding, but facilitating, the contribution potential of the highway and rail infrastructure on the nation's economy.


Roadside Design Guide

Roadside Design Guide

Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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Positive Guidance in Traffic Control

Positive Guidance in Traffic Control

Author: Gerson J. Alexander

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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The progress that has been made in developing the positive guidance concept is documented, and the meaning of positive guidance, the philosophy of driver performance upon which it is based the nature of the driving task at those locations where positive guidance is applicable, and a procedure for its application are discussed. This report describes what must be done to improve the information system at hazardous locations. Positive guidance which is an information system matched to the facility characteristics and driver attributes, is based on the premise that a driver can be given sufficient information where he needs it and in the form that he can best use to avoid hazards.