Enhancing Safety: Guidance and Solutions

Automated Horn Warning System at Highway-Rail Crossings
A research project has been done to determine the effectiveness and acceptance of the automated horn warning system - Iowa Department of Transportation.
Compilation of State Laws and Regulations Affecting Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Grade Crossing Safety Task Force Final Report
Guidance on Traffic Control Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Technical Working Group (TWG), November 2002.
Operation Lifesaver
Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan Support Proposals
Action Plan presents a multifaceted, multi-modal approach for improving safety at our Nation's highway-rail crossings.
Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook [HTML] [PDF - 11.5 MB]
Reduce Railroad Crossing Collisions - Guidance for Selection of Traffic Control Devices At Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Signalizing Crossings - North Carolina Department of Transportation
This describes the process used to determine which highway-rail grade crossings to signalize and the project management process.
Traffic Separation Studies - North Carolina Department of Transportation
The NCDOT Rail Division in 1995 began studying how to best separate railroad and highway traffic.

Guan Xu
Guan.Xu@fhwa.dot.gov
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