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Title	Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing handbook - Revised Second Edition 2007
Accession No	01077545
Authors	Ogden, Brent D
Period Covered	September 2004 to July 2007
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Institute of Transportation Engineers ; Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date	20070800
Edition	Revised Second Edition
Description	324p; Appendices(11); Figures; Glossary; Photos; References; Tables(54)
Media Type	Print
Languages	English
Abstract	The purpose of this handbook is to provide a single reference document on prevalent and best practices as well as adopted standards relative to highway-rail grade crossings. The handbook provides general information on highway-rail crossings; characteristics of the crossing environment and users; and the physical and operational improvements that can be made at highway-rail grade crossings to enhance the safety and operation of both highway and rail traffic over crossing intersections. The guidelines and alternative improvements presented in this handbook are primarily those that have proved effective and are accepted nationwide. This handbook supersedes the "Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook," published in September 1986. This update includes a compendium of materials that were included in the previous version of the handbook, supplemented with new information and regulations that were available at the time of the update. Updates were drawn from the current versions of relevant legislation, policy memoranda, Federal Register notices, and regulatory actions.
TRT Terms	Best practices ; Guidelines ; Handbooks ; Highway safety ; Highway traffic control ; Improvements ; Railroad grade crossings ; Railroad safety ; Railroad traffic control ; Standards
Subject Areas	Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; I73 Traffic Control
Contract Number	DTFH61-00-C-0003
Report Number	FHWA-SA-07-010
Availability	National Technical Information Service
URLs	Document: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30100/30104/lo_res_RR_BOOK.pdf
TRIS Files	HRIS; RRIS; NTL
Database	TRIS Online

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