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8C H A P T E R 2 Introduction This chapter describes transit modes and regulations related to rail transit safety at platform/ guideway and platform/vehicle interfaces. Transit Modes Platform/guideway and platform/vehicle interface safety characteristics are described for heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, and streetcar transit.
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Rail Transit Issues That Impact Platform/Guideway and Platform/Vehicle Interface Safety 9 Commuter Rail Transit "Commuter Rail Transit is a transit mode that is an electric or diesel propelled railway system for urban passenger train service consisting of local short distance travel operating between a central city and adjacent suburbs" (45)
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10 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces Light Rail Transit Light rail transit is "a transit mode that typically is an electric railway with a light volume traffic capacity compared to heavy rail" (45)
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Rail Transit Issues That Impact Platform/Guideway and Platform/Vehicle Interface Safety 11 typical of a commuter rail system. However, the station spacing is consistent with many light rail operations.
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12 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces The new streetcar systems in the United States operate with low floor cars. People intruding onto the guideway impacts platform/guideway and platform/vehicle interface safety.
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Rail Transit Issues That Impact Platform/Guideway and Platform/Vehicle Interface Safety 13 and new cars. The vertical gap cannot exceed 5/8 in.
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14 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces FTA Guidance on Between-Car Barriers https://www.fta.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/policy-letters/lrt-vehicle-car-barrier -requirements Text is extracted from a letter from Therese W McMillan, Acting Administrator, FTA "Under 49 C.F.R.
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Rail Transit Issues That Impact Platform/Guideway and Platform/Vehicle Interface Safety 15 entities through which the member roads of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) operate and (b)
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16 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces of rail, the clearance requirement becomes 7 ft 3 in. from the centerline of the track.
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