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Title: Shared-Use Rail Corridors: Survey of Current Practice with Recommendations for the Future
Accession Number: 01020642
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Many urban rail transit systems share a common transportation corridor or right-of-way with FRA-compliant freight or passenger trains. Existing federal railroad safety statutes do not specify requirements for this sort of application. As the mileage of shared-use corridors increases, there is increasing concern among federal and state regulators, railroads, and transit agencies about the potential for accidents that could stem from FRA-compliant and noncompliant rolling stock operating near each other in a shared-use corridor. This paper describes the extent and characteristics of shared-use corridors in the United States, derived from a recent survey undertaken on behalf of the FRA. The paper provides an overview of current practice in the design and operation of shared-use corridors and suggests a need for research leading to standardizations of practice to address potential safety and regulatory concerns.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01020635
Language: English
Authors: Resor, Randolph RHickey, T RPagination: pp 38-43
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0309094046
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 23 2006 11:15AM
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