Abstract
Traffic signals adjacent to railroad crossings require special electrical interconnect to the railroad and specialized timing designs. This session will provide an overview of the design process to determine the necessary preemption times required to adequately clear a vehicle queue near a railroad crossing.
Session Number
21
Session Title
Traffic Signal Advance Pre-Emption Design within 200 Feet of Active Railroad Crossings
Track Title
Railroads and Utilities
Date of Version
March 2012
Recommended Citation
Richards, Gregory, "Traffic Signal Advance Pre-Emption Design within 200 Feet of Active Railroad Crossings" (2012). Purdue Road School. 11.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2012/presentations/11
Start Date
3-6-2012 12:00 AM
Traffic Signal Advance Pre-Emption Design within 200 Feet of Active Railroad Crossings
Traffic signals adjacent to railroad crossings require special electrical interconnect to the railroad and specialized timing designs. This session will provide an overview of the design process to determine the necessary preemption times required to adequately clear a vehicle queue near a railroad crossing.