Recording Devices for Interconnected Grade Crossing and Intersection Signal Systems: an Informational Report
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Recording Devices for Interconnected Grade Crossing and Intersection Signal Systems: An Informational Report FHWA Safety Program http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov Disclaimer This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The contents of this report refl ect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data published herein. The contents do not necessarily refl ect the offi cial view or policies of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. This report does not constitute a standard, specifi cation, or regulation. Notice The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document. Quality Assurance Statement The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement. Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. FHWA-SA-12-020 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Recording Devices for Interconnected Grade Crossing October 2012 and Intersection Signal Systems: An Informational Report 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Au t h o r(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Kevin Moriarty, Joshua Bendyk, Hugh McGee, Joseph Herr, Terry Byrne, and Matthew Dixon 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. 8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700 Vienna, VA 22182-2626 11. Contract or Grant No. DTF61-05-D-00024 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Federal Highway Administration Final Report Offi ce of Safety September 2010-September 2012 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Washington, DC 20590 15. Supplementary Notes This report was produced under the FHWA contract DTF61-10-D-00022-T-11003. The Contracting Offi cer’s Technical Manager (COTM) was Guan Xu, FHWA Offi ce 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 retrofi tting existing systems. The objective also included developing technical information that could be used to establish periodic inspection of traffi c signals by State and local highway agencies as well as detailed joint annual inspections of interconnected highway- rail grade crossing signal systems. Specifi c 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 18. Distribution Statement Railroad, Highway, Grade Crossing, Intersection, No restrictions. Event Recording, Signal Systems, Preemption 19. Security Clasif. (of this report) 20. Security Clasif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages 21. Price Unclassifi ed Unclassifi ed 131 Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2. CONVEYING CHANGES IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT .............................................. 3 2.1 EVENT RECORDING TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................ 3 2.1.1 Highway .............................................................................................................................. 3 2.1.2 Railroad .............................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.3 Summary ............................................................................................................................ 9 2.1.4 Market Product ................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 STATE OF PRACTICE FOR INSPECTION, TESTING, AND REGULATION ......................................... 9 2.2.1 Highway .............................................................................................................................12 2.2.2 Railroad .............................................................................................................................13 2.3 STATE OF KNOWLEDGE FOR INSPECTION, TESTING, AND REGULATION ...................................15 2.3.1 Highway .............................................................................................................................15 2.3.2 Railroad .............................................................................................................................15 2.3.3 Highway Traffi c Signal Preemption ..................................................................................16 2.4 LIABILITY ......................................................................................................................................16 CHAPTER 3. TECHNICAL AND POLICY INFORMATION .................................................................17 3.1 TECHNICAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................17 3.1.1 New Systems ......................................................................................................................17 3.1.2 Hybrid Systems ................................................................................................................. 35 3.1.3 Legacy Systems .................................................................................................................37 3.1.4 General Event Recording Device Functional Requirements ........................................ 45 3.1.5 Event Recorder Costs ........................................................................................................47 3.2 POLICY INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 48 3.2.1 Scope ...............................................................................................................................48 3.2.2 Frequency of Inspection and Testing ............................................................................ 48 3.2.3 Scheduling ....................................................................................................................... 48 3.2.4 Responsibilities of Personnel ........................................................................................... 49 3.2.5 Procedures ....................................................................................................................... 49 3.2.6 Documentation ............................................................................................................... 55 3.2.7 Reference Documentation ............................................................................................. 55 CHAPTER 4. MODEL STRATEGY FOR ESTABLISHING REGULAR JOINT INSPECTIONS OF INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................... 57 4.1 PRE-INSPECTION ........................................................................................................................ 57 4.2 INSPECTION ............................................................................................................................... 57 4.3 POST- INSPECTION ..................................................................................................................... 59 4.3.1 Agreements...................................................................................................................... 60 4.4 FUNDING SOURCES ....................................................................................................................61 iii REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 62 APPENDIX A: IGOR INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE ....................................................................................63 APPENDIX B: HIGHWAY AGENCY AND RAILROAD QUESTIONNAIRES ...................................................... 64 APPENDIX C: EXAMPLE BLOCK DIAGRAMS/WIRING DIAGRAMS ............................................................68 APPENDIX