FHWA-SA-18-040
FOREWORD
The Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition (Handbook) has been prepared to disseminate current practices and requirements for developing engineering treatments for highway-rail grade crossings (referred to herein as "crossings"). The Handbook is intended to provide practitioners of all levels of knowledge and experience with critical background information and "noteworthy practices" consistent with the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) and more recent guidance developed by recognized subject matter experts. This edition constitutes a substantial update to and revision of the 2007 Handbook and efforts have been made to reorganize the contents. This edition includes "hotlinks" to facilitate navigation and access external information available on the web.
Notice
This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. This document does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation and the contents of this document do not necessarily reflect official policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE (FORM DOT F 1700.7)
Technical Report Documentation Page
| 1. Report No. FHWA-SA-18-040/FRA-RRS-18-001 | 2. Government Accession No. | 3. Recipient's Catalog No. | |
| 4. Title and Subtitle Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition |
5. Report Date July 2019 |
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| 6. Performing Organization Code | |||
| 7. Author(s) Brent D. Ogden, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Chelsey Cooper, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. |
8. Performing Organization Report No. | ||
| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address Institute of Transportation Engineers 1617 Eye Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) | ||
| 11. Contract or Grant No. TFH61-13-D-00026 |
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| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety Design Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered | ||
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| 15. Supplementary Notes: FHWA Contracting Officer's Task Order Manager: Kelly Morton; FRA Task Order Manager: Debra Chappell; ITE Project Manager: Lisa Fontana Tierney; ITE Technical Publications Manager: Deborah Rouse. |
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| 16. Abstract The purpose of the Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition is an information resource developed to provide a unified reference document on prevalent and best practices as well as adopted standards relative to highway-rail grade crossings. The handbook provides general information on highway-rail crossings; characteristics of the crossing environment and users; and physical and operational changes that can be made at crossings to enhance the safety and operation of both highway and rail traffic over such intersections. The guidelines identified and potential alternative improvements presented in this handbook reflect current best practices nationwide. This handbook supersedes the Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook–Revised Second Edition published in August 2007. This version includes a compendium of materials that were included in the previous one, supplemented with new information and applicable regulations in force that were available at the time of the update. |
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| 17. Key Words Grade Crossing, Railroad, Traffic Control, Crossing Safety |
18. Distribution Statement Grade Crossing, Railroad, Traffic Control, Crossing Safety |
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| 19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified |
20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages 250 |
22. Price |
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