North American Joint Positive Train Control System Four-Quadrant Gate Reliability Assessment
Document Series
Research Results
Report Number
RR08-10
Office
RDI-23
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords
Four-quadrant gate, reliability analysis, high-speed rail, mean time to failure, positive train control, vehicle detection
This study assessed the reliability of four-quadrant gates and vehicle detection equipment for a future high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and St Louis.
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Last updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2008