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  • Tags:
  • Rail
  • Rail Safety
  • Traffic delay
  • Traffic Modeling

The Data Let’s start with the data. For this blog, I’m using 91 days of train and traffic data collected by TRAINFO at the Waverley St rail crossing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We recorded the start and end time of every rail crossing blockage using our trackside, train detection sensors and measured the unique travel time […]

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  • Delay
  • Rail
  • Traffic
  • Traffic delay
  • Traffic Modeling

In 2017, the City of Winnipeg wanted to get some solid numbers about how much traffic was actually delayed at this crossing. The City approached TRAINFO and asked for our help. We happily agreed and used it as an opportunity to compare the conventional modeling method and TRAINFO’s new measurement method for estimating traffic delay […]

  • Tags:
  • Delay
  • Rail
  • Traffic
  • Traffic delay
  • Traffic Modeling

Modeling Traffic Delay at Rail Crossings How traffic models work The modeling approach applies traffic engineering theories to estimate traffic delays at rail crossings. Due to insufficient rail crossing blockage data and travel speed data, this approach relies on many incorrect assumptions [2]. Basically, models assume traffic volumes, hourly distribution, speed (and other traffic characteristics), vehicle […]