Rail-Highway Grade Crossings


Document No.
Title
Country of Origin
Year of Pub
Pages
Price
RA200010 Accident Severity Prediction Formula for Rail-Highway Crossings USA 1984 46 $28.50
RA200019 Accidents That Shouldn't Happen - A Report of the Grade Crossing Safety Task Force to Secretary Federico Pena - March 1, 1996 - USDOT USA 1996 29 $28.50
RA200009 Activated Advance Warning for Railroad Grade Crossings USA 1982 196 $51.00
RA200091 Adapting the U.S. Department of Transportation Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Model to the Microcomputer USA 1999 9 $15.00
RA200002 Analysis of Driver Reaction to Warning Devices at a High-Accident Rural Grade Crossing USA 1974 233 $58.50
RA200064 Analysis of Railroad-Highway Crossing Active Advance Warning Devices - Research Report USA 1985 115 $36.50
RA200190 Annual Report of Railroad Accidents Occurring in California - 1999   USA 2000 131 $41.00
RA200090 Application of Geographic Information Systems to Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety
USA
1999
10
$15.00
RA200099 Assessment of Risks for High-Speed Rail Grade Crossings on the Empire Corridor USA 2000 51 $31.50
RA200092 Assessment of Warning Time Needs at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings with Active Traffic Control USA 1999 13 $15.00
RA200181 At-Grade Intersections Near Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings USA 2001 108 $36.50
RD200001 Collision Between the Passenger Train 5AL8 and Vehicles at the Salisbury Interchange Level Crossing, Salisbury, South Australia Australia 2002 79 $34.00
RA200042 Collision of Amtrak Train No. 88 with Rountree Transport and Rigging, Inc. Vehicle on CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Near Intercession City, Florida on November 30, 1993
Cause:  Failure of Rountree to notify CSXT in advance of its intent to cross the railroad track and to ensure through CSXT that it was safe to do so.  Contributing to the accident were deficiencies in the permitting processes of CSXT and FDOT that resulted in a lack of appropriate guidance for permitting officials, oversize, low-clearance vehicle operators, and escort personnel.		 USA 1994 73 $34.00
RA200093 Communication-Link Approach to Actuation of Grade-Crossing Motorist-Warning Systems USA 1975 109 $36.50
RA200142 Compilation of State Laws and Regulations on Matters Affecting Highway-Rail Crossings, Third Edition USA 1999 264 $63.00
RA200130 Computerized Office Support for State Highway-Rail Crossing Programs USA 1995 9 $15.00
RA200024 Consequences of Mandatory Stops at Railroad-Highway Crossings USA 1985 174 $51.00
RA200001
 Constant Warning Time Concept Development for Motorist Warning at Grade Crossings
USA
1981
191
 $51.00
RA200030 Constant Warning Time Devices for Railroad-Highway Crossings USA 1985 107 $36.50
RA200094 Critique of Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Effectiveness Ratios and Resource Allocation Procedures USA 1999 13 $15.00
RA200132 Current State Practices and Recommendations for Improving Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Program USA 1999 7 $15.00
RA200134 Design of Gate Delay and Gate Interval Time for Four-Quadrant Gate System at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1999 8 $15.00
RA200095 Determination of Stopping Sight Distances USA 1997 134 $41.00
RA200133 Development of Evaluation Tools for Road-Rail Crossing Consideration for Grade Separation Israel 1999 10 $15.00
RA650006 DOT Faces Challenges in Improving Grade Crossing Safety, Track Inspection Standards, and Passenger Car Safety
Report by the U.S. General Accounting Office		 USA 1996 16 $15.00
RA200088 Draft Road/Railway Grade Crossing Manual - November 23, 1995 (Transport Canada) CAN 1995 58 $31.50
RA200004 Driver Behavior at Rail-Highway Crossings USA 1990 186 $51.00
RA200167 Driver Performance in Countermeasure Development at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1975 10 $15.00
RA200134 Driver's Speed Reduction Behavior at Highway-Rail Intersections USA 1999 12 $15.00
RA200096 Effectiveness of Automatic Protection in Reducing Accident Frequency and Severity at Public Grade Crossings in California USA 1975 221 $51.00
RA200014 Effectiveness of Flashing Lights and Flashing Lights With Gates in Reducing Accident Frequency at Public Rail-Highway Crossings, 1975-1978 USA 1980 27 $28.50
RA200011 Effectiveness of Motorist Warning Devices at Rail-Highway Crossings USA 1984 95 $34.00
RA200101 Effects of Rail-Highway Grade Crossings on Highway Users USA 1999 8 $15.00
RJ400001 Efficacy of Safety-Related Investments To Reduce Fatalities on the East Japan Railway JAPAN 1999 5 $15.00
RA200020 Enhanced Traffic Control Devices and Railroad Operations for Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: Third-Year Activities USA 1997 52 $27.00
RA200031 Enhancement of Train Visibility USA 1973 82 $28.50
RA200100 Enhancements to Passive Warning Devices at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1994 208 $51.00
RA200098 European Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Systems and Practices: A U.S. DOT Pre-Scan Assessment USA 1998 25 $15.00
RA200136 Evaluation of Accuracy of US DOT Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Accident Prediction Models USA 1998 5 $15.00
RA200097 Evaluation of Constant Warning Times Using Train Predictors at a Grade Crossing with Flashing Light Signals USA 1999 12 $15.00
RA200102 Evaluation of Railroad Preemption Capabilities of Traffic Signal Controllers USA 1999 8 $15.00
RA200168 Evaluation of Retroreflective Signing Materials Under the 3-Beam Head-Lamp System USA 1975 14 $15.00
RA200103 Evaluation of Strobe Lights in Red Lens of Traffic Signals USA 1999 5 $15.00
RA200104 Evaluation of Two Active Traffic Control Devices For Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1989 37 $28.50
RA200137 Evaluation of Two New Crossbuck Designs for Passive Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings USA 1999 12 $15.00
RA200017 Experimental Design for Evaluating the Safety Benefits of Railroad Advance Warning Signs USA 1979 65 $31.50
RA200025 Feasibility Study of In-Vehicle Warning Systems USA 1975 157 $41.00
RA200105 Field Evaluation of a Four-Quadrant Gate System for Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1999 13 $15.00
RA200026 Field Evaluation of a Wayside Horn at a Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing USA 1998 108 $36.50
RA200081 Final Report: Investigation of Retroreflective Sign Materials at Passive Railroad Crossings USA 1995 10 $15.00
RA200175 Fire Apparatus/Train Collision USA 1989 48 $28.50
RA200073 Florida's Train Whistle Ban USA 1995 147 $41.00
RA200022 Grade Crossing Accident Injury Minimization Study USA 1980 195 $51.00
RA200045 Grade Crossing Accidents Involving Trucks Transporting Bulk Hazardous Materials USA 1981 50 $28.50
RA200032 Grade Crossing Protection in High-Speed, High-Density, Passenger-Service Rail Corridors USA 1973 40 $28.50
RA200048 Grade Crossing Safety and Economic Issues in Planning for High-Speed Rail Systems USA 1999 7 $15.00
RA200189 Guide for Traffic Signal Preemption Near Railroad Grade Crossing USA 2000 63 $31.50
RA200170 Guidance on Traffic Control at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings USA 2001 41 $28.50
RA200005 Guidelines for Enhancement of Visual Conspicuity of Trains at Grade Crossings USA 1975 57 $31.50
RA200187 Guidelines for the Inspection and Operation of Railroad Preemption at Signalized Intersections USA 2000 8 $15.00
RA200106 Guidelines for the Use of Selected Active Traffic Control Devices at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1999 10 $15.00
RA200057 Highway Geometric Design Consistency Related to Driver Expectancy - Volume III USA 1981 55 $31.50
RA200023 Identification and Evaluation of Off-Track Train Detection Systems for Grade Crossing Applications USA 1980 116 $36.50
RA200151 Implementation Report of the US DOT Grade Crossing Safety Task Force USA 1997 119 $36.50
RA200018 Improvement of the Effectiveness of Motorist Warnings at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1977 96 $34.00
RA200107 Improving Safety at Passive Crossings with Restricted Sight Distance USA 1999 8 $15.00
RA630013 Improving Transportation Through Railroad Research: 1988 - 1991 USA 1992 78 $34.00
RA200154 Indiana Department of Transportation Procedures USA 1993 8 $15.00
RA200006 Innovative Concepts and Technology for Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Motorist Warning Systems - Volume I: Overview and Concept Generation and Analysis USA 1977 207 $54.50
RA200013 Innovative Concepts and Technology for Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Motorist Warning Systems - Volume II: The Generation and Analysis of Alternative Concepts USA 1977 96 $34.00
RA200109 Laboratory Evaluation of Six Active Warning Devices For Use at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1983 129 $41.00
RA200007 Legal Effects of Use of Innovative Equipment at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings on Railroad's Accident Liability USA 1979 49 $31.50
RA400018 Light Rail Service: Vehicular and Pedestrian Safety USA 1999 56 $31.50
RA200111 Light Triangle at Passive Railroad Crossing USA 1992 48 $31.50
RA200029 Locomotive to Automobile Baseline Crash Tests USA 1975 148 $41.00
RA200112 Locomotive Lights - Objective Testing For Variable Configurations USA 1995 27 $28.50
RA200113 Louisville Quiet Zone USA 1999 28 $28.50
RA200108 Low-Clearance Vehicles at Grade Crossings USA 1991 197 $54.50
RA200164 Low-Cost Ways to Improve the Visibility of Night Trains at Crossings USA 1989 2 $15.00
RA200043 U.S. Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (1988) - Part VIII:  Traffic Control Systems for Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1988 27 $28.50
RA200152 Managing Product Liability to Achieve Highway Innovations USA 1998 69 $31.50
RA200053 Material Safety Data Sheet:  Exide Lead-Acid Storage Batteries USA 1991 6 FREE
RA200054 Material Safety Data Sheet:
SAB NIFE ST-NT Primary Storage Batteries		 USA 1989 2 FREE
RA200191 Median Light Rail Crossings: Accident Causation and Countermeasures USA 1997 32 $28.50
RA200058 Methodology for Determination of Grade Crossing Resource Allocation Guidelines USA 1975 65 $31.50
RA200115 Methods for Evaluation of Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Improvements USA 1982 81 $34.00
RA200114 Model of the Effects of Rail-Highway Grade Crossings on Emergency Access USA 2000 6 $15.00
RA200037 Motorists' Requirements for Active Grade Crossing Warning Devices USA 1977 271 $63.00
RA200059 Motorist Understanding of Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Traffic Control Devices and Associated Traffic Laws USA 1999 8 $15.00
RA200077 Nationwide Study of Train Whistle Bans USA 1995 65 $31.50
RA200046 Notice to Law Enforcement Agencies and Public Safety Communications Centers (from U.S. Federal Railroad Administration) USA 1999 2 FREE
RA200116 Overview of Some Human Factors Design Issues for In-Vehicle Navigation and Route Guidance Systems USA 2000 7 $15.00
RA610022 Passenger/Commuter Train and Motor Vehicle Collisions at Grade Crossings USA 1986 215 $54.50
RA200165 Passive Warning Improvement Project for Enhanced Warning Sign Visibility at Railroad Grade Crossings Utilizing Federal Section 130 Funds USA 1993 2 $15.00
RA200117 Plan of Action to Reduce Vehicle-Train Crashes in Alabama USA 2000 11 $15.00
RA200051 Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Motorist-Warning Control Equipment, Volume I: Overview, Technology Survey, and Relay Alternatives USA 1977 177 $51.00
RA200118 Program Definition Study for Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Improvement USA 1969 170 $51.00
RA200052 Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Motorist-Warning Control Equipment, Volume II: Comparison of Solid State and Relay Devices and Techniques USA 1977 49 $28.50
RA200173 Prior Driver Performance and Expressed Attitudes Toward Risk as Factors Associated with Railroad Grade Crossing Violations USA 1999 40 $28.50
RA200119 Priority Programming Methodology for Rail-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1985 6 $15.00
RA200003 Rail Highway Crossing Accident Causation Study. Volume II: Technical Report
USA
1982
145
$41.00
RA200008 Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction Research Results USA 1980 247 $58.50
RA200061 Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Model USA 1981 86 $34.00
RA200121 Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure: User's Guide USA 1982 91 $34.00
RA200182 Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan Support Proposals USA 1994 62 $31.50
RA200033 Rail-Highway Crossing Warning Device Life Cycle Cost Analysis USA 1980 84 $34.00
RA200122 Rail-Highway Grade Grade Consolidation in Kansas USA 1999 7 $15.00
RA200062 Railroad/Highway Grade Crossing Accidents Involving Trucks Transporting Bulk Hazardous Materials USA 1981 50 $28.50
RA200012 Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook - Second Edition USA 1986 265 $63.00
RA200050 Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Signal Visibility Improvement Program - Volume 1: Final Report USA 1987 89 $34.00
RA610023 Railroad/Highway Grade Crossing Review - Calendar Years 1983 and 1984 USA 1985 68 $31.50
RA200184 Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings - A Look Forward USA 2000 7 $15.00
RA200060 Railroad Grade Crossing Passive Signing Study - Final Report USA 1978 67 $31.50
RA450008 Railroad Horn Systems Research USA 1999 118 $36.50
RA630012 Railroad Safety: U.S. - Canadian Comparison USA 1979 107
RA200153 Rails-With-Trails Safety Workshop USA 1997 95 $31.50
RA200120 Recommended Devices and Applications For Use at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings: Working Paper No. 5 USA 1998 48 $28.50
RA200063 Reliability and Risk Assessment in the Prediction of Hazards at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1999 7 $15.00
RA200047 Report to Congress. Railroad-Highway Safety Part I: A Comprehensive Statement of the Problem USA 1971 126 $36.50
RA200038 Report to Congress. Railroad-Highway Safety Part II: Recommendations for Resolving the Problem USA 1972 121 $36.50
RA610024 Safety Effectiveness Evaluation - The Improvement of Nighttime Conspicuity of Railroad Trains USA 1981 46 $28.50
RA200040 Safety at Passive Grade Crossings - Volume 1: Analysis USA 1998 136 $41.00
RA200041 Safety at Passive Grade Crossings - Volume 2: Case Summaries USA 1998 73 $31.50
RA200125 Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings - Research Needs Workshop, Volume I USA 1996 138 $41.00
RA200123 Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings - Research Needs Workshop, Volume II: Appendices USA 1996 395  $75.00
RA200021 Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: Use of Auxiliary External Alerting Devices to Improve Locomotive Conspicuity USA 1995 180 $44.00
RA200045 School Bus Safety Alert (from the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration and Operation Lifesaver) USA 1999 3 FREE
RA200131 School Street Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Four-Quadrant Gate System USA 1998 8 $15.00
RA200049 Sign Replacement and Refurbishing Programs: Inventory and Process Survey USA 1992 13 $15.00
RA200034 Speed Profiles and Time Delay at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1972 152 $45.00
RA200015 Standby Power for Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Warning Systems USA 1976 26 $28.50
RA200028 State Grade Crossing Programs: A Case Study USA 1974 65 $31.50
RA650012 Status of Efforts to Improve Railroad Crossing Safety USA 1995 63 $31.50
RA200027 Study of State Programs for Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Improvements USA 1978 172 $45.00
RA200076 Study of Supplemental Safety Systems With Whistle Bans at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: The Spokane Experience (Data Analysis) USA 1999 11 $15.00
RA200056 Study of the Acoustic Characteristics of Railroad Horn Systems USA 1992 70 $31.50
RA200124 Supplemental Advance Warning Devices USA 1993 89 $34.00
RA200139 System Simulation of Dual-Gate At-Grade Railroad-Highway Crossings: Development and Verification USA 1999 8 $15.00
RA200075 Technical Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement of the Proposed Rule for the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings USA 1999 83 $34.00
RA200036 Technological Innovations in Grade Crossing Protective Systems USA 1971 89 $34.00
RA200169 Toward More Effective Grade-Crossing Flashing Lights USA 1975 15 $15.00
RA200035 Traffic Control Devices Handbook - Oct. 1983
Section 1D (Legal Implications) and Part VIII (Traffic Control Systems for Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings)		 USA 1983 41 $28.50
RA200171 Traffic-Control Devices for Passive Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings USA 2002 69 $15.00
RA200140 Train Horns and Alternatives USA 1999 5 $15.00
RA200126 Trapped Vehicle Detection System for Four-Quadrant Gates in High Speed Rail Corridors USA 1998 8 $15.00
RA200110 Understanding Youthful Risk Taking and Driving USA 1995 182 $44.00
RA200128 Validation of a Four-Quadrant Gate Simulation Model - Predicted Versus Actual Gate Operating Values USA 1998 8 $15.00
RA200141 Violations at Gated Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings USA 1999 8 $15.00
RA200016 Visibility and Audibility of Trains Approaching Rail-Highway Grade Crossings USA 1971 161 $45.00
RA200166 Warning Sign Visibility at Railroad Grade Crossings USA 1989 14 $15.00
RA200129 Warning Time Requirements at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings with Active Traffic Control USA 1991 108 $36.50
RA200185 Wheelchair Safety at Rail Level Crossings Taskforce Australia 2002 73 $31.50
RA200055 Written Comments of the AAR, ASLRRA, and BRS to the FRA Regarding Grade Crossing Signal System Safety - March 21, 1994 USA 1994 43 $28.50

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