Grade Crossings patching of surface with hot or cold mix, repair of broken rails, repair of crossing timbers, redriving lags, repair or replacement of crossbucks. Not included: rebuilding of surface, replacement of track structure.
Grade Crossings. 1. The blended alignment between CP Lick and Gilroy will require the use of grade crossings. The Contractor shall provide grade crossings protected by quad gates that fully close off the vehicle roadway from the railroad tracks at required crossing-points and satisfy all regulatory requirements.
2. At each grade crossing, the Contractor shall provide channelization on the vehicle roadways to deter road vehicles from swerving around closing barriers.
3. At each grade crossing, the Contractor shall provide an electronic means of detecting if a grade crossing is clear of obstruction once the barriers are down and prior to a train being granted movement authority to pass through the grade crossing.
4. The ATC System shall provide integrated crossing activation.
5. Crossing warning and gate systems shall be activated automatically in response to approaching trains based on actual train speed and the train’s capability to accelerate, providing reliable and consistent advanced warning time for all types of trains travelling at any speeds.
6. A detailed Grade Crossing Operation Plan shall be submitted for Review as stated in Section 3.2
7. The ATC System shall allow train movement over the grade crossing only after a ”crossing clear” signal is received from the grade crossing.
Grade Crossings. 6.3.1 MBTA agrees that train horns will not be sounded in the Town at any grade crossing, except in emergency or temporary situations.
6.3.2 As provided in the Programmatic Agreement (Stipulation IV.C and D): MBTA shall consider using grade crossing treatments which include four quadrant gates at all the grade crossings in Scituate, namely the Country Way, Xxxxxxx Street, Captain Xxxxxx Road, Beaver Dam Road, and First Parish Road grade crossings, and shall determine whether to use such gate treatments in lieu of alternative, median-barrier treatments based on consideration of factors such as the degree of adverse impact on Historic Properties, the reliability of technology which may be applied in the operation of the crossing and which is then available in the marketplace, the compatibility of such technology with system-wide signal and communications technology applications then in use by MBTA, physical and operational constraints at the particular crossing, the history of accidents at the particular grade crossing and at crossings similarly situated in New England, legal and liability considerations, and with due regard for the safety of the public, including train passengers and personnel as well as those persons seeking to cross the rail right of way. The MBTA's ultimate determination whether to include four quadrant gate treatment at any grade crossing in the Project's final plans and engineering will be made as follows: first (1), the MBTA shall determine whether the safety and other considerations set forth at above, are satisfactorily resolved in the use of a particular treatment at each such crossing and second (2), if MBTA makes the first determination affirmatively, it shall determine whether the selected treatment is consistent with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and other regulations which are then current and applicable as of the date of construction of the Project (it being acknowledged that with respect to this requirement, the MBTA shall seek a waiver of requirements of federal or state regulations if the first determination is made affirmatively and if a waiver would otherwise satisfy the requirements of then applicable FRA or other federal or state regulations applicable to such crossing). The MBTA shall notify Town regarding the determination it ultimately makes regarding these grade crossing treatments.
6.3.3 MBTA agrees that median barriers, where used, will not exceed the minimum length permitted under the FRA's final Swift A...
Grade Crossings
