San Joaquin California High-Speed Rail Grade Crossing Study, 2000
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SPONSOR: Federal Railroad Administration and State of California
VOLPE INTERNAL: Structures and Dynamics Division, DTS-76
The Volpe Center's Structures and Dynamics Division conducted a study of the grade crossings on the proposed high-speed rail corridor in San Joaquin California for the Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation and for the State of California. GIS was used as an organizing platform for the data collection and risk analysis of the grade crossings. Tasks relevant to grade crossings data organization, collection, verification and risk calculation were integrated into ArcView GIS using the Avenue programming language. Once all the data for the San Joaquin Corridor was collected, summary statistics could be generated, different data sources could be compared, risk calculations of all or some of the crossings could be quickly calculated, and maps depicting various attributes such as warning device, number of accidents, and risk could be displayed.
San Joaquin Corridor Grade Crossing Study ArcView project - Crossing 028578Y. (View larger image.)
San Joaquin Corridor Grade Crossing Study ArcView project - Crossing 029589N. (View larger image.)
