Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles: A Practitioner's Guide (2009) / Chapter Skim
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With the background research on signaling, communications, operating methods, and vehicle technologies presented in Chapter 2 (detailed in the reports for Tasks 1 through 4) , and business model and national business case information presented in Chapters 2 and 4 (detailed in the reports for Tasks 7 through 10)
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Collision Safety of the Demonstration Project Project sponsors will have the burden of proof to satisfy the FRA that equivalent safety would be achieved by the chosen technology and operating methods. The project team has identified three key issues related to federal regulatory acceptance for a concurrent shared-track demonstration project.
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ator of the shared-track demonstration can take to reduce risk. These parameters are summarized here.
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the direction of technological research and development, and investment decision making. Any demonstration project should include a data collection plan and consider collecting an extensive set of cost and operating data.
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to use the shared tracks concurrently with a greater safety and frequency, thus improving service delivery for customers of both the freight and passenger railways. San Diego could be used as a test case for the framework proposed in Chapter 4 (the Task 9 report)
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: railroads are seen as exclusive corridors for conforming equipment, not as corridors or highways available to different vehicles sharing the same route. • Local issues: particularly local speed restrictions for railroads enacted while plans are evolving can complicate or restrict the service plan; grade crossing impacts, associated horn-blowing noises, and ambient noise and operational impacts are also a concern.
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Advantages • Increase accessible passenger market; public transportation available in new, less served areas. • Potential for route extensions, connections and passenger growth.
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types of concurrent operations are necessary and desirable. The demonstration would provide for development and evaluation of approaches to facilitate those operations.
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