| Title | Evaluation of Alternative Detection Technologies for Trains and Highway Vehicles at Highway Rail Intersections |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34872 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Reiff, R P; Gage, S E; Carroll, A A; Gordon, J E |
| Source | Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings series; Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Research series; 122p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Transportation Technology Center, Inc.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20030200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Five technologies were evaluated for their ability to detect trains and/or highway vehicles approaching and occupying highway railroad intersections. Tests were conducted on the performance of these technologies during October and November 1999 at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The categories of evaluation include train approach detection, train island detection, static highway vehicle detection and dynamic highway vehicle detection. Intelligent Transportation System information was also collected to evaluate the technologies' ability to determine train direction, train speed and train length. Results suggest that although promising performance was observed, most of the prototype systems using these alternative detection technologies did not always interpret train and highway vehicle presence within prescribed limits. In some instances, these problems were due to the placement of sensors. In revenue service applications, alternate locations for certain sensors may improve performance. Features of some of the prototype detection systems tested were encouraging and future evaluations are planned. |
| Rosap ID | dot:36288 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36288 |
| TRT Terms | Location; Performance tests; Prototypes; Railroad grade crossings; Sensors; Technological innovations; Vehicle detectors |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Railroad Highway Grade Crossings; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Roadway Operations and Maintenance |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 54402814 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00969924 |
| Contract Number | DTFR53-93-C-00001, Task 123 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-03/04,; DOT-VNTSC-FRA-03-02,; Final Report |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34800/34872/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-03-02.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |