| dc.contributor.advisor |
Zhang , Ming , 1963 Apr . 22 |
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| dc.contributor.committeeMember |
McCray , Talia |
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| dc.creator |
Zankowski , Jennifer Jaye |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011 -07 -25T15 :54 :23Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011 -08 -17T14 :39 :01Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011 -07 -25T15 :54 :23Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011 -08 -17T14 :39 :01Z |
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| dc.date.created |
2011 -05 |
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| dc.date.issued |
2011 -07 -25 |
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| dc.date.submitted |
May 2011 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2011 -05 -3275 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
For over a decade proposals for connecting the metropolitan areas of Austin and San Antonio , Texas via passenger rail have been studied . In the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2010 Rail Plan several ideas , including high -speed rail , regional Amtrak service , and a new passenger rail service have been proposed as a means to provide an alternate mode of transportation along the I -35 corridor . Union Pacific Railroad currently owns and operations a rail line that connects the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas ; each of the passenger rail projects proposes sharing this corridor with Union Pacific . A literature review reveals that a key factor in negotiating with a freight railroad for shared use of a corridor is safety . One element of the safety risk analysis is the evaluation of at -grade highway -railroad crossing . This study discusses the Austin -San Antonio corridor , its current mobility challenges and the proposed passenger rail projects . It then discusses rail safety as expressed in the literature and provides background about safety at highway -railroad crossings . Crossing inventory and accident data , as maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA ) , is then analyzed using regression modeling in an attempt to better understand the relationship between the physical and operational characteristics of highway -railroad crossings and accidents on corridors shared by freight and passenger rail . It analyzes a five -year accident history (2005 to 2009 ) from of a sample of shared use highway -rail crossings throughout the US . The findings are then used to analyze the at -grade highway -railroad crossings along the Austin -San Antonio corridor . And finally , the implications of the findings are discussed . The findings of this report recommend that characteristics of the built environment such as land use , number of traffic lanes , and function classification of the roadway should be considered when assessing accident risk at highway -railroad crossings . In addition , this analysis reveals the need for a way to better measure safety risks at private highway -railroad crossings . |
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| dc.format.mimetype |
application /pdf |
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| dc.language.iso |
eng |
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| dc.subject |
Railroads |
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| dc.subject |
Passenger traffic |
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| dc.subject |
United states |
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| dc.subject |
Transportation planning |
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| dc.subject |
Texas |
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| dc.subject |
Austin |
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| dc.subject |
San Antonio |
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| dc.subject |
Highway -railroad crossings |
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| dc.subject |
At -grade crossings |
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| dc.subject |
Rail safety |
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| dc.subject |
Railroad crossings |
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| dc.subject |
Union Pacific Railroad |
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| dc.subject |
Planning |
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| dc.title |
Safety at highway -railroad crossings : a case study of the Austin -San Antonio corridor |
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| dc.description.department |
Community and Regional Planning |
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| dc.type.genre |
thesis |
* |
| dc.type.material |
text |
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| thesis.degree.name |
Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning |
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| thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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| thesis.degree.discipline |
Community and Regional Planning |
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| thesis.degree.grantor |
University of Texas at Austin |
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| thesis.degree.department |
Community and Regional Planning |
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| dc.date.updated |
2011 -07 -25T15 :54 :38Z |
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| dc.identifier.slug |
2152 /ETD -UT -2011 -05 -3275 |
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