Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook
high-speed-rail — High Speed Rail
Crossing Handbook · Chapter 6 — Special Topics. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
160HIGH SPEED RAIL Special consideration should be given to highway-rail crossings on high-speed passenger train routes. The potential for a catastrophic collision injuring many passengers demands special attention. This not only includes dedicated routes with train speeds over 79 mph, but also other passenger routes over which trains may operate at speeds higher than freight trains, see Table 11 . Variations in warning time may occur with high-speed passenger trains at crossings equipped with active crossing warning devices. Because of the wide variation in train speeds (passenger trains…
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