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The Visibility and Audibility of Trains Approaching Rail - Highway Grade Crossings
This is the report of a technical study which had as its objectives: 1. To define the performance level of devices in general use on trains for attracting the attention of drivers of motor vehicles. 2. To describe desirable performance levels for devices which are used to make a train more...Draft Guidance for Implementing the Optional Property-Based Approach to Exempting Consideration of Effects to Rail Properties within Rail Rights-of-Way under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
The purpose of this Guidance is to provide instruction and examples for evaluating rail properties for potential designation as excluded historic rail properties; describe the process by which a Project Sponsor may propose excluded historic rail properties to a USDOT OA, including early...Effect of Anti-Trespass Guard Panels on Pedestrian Behavior
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), under the direction of DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research, Development and Technology, conducted a research study that evaluated the effectiveness of anti-...