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


            
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1. Report No. FHWA

			FHWA-SA-12-020
			2. Government Accession No.
			3. Recipient's Catalog No.4. Title and Subtitle

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

			October 20126. Performing Organization Code7. Authors

			Kevin Moriarty, Joshua Bendyk, Hugh McGee, Joseph Herr, Terry Byrne, and Matthew Dixon
			8. Performing Organization Report No.9. Performing Organization Name and Address

			Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
			8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700
			Vienna, VA 22182-2626
			10. Work Unit No.11. Contract or Grant No.

			DTF61-05-D-0002412. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

			Office of Safety
			Federal Highway Administration
			1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
			Washington, DC 20590
			13. Type of Report and Period Covered

			Final Report
			September 2010-September 201214. Sponsoring Agency Code15. Supplementary Notes:

			This report was produced under the FHWA contract DTF61-10-D-00022-T-11003. The Contracting Officer's Technical Manager (COTM) was Guan Xu, FHWA Office of Safety. The USDOT Technical Panel members were Brian Gilleran, Joe Glinski, Jeff Shaw, Chris Webster, and Wei Zhang.16. Abstract

			Over 15 years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued 29 recommendations to improve safety at active controlled highway-rail grade crossings following the school bus-commuter train collision in Fox River Grove, Illinois. The objective of this task order was to develop technical information to assist highway agencies and railroads with integrating effective event recording devices within interconnected/preempted highway-rail grade crossing signal systems. This information is intended to be applicable to the installation of new systems as well as to retrofitting existing systems. The objective also included developing technical information that could be used to establish periodic inspection of traffic signals by State and local highway agencies as well as detailed joint annual inspections of interconnected highway-rail grade crossing signal systems. Specific emphasis was placed on highway agencies, as there are currently no national regulations to counterpart 49 CFR 234 and AREMA mandates for railroad agencies. The outcomes of this effort are focused to help the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) implement the two NTSB recommendations, supporting Safety Advisory 2010-02.17. Key Words

			Railroad, Highway, Grade Crossing, Intersection, Event Recording, Signal Systems, Preemption
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			No restrictions.19. Security Classif. (of this report)

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			21. No. of Pages:

			131
			22. Price**Form DOT F 1700.7** (8-72) - Reproduction of completed pages authorized.
      
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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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