| Other author/creator | Hellman, Adrian, author. |
| Other author/creator | Ngamdung, Tashi, author. |
| Other author/creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), researcher. |
| Other author/creator | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development. |
| Series |
Safety of highway railroad grade crossings
Safety of highway-railroad grade crossings. ^A1109078
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| Summary |
Locations of railroad right-of-way incidents in this research were identified as hotspots. These can be defined as highway-rail grade crossings or locations along the railroad right-of-way where collision or trespassing risk is unacceptably high and intervention is justified because the potential safety benefits exceed the cost of intervention. This project categorizes the hotspots as grade crossing and trespass incident hotspots. Mathematical models and theories are researched to see which ones may be used in identifying the hotspots. For the analysis of grade crossing incident hotspots, the Transport Canada model is modified to accommodate U.S. data and is applied to a sample of grade crossing incidents from 2003 to 2007 in the San Joaquin corridor in California. In analyzing trespass incident hotspots, the theory of cluster analysis, a type of spatial analysis, was researched. It appears that cluster analysis, used in conjunction with a geographic information system platform, would be a beneficial way of analyzing and predicting trespass hotspots. |
| General note | "Sponsoring/Monitoring agency report number: DOT/FRA/ORD-11/09"--Rept. documentation p. |
| General note | "Performing organization report number: DOT-VNTSC-FRA-09-11"--Rept. documentation p. |
| General note | "April 2011." |
| General note | "DOT-VNTSC-FRA-09-11"--Rept. documentation p. |
| General note | "Performing organization, U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center"--Rept. documentation p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 29). |
| Report note | Technical report. |
| Type of file/data |
Text document (PDF). |
| Funding information | Sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Railroad Policy and Development RR97-EG136 RR97A1-EG227 RR97A1-FG227 |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Source of description | Title from title screen (viewed on June 13, 2012). |
| Technical rpt number | DOT/FRA/ORD-11/09 |
| GPO item number | 0701-C (online) |
| Govt. docs number |
TD 3.15:11/09 |
