Potential Issues and Challenges in Implementing the Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Based on a National Survey

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 252-271

  Liu, Rongfang ^a   Huang, Zhaodong ^b   Hao, Wei ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

highway rail grade crossing safety; rail safety improvement act; safety triangle; sight distance; vegetation clearance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859377162     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2011.607937     Document Type: Review

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