| Title | High speed passenger trains in freight railroad corridors : operations and safety considerations |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34550 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ullman, K B; Bing, Alan J. |
| Source | Safety of high speed ground transportation systems; 123p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Gallagher, Susan; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 19941200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents the results of a study into some operations and technical issues likely to be encountered when planning for high-speed rail passenger service on corridors that presently carry freight or commuter traffic. The study starts with a review of corridors designated under Section 1010 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, as potential future high-speed corridors. The review summarized operations and infrastructure features of the corridors, leading to definition of a hypothetical corridor representative of the Section 1010 corridors. After a review of signal, train control and braking systems presently used in the United States and elsewhere, the study provides analyses of the safety and operations impacts of introducing high-speed rail service on the hypothetical corridor. The safety analysis established a safety performance target based on present intercity rail safety performance, and reviewed the need for and benefits from safety improvements for high speed operation. The operations analysis concentrated on the impacts on track capacity and train delays of introducing a high-speed rail service on three hypothetical existing corridors with different track layouts and signal systems. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8865 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8865 |
| TRT Terms | Corridors; Freight transportation; High speed ground transportation; Passenger service; Railroad transportation; Transportation safety |
| General Subjects | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency act 1991; High speed transportation; Intermodal surface transportation efficiency act; Rail transportation |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - High Speed Ground Transportation; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 32938260 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
682937 |
| Contract Number | RR593/R5021 |
| Report Number | DOT-FRA-ORD-95-05; DOT-VNTSC-FRA-94-11 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34500/34550/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-94-11.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |