| Title | Potential means of cost reduction in grade crossing automatic gate systems. volume I : overview and low cost railroad/highway grade crossing gate systems |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 47320 |
| Personal Name Creator |
St. Amant, Andrew |
| Source | 90p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 19770228 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report, Volume I of a two-volume study, examines the potential for reduction of the cost of installing and maintaining automatic gates at railroad-highway grade crossings. It comprises a general overview; a review of current practices, equipment, and standards; a consideration of modification of existing specifications to permit use of alternative technologies; the generation of design concepts for new gate systems or subsystems intended to offer significant economic benefits; an analysis and comparative evaluation of the more promising concepts; and conclusions concerning further design, development, and test activities. Concepts found to be particularly promising include a low-cost gate-drive mechanism utilizing high-reliability commercially available components; a swing-away, gravity resetting arm support intended to reduce the incidence of gate breakage; and a gate arm using new materials to obtain resistance to breakage. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9834 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9834 |
| TRT Terms | Gates; Railroad grade crossings; Grade crossing protection systems; At grade intersections; Intersections; Railroad tracks; Safety; Traffic crashes; Warning systems; Fail safe systems; Safety equipment; Traffic barriers; Automatic control; Cost control; Costs; Economic benefits; Prevention |
| General Subjects | Gates; Gate drive mechanism; Arm support; Gate arm; Grade crossing gate survey; Gate system design concepts; Gate system model |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Railroad Highway Grade Crossings; NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-859; RR602/R7323 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FRA-76-14, I; FRA/ORD-77-06,I |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/47000/47300/47320/DOT-TSC-FRA-76-14.I.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |