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                        Recording Devices for Interconnected Grade Crossing and Intersection Signal Systems: An Informational Report


            
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	United States Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration Safety Advisory 2010-02. Federal Register. Volume 75, Number 190. Friday, October 1, 2010. http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/sa201002.pdf
	United States Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inventory database. http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/crossing/crossing.aspx
	Traffic Signal Installation and Maintenance Manual. Institute of Transportation Engineers. 1989.
	Traffic Signal Maintenance Manual, Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2010.
	Code of Federal Regulations. Title 49 Part 234 Subpart D. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=647ff67a5d9d8ca901d518b082942094&rgn=div6&view=text&node=49:4.1.1.1.28.4&idno=4
	Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. 2009 Edition. FHWA. http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2009/pdf_index.htm
	1570 IEEE Standard for the Interface Between the Rail Subsystem and the Highway Subsystem at a Highway Rail Intersection. IEEE. 18 October 2002.
	AREMA Communications and Signals Manual. Revised 2008. http://www.arema.org/publications/cs/index.aspx
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	Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook - Revised Second Edition August 2007. FHWA. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/xings/com_roaduser/07010/sec06.htm; http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/xings/com_roaduser/07010/sec07.htm******OTHER RESOURCES**

"Highway-Rail Crossing Program". FRA. http://www.fra.dot.gov/rrs/pages/fp_86.shtml
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	"Guideline For Inspecting and Testing Preemption of Interconnected Traffic Control Signals and Railway Crossing Warning Systems." TP 13755. Transport Canada. http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/railsafety/TP13755.pdf
	"Mn/DOT Annual Traffic Signal and Railroad Preemption Inspection Form". Version 11/21/2007. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/signals/signalworksheets.html
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                Book:Recording Devices for Interconnected Grade Crossing and Intersection Signal Systems: An Informational Report
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                CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
                CHAPTER 2. CONVEYING CHANGES IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT
                CHAPTER 3. TECHNICAL AND POLICY INFORMATION
                CHAPTER 4. MODEL STRATEGY FOR ESTABLISHING REGULAR JOINT INSPECTIONS OF INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS
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                APPENDIX A: IGOR INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE
                APPENDIX B: HIGHWAY AGENCY AND RAILROAD QUESTIONNAIRES
                APPENDIX C: EXAMPLE BLOCK DIAGRAMS/WIRING DIAGRAMS
                APPENDIX D: HIGHWAY SIGNAL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST
                APPENDIX E: RAILROAD 49 CFR TESTING AND INSPECTION REGULATION DETAILS
                APPENDIX F: SAMPLE INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW FORMS
                APPENDIX G: SAMPLE AGREEMENTS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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