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Course Description

Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Improvement Program

PROGRAM AREA: Highway Safety
COURSE NUMBER: FHWA-NHI-380005
Instructor-led Training (ILT)Instructor-led Training (ILT)
Highway Safety
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Length
CEU
Host Price
2013
2 Days
1.2 Units
$400 Per Participant
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TRAINING LEVEL: Accomplished

CLASS SIZE: Minimum: 22 Maximum: 30

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The training provides information on rail-highway crossings, grade crossing components, including program/project development and administration. Workshops will provide the participants a chance to make hands-on applications of the training material, which include such topics as historical background, railroad-highway intersection definition and components, collection and maintenance of data, assessment of crossing safety and operations, identification and selection of alternate improvements, program and project development and implementation, maintenance, and other topics (i.e., private crossings, operation lifesaver).

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe Active and Passive Devices used in connection with at-grade crossings
  • Identify techniques and engineering principles used for at-grade crossings
  • Appraise existing at-grade crossings
  • Develop alternate methods to improve railroad-highway grade crossings

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Federal, State, and local transportation agencies responsible for the design, construction, and/or maintenance of railroad-highway crossings. State and local traffic engineers responsible for highway-railroad grade crossing safety.

If you have questions about this NHI training, please contact NHI at nhicustomerservice@dot.gov or 877.558.6873.


380005 SESSION INFORMATION:

There are no sessions available.


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The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. In obtaining this approval, NHI has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standards which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of their Authorized Provider membership status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standards.

 

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