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Rail Operations Coordination Equipment Package

Description:

Coordination between rail operations and traffic management centers - exchanging train schedules, maintenance schedules, as well as incidents and priority messages which result in highway-rail intersection (HRI). Supports advanced traffic control strategies and enhanced traveler information.

Included in:

City of Victoria Traffic Operations Center
Municipal Traffic Operations Center
TxDOT Yoakum District Office -Traffic

Functional Requirements:

1	The center shall exchange highway-rail intersection (HRI) information with rail operations centers. This information may include event schedules, requests for information from the Rail Operators, incident notification based on rail operations messages, and priority messages like notifications of a HAZMAT spill, equipment failure, or an intersection blockage.
2	The center shall receive highway-rail intersection (HRI) maintenance schedules, train schedules, and incident notifications from rail operations centers.
3	The center shall use the rail operations information to develop forecast HRI closure times and durations which may be applied in advanced traffic control strategies or delivered as enhanced traveler information.

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

1.0	TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
1.2	EN-ROUTE DRIVER INFORMATION
1.2.3	DI shall provide an In-vehicle Signing capability.
1.2.3.2	The DI In-vehicle Signing function shall include a long term capability to serve more of the traveler's needs.
1.2.3.2.3	The In-vehicle Signing function shall provide the capability to utilize data from roadside environmental sensors as inputs to warning messages.
1.6	TRAFFIC CONTROL
1.6.0	ITS shall include a Traffic Control (TC) function. Traffic Control provides the capability to efficiently manage the movement of traffic on streets and highways. Four functions are provided, which are, (1) Traffic Flow Optimization, (2) Traffic Surveillance, (3) Control, and (4) Provide Information. This will also include control of network signal systems with eventual integration of freeway control.
1.6.2	TC shall include a Traffic Surveillance function.
1.6.2.5	The wide area surveillance shall acquire sufficient data to provide the system with the knowledge of the existing conditions.
1.6.2.5.2	The data process function shall process traffic data to generate near term predictions of traffic conditions.
1.10	HIGHWAY RAIL INTERSECTION
1.10.2	HRI shall provide interfaces between highway and rail management functions.
1.10.2.1	HRI shall provide information management interfaces between highway and rail to coordinate traffic, demand and schedules.
1.10.2.2	HRI shall provide the capability for interactive real-time interfaces.
1.10.2.2.2	HRI shall provide the capability to interface with traffic management functions for highway traffic coordination.

The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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