TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 53: Operation of Light Rail Transit through Ungated Crossings at Speeds over 35 MPH presents the findings of a micro-simulation modeling study that explored the impacts of higher light rail vehicle speeds on intersection safety.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 51: Guiding the Selection and Application of Wayside Energy Storage Technologies for Rail Transit and Electric Utilities is designed to help identify and implement effective wayside energy storage systems for rail transit.  Energy storage applications addressed in the report include braking energy recapture, power quality ...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 50: Survey Instrument, Productivity Charts, and Interview Protocol for Case Studies for TCRP Report 142 contains the appendixes for TCRP Report 142. TCRP Report 142 : Vehicle Operator Recruitment, Retention, and Performance in ADA Complementary Paratransit Operations provides guidance for understanding the r...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 49: Methods for Forecasting Demand and Quantifying Need for Rural Passenger Transportation is designed as a workbook to help planners answer questions regarding the magnitude of the need for public transit services within a geographic area, as well as the annual ridership--i.e. “demand”--that a transit service might be expected...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 48: Ground-Borne Noise and Vibration in Buildings Caused by Rail Transit explores development of a dosage-response relationship useful for predicting community annoyance due to ground vibration produced by rail transit systems.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 47: Guidelines for Rail Base Inspection and Rail Condemnation Limits for Corrosion-Induced Material Loss explores the maximum allowable material loss in the rail base as part of an evaluation of the causes and effects of corrosion on rail base.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 6: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual contains background, statistics, and graphics providing orientation to the various types of public transportation, and it introduces a new framework for measuring transit availability and quality of service from the passenger point of view. The manual contains quantitative techn...

TRB’s Transportation Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 46: Rural Transit Achievements: Assessing the Outcomes of Increased Funding for Rural Passenger Services under SAFETEA-LU (the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) explores data and information on the changes in rural public and intercity bus transportation that have r...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 45 is the appendixes to   TCRP Report 135 that explores information on available scheduling tools and techniques and their capabilities.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 44: Literature Review for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations describes the results of the literature review examining various alternatives for providing access to and from stations of new and mature high-capacity public transportation systems, including heavy rail, light rail, commuter rail, and bus rapid transi...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 43: Track Maintenance Costs on Rail Transit Properties examines agency practices, innovations, and lessons learned in track maintenance costs.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 42: Selected Appendices for TCRP Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments contains appendices B through E of TCRP Report 137. TCRP Report 137 examines pedestrian and motorist behaviors contributing to light rail transit safety, explores mitigating measures available designed to impro...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Highway Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 41: Evaluation of Project Delivery Methods explores pertinent literature and research findings related to various project delivery methods for transit projects.  The report also includes definitions of project delivery methods and highlights the existing selection approaches commonly used by transit agencies. A co...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 40:  Development of Crash Energy Management Performance Requirements for Light-Rail Vehicles explores potential crash scenarios for various light rail vehicle designs and examines applications of the results to develop crash energy management guidelines.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 39, Appendixes to TCRP Report 118: Bus Rapid Transit Practitioner’s Guide includes the appendixes to TCRP Report 118 .  The appendixes contain summaries of research that analyzed the ability of express bus and bus rapid transit services to attract riders relative to the ability of rail transit to attract rider...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 38-- Appendixes to TCRP Report 86: Public Transportation Passenger Security Inspections, A Guide for Policy Decision Makers contains the detailed appendixes to TCRP Report 86 Vol. 13 .  TCRP Report 86 Vol. 13 suggests guidance that a public transportation agency may use when considering whether, where, when, and how...

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 37: Rail Base Corrosion Detection and Prevention explores corrosion effects currently experienced by rail transit systems; examines a finite element analysis and flaw growth model; and investigates inspection, prevention, and monitoring guidance of rail base corrosion.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 36, Appendixes to TCRP Report 117: Design, Operation, and Safety of At-Grade Crossings of Exclusive Busways contains appendixes A through I of TCRP Report 117 .

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document 35, Appendixes to TCRP RRD 84: Audible Signals for Pedestrian Safety in LRT Environments includes details of a survey that was used to produce TCRP Research Results Digest 84.

TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Web-Only Document: 34 Guidebook for Evaluating, Selecting, and Implementing Suburban Transit Services examines the status of suburban transit from operational and land-use perspectives and describes the development of guidelines for evaluating, selecting, and implementing those services.  The guidelines were published as TCRP Report ...