NTL Record

Title Low-cost warning device industry assessment
Record ID 35539
Personal Name
Creator
Hellman, Adrian; Ngamdung, Tashi
Source Safety of Highway Railroad Grade Crossings; 47p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Publication Date 20100700
Language English
Abstract Under direction of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research and Development, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center conducted a technology assessment of low-cost active warning devices for application at passive highway-rail grade crossings. The objective of this research was to present an objective assessment of the available low-cost warning device technologies and recommend a migration path that would facilitate implementation in the United States.
Rosap ID dot:9021
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9021
TRT Terms Warning devices; Marginal costs; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad safety
General Subjects Highway-rail; Grade crossing; Low-cost warning devices; Railroad safety
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Railroad Highway Grade Crossings;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Economics and Finance
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1321173
Contract Number RR97A1/FG276
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-FRA-09-12; DOT/FRA/ORD-10/06
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/35000/35500/35539/Low-Cost-warning-Device-Report-Final-RR97A1-FG276.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository