Advance preempt with gate-down confirmation solution for preempt trap

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2035, 2007, Pages 40-49

  Yohe, Jacob R ^a   Urbanik II, Thomas ^b  

^a A Del Construction Company Inc ^*  (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

AMERICAN RAILWAY ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY ASSOCIATION; GATE-DOWN CONFIRMATION; OPERATING AUTHORITY;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EID: 39449112112     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2035-05     Document Type: Article

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