Abstract
This paper examines the usefulness of supplementing railroad preemption operations at highway-rail grade crossings with variable message signs. Using the microscopic traffic simulation model, VISSIM, the effects on grade crossing operations of different train dwell times as well as different levels of driver response to a variable message sign in the vicinity of the crossing are assessed. The results affirm the potential usefulness of variable message signs for preventing lengthy queues and illustrate the importance of explicitly considering the delay experienced by vehicles on the blocked roadway in developing a traffic control strategy for highway-rail grade crossings.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2008 |
| Pages | 279-284 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2008 - Wilmington, DE, United States Duration: Apr 22 2008 → Apr 24 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2008 |
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Conference
| Conference | ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2008 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Wilmington, DE |
| Period | 4/22/08 → 4/24/08 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Transportation
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Appiah, J., & Rilett, L. R. (2008). Microsimulation analysis of highway-rail grade crossings: A case study in Lincoln, Nebraska. In Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2008 (pp. 279-284). (Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE/ASCE Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2008).