Safe Transit in Shared Track Research

The objective of this project is to develop specific designs and supporting simulation of a demonstration project on New Jersey (NJ) Transit's RiverLINE to allow co-mingled operation over the same right-of-way for compliant and non-compliant vehicles. Research shall include the necessary design modifications, simulation, and common operating doctrine report.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Research Program, National Research, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Rail

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $500000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Wagley, Raj

• Performing Organizations:

  SYSTRA Consulting, Incorporated

  150 Clove Road
  Little Falls, NJ  United States  07424
• Principal Investigators:

  Kanarek, Jack

• Start Date: 20100407
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20101230
• Source Data: RiP Project 34865

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Railroad tracks; Right of way (Traffic); Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared track
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489201
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 4 2013 1:00AM