Locomotive horn effectiveness at operating speeds English, Gordon W ; Moore, Thomas N
Publication details: Transportation Research Record, 2004Description: nr 1880, s. 165-73Subject(s): Bibl.nr: VTI P8167:1880; VTI P8169:2004Location: Abstract: One aspect of a study undertaken for Transport Canada--as a component of the joint government- and industry-funded Direction 2006 Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research Program--is addressed. The study's objective was to provide recommendations to ensure adequate warning for safety reasons and to address excessive loudness complaints from crews and from residents near tracks. A description is given of the field measurements and analyses undertaken to assess the influence of horn position on the effectiveness of the horn at operating speeds; an in-service assessment of alternative horns is also presented. Conclusions and recommendations are made to reposition horns in new-build locomotives and to add emergency-only or two-level horns at the front of some models of existing locomotives.Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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One aspect of a study undertaken for Transport Canada--as a component of the joint government- and industry-funded Direction 2006 Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research Program--is addressed. The study's objective was to provide recommendations to ensure adequate warning for safety reasons and to address excessive loudness complaints from crews and from residents near tracks. A description is given of the field measurements and analyses undertaken to assess the influence of horn position on the effectiveness of the horn at operating speeds; an in-service assessment of alternative horns is also presented. Conclusions and recommendations are made to reposition horns in new-build locomotives and to add emergency-only or two-level horns at the front of some models of existing locomotives.