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Title	Railroad-highway grade crossing handbook
Record ID	30104
Personal Name Creator	Ogden, Brent D.
Source	vii, 316 p. : ill. (some col.)
Corporate Creator	Institute of Transportation Engineers
Corporate Contributor	United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety Design
Publisher	United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date	20070800
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	Railroad grade crossings ; Highway safety ; Railroad safety ; Guidelines ; Best practices ; Handbooks
Classification	NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Railroad Highway Grade Crossings; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety
OCLC	175280696
TRIS Online Accession No	01077545
Contract Number	DTFH61-00-C-0003
Report Number	FHWA-SA-07-010; NTIS-PB2007106220
Availability	Federal Highway Administration Research Library
Resource type	Research Paper
URL	http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/30000/30100/30104/lo_res_RR_BOOK.pdf
Alternative URL	http://www.ite.org/bookstore/gradecrossing/lo_res_RR_BOOK.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
Database	NTL Digital Repository

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