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RULES FOR THE RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 1. Eligible project types include closures, improved gates, structural barriers, channelization, Intelligent Transportation
Systems, improvements to roadway geometries or site Jines, improved crossing surfaces, access roads, pedestrian or bicycle facilities, improved signs or warning devices, and other capital
expenses necessary to improve the safety and/or reliability of an at-grade railroad crossing. 2. Project applicants may access the application on the NCTCOG website at http://www.nctcog.org/crossings
. 3. All applicants must provide a signed paper copy of their complete application to NCTCOG no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 24, 2003. 4. All projects require a minimum non-federal
share of 20%. 5. Private entities may submit projects for consideration but funds shall only flow through local government entities. 6. Minimum federal award of $100,000 per project.
(Requires a minimum $25,000 local match.) 7. Maximum federal award of $800,000 per crossing. (Requires a minimum $200,000 local match.) 8. Overmatching the projects with additional non-federal
funds is allowed. 9. The federal share of submittals from any single entity may not exceed half of all available federal funds ($4,695,000). 10. Right-of-way acquisition costs are not
eligible for funding under this call-for-projects. 11. Given the limited availability of federal funds and the need to expedite improvements, project applicants are encouraged to cover
the full cost of design, engineering and administration with non-federal funds. 12. Federal funds will not be eligible to fund cost overruns. 13. NCTCOG staff will generate final project
rankings by benefit/cost comparison. 14. The Regional Transportation Council has final authority on project selection. 
Approval ofFunding in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Page 1 of} .. , Jim Pierce From: Rachel Harshman [rharshman@nctcog.org) Sent: Wednesday, September 01,2004
10:18 AM Subject: Approval of Funding in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Hello all, Funding for the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program was approved
at the August 12, 2004 meeting of the Regional Transportation Council. The final list of approved projects is located on the website at: b.t:!p:llwww.nctcog.orgftransigoodsmovementlreJiabililypartner
ship/index.html(click on the first item "Regional Transportation Council Approved Funding Recommendations in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program (Final, August 2004)").
This file has two pages (one for the Dallaa District ofTxDOT, one for the Fort Worth district). There is a column labeled "Recommended Federal Funds" which shows the amount of funding
awarded to each project If any of your projects were selected for funding, you will be receiving a letter detailing your next steps. Also, please be aware that my last day at NCTCOG
is this Friday, September 3, 2004. If you have questions or concerns after this date, please contact Mike Sims at (817) 695-9226 or msirns@nctcog.org. Thank you, Rachel Harshman, Transportation
Planner North Central Texas Council of Governments 616 Six Flags Drive, Suite 200; Arlington, TX 76011 (ph) 817-608-2395; (fax) 817-695-9239 rharshman@nctcog.org 9/8/2004 
Regional Transportation Council 􀁍􀁾􀁩􀁮􀁧􀀬Thursday, August 12,2004 Page 1 of2 Jim Pierce From: Mike Murphy Sent: Tuesday, August 10,20043:25 PM To: Jim Pierce Subject: FW: Regional
Transportation Council Meeting, Thursday, August 12, 2004 Jim, If your at the Summit you might want to sit in on this meeting....! think it is open to the public. 􀁾􀀠Michael L Murphy,
FE. Director of Fublic Works (972)+50-2878 Work (21 +)21 5-;280 Mobile (972)+;0-28}7 Fax E-Mail: mmurph!f@c!.addison.tx.us ---Original Message----From: Therese Bergeon [mailto:tbergeon@nctcog.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:03 PM To: Bennett Howell (E-mail): Brian Barth: Butch Jones; Cecil Hollingworth (E-mail); Charles Conrad; Christa Sharpe (E-mail); CUrvie Hawkins: Dana
Burghdoff (E-mail); David Gattis: Edith Ngwa Ph. D. (E-mail): Jeff Chambers (E-mail); Jill House; Jim Driscoll (E-mail); Jim Sparks (E-mail); Joe Ternus (E-mail); John Blain (E-mail);
John Hedrick; John Polster (E-mail); Keith Manoy (E-mail): Keith Wilschetz; Koorosh Olyai; Margie McAllister; Michael Curtis (E-mail); Michelle Conkle: Monique Pegues; P. E. Alan HendriX
(E-mail); P. E. Beth Ramirez (E-mail): P. E. cesar Molina Jr. (E-mail); P. E. Charles F. Dibrell III (E-mail); P. E. Chris Burkett (E-mail); P. E. Cissy Sylo (E-mail); P. E. Dave Davis
(E-mail); P. E. Jim Oine (E-mail); P. E. Keith Melton (E-mail); P. E. Ken Griffin (E-mail); P. E. Ken Melston (E-mail); P. E. Kent Collins (E-mail); P. E. Lloyd Denman (E-mail); P. E.
Lloyd Neal (Email); P. E. Mark A. Young (E-mail); P. E. Mark Bouma (E-mail); Mike Murphy; P. E. Paul Luedtke (E-mail); P. E. Rick Berry (Email); P. E. Robert Green (E-mail); P. E. Ronald
Young (E-mail); P. E. Ruben Delgado (E-mail); P. E. Terry Sams (E-mail); P. E. Walter Ragsdale (E-mail); Patrick Baugh (E-mail); Ramana Chinnakotla (E-mail); Randy Skinner (E-mail);
Renee Lamb (E-mail); Richard Larkins; Robert Wunderiich; Rondell Fagan (E-mail); Ronnie Bell (E-mail); Sam Wilson (E-mail); Stanton Foerster; Steve Miller; Tom Johnson (E-mail); Trip
Brizell (E-mail) SUbject: Regional Transportation Council Meeting, Thursday, August 12, 2004 August10.2004 To: Surface Transportation Technical Committee Members From: Therese Bergeon
Administrative Assistant II Subject: RTC Meeting Location for Thursday, August 12, 2004 8110/2004 
Regional Transportation Council Meeting, Thursday, August 12,2004 Page 2 of2 The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) will convene at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 12,2004, in the Rhapsody
Room at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, 221 East Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, Texas, in conjunction with the Transportation Summit. Please let me know if you have any questions
or need additional information. Thanks verY much. Therese Bergeon Administrative Assistant II North Central Texas Council of Govemments 616 Six Flags Drive, Ste 200 Arlington, TX 76011
(817) 695-9267 Phone {81 7) 640-3028 Fax fbergeon@nctcog.org 8/10/2004 
􀁾􀀩􀁦􀀧D \2,()f\. l.)a.\J\5 l0'-t3> OFFICE OF THE CIT):, MANAGER 50 YEARS OF FUN I (972) 450·7000· FAX (972) 450-7043 •. -.-".!.. 􀀢􀀧􀁃􀀧􀀼􀀾􀀢􀁾􀀢􀀧􀁜􀁜􀀧􀁉􀁟􀁾􀀮􀁊􀀺􀁩􀀮􀁊􀁩􀂷􀀮􀁾􀀮􀁲􀀮􀀻􀀬􀀻􀀮􀀺
􀀮􀀬􀀻􀁾􀀮􀀬􀀬􀂷􀀠...--® Post Office Box 9610 Addison, Texas 7500'1-9010 5300 Belt Line Road June 21, 2004 Mike Sims, AICP NCTCOG P.O. Box 5888 Arlington, TX 76005·5888 Re: Railroad
Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Dear Mr. Sims: This is to advise that there are no Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program projects recommended for funding in Addison
for which we would not accept federal funds to implement the project. We do not wish to alter the technical details or the costs for the projects. We are aware that local jurisdictions
that elect to implement a quiet zone wi1ilikely be liable under pending federal rules for collisions that may occur in the absence of a train hom. Thank you for all ofyour efforts in
this regard. Very truly yours, Town ofAddison 􀁾...... 􀁌􀁊􀁾􀁣􀁏􀀠Ron Whitehead City Manager cc: Chris Terry, Assistant City Manager Michael E. Murphy, P.E., Director ofPublic Works

EASTERN SUBREGION MAY 2004 DRAFT R.llroad Crossing Reliability P.rtn..... hlp Program ADDISON " .. " 10 ! ". I $630,000 ." $5CW,oon _.llOO $4.29$,000 􀁾􀀠Illp l>OO l..OuJ I 􀁹􀁙􀁬􀁾􀁾􀀠"
'" " " 39. $'2,26(1.000 1,7.4 51,808,000 S1,808,QOO S2.2lO,soO " '" 70 '" $2,900,000 1.51 $2,320,000 $1,331,2.00 Ineligibl9 projoet appIieations are notshown h&r9. PRELIMINARY NCTCOG
STAFF DRAFT 
Rail Crossing Correspondence Page lof2 Jim Pierce From: Rachel Harshman [rharshman@nctcog.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:16 PM To: Jim Pierce; Robin Jones; 'iwuchukwup@ci.arlington.tx.us';
'haslerm@ci.arlington.tx.us'; 'blakel@ci.arlington.tx.us'; 'meltonk@ci.arlington.tx.us'; 'jbrunk@ci.dallas.tx.us'; 'kmelston@pbw.ci.dallas.tx.us'; 'hahnC@Ci.fannersbranch.tx.us'; 'mark.pavageaux@fann
ersbranch.info'; 'russell.wiles@fortworthgov.org'; 'marc.ott@fortworthgov.org'; 'rwunder1@ci.garland.tx.us'; 'pluedtke@ci.garland.tx.us'; 'jsparks@gptx.org'; 'dstovall@gptx.org'; 'bhowell@haltomcityt
x.com'; 'whepwort@cityollewisville.com'; 'tkumar@cityollewisville.com'; 'stevesC@gwmail.plano.gov'; 'jdurham@co.collin.tx.us'; 'rvskinner@tarrantcounty.com'; 'jcline@ci.irving.tx.us';
Trip Brizell; 'jseidner@dart.org'; 'kfrost@the-lcom' Cc: Mike Sims Subject: Rail Crossing Correspondence To: Applicants in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program I wanted
to let you know that a letter is being sent to each of your City Managers this week related to the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. The text of that letter is shown
below. I ask that each of you coordinate with your City Managers to respond to this letter by the July 2nd deadline. Your assistance will help to expedite these projects through the
approval process. Thank you for your local govemment's application for funding from the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. The North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) has recently completed a lengthy review of projects applied for under this program and we have developed a draft funding recommendation (Attachment 1). later this summer, the
Regional Transportation Council (RTC) will be asked to act on these staff recommendations. Prior to that final action, NCTCOG staffwould like your review of the attached list to determine
the following: 1) Are there any projects recommended for funding in your jurisdiction for which your local government would not currently accept federal funds to implement the project?
Please note federal funds are available only with a minimum 20 percent local match. 2) Are there any projects recommended in your jurisdiction for which you would like to alter the technical
details or cost of the project? Please be aware that local governments who elect to implement a quiet zone will likely be liable under pending federal rules for collisions that may occur
in the absence of a train horn. If so, please notify me no later than 5:00 p.m., July 2,2004. Please submit written correspondence to Mike Sims, AICP, NCTCOG, P. O. Box 5888, Arlington,
Texas 76005-5888. For more information on the scoring and ranking process, please visit <http://www.nc::.toog.org/translgoods.J!lovementireliability partnership->. If you have any questions,
please contact me at (817) 695-9226 or 􀁭􀁳􀁩􀁭􀁾􀁮􀁣􀁴􀁣􀁯􀁧􀀮􀁯􀁲􀁧􀀠<m.§iIt9:msims@nctcog.org>. Sincerely, Mike Sims Senior Pmgram Manager Attachment 1 is provided with this email
(in two files with four pages total). If you have any comments or concerns please let me know as soon as possible. 6/1612004 
Page 2 of2Rail Crossing Correspondence Thank you for your assistance. Rachel Harshman Transportation Planner North Central Texas Council of Govemments 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington,
TX 76005 Phone 817.608.2395 rharshman@nctcog.org httQ:/Iwww.nctcog.org «Staff Rec's Email.ppt» «Rankings.xls» 6/1612004 
---RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Staff Recommendations Transportation Department North Central Texas Council of Governments 
􀀭􀀭􀁾􀀭􀀢􀀠4. Consider railroad crossings along the Trinity Railway Express ($5,969,942 in federal funds) as part of Partnership Program Two. 5. Allocate $450,000 for a multi-year regional
safety program, including targeted education efforts at high risk crossing areas. PAGEl ) 
RE: Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program --draft scores Page 1 of2 Jim Pierce From: Rachel Harshman [rharshman@nctcog.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:06 AM To: Jim
Pierce; Robin Jones; 'iwuchukwup@ci.arlington.tx.us'; 'haslerm@cLarlington.tx.us'; 'blakel@ci.arlington.tx.us'; 'jbrunk@ci.dallas.tx.us'; 'kmelston@pbw.ci.dallas.tx.us'; 'hahnc@ci.farmers-branch.tx.u
s'; 'mark.pavageaux@farmersbranch.info'; 'russell.wiles@fortwortgov.org'; 'marc.ott@fortworthgov.org'; 'rwunder1@ci.gar1and.tx.us'; 'pluedtke@cLgar1and.tx.us'; 1sparks@gptx.org'; 'dstovall@gptx.org';
'bhowell@haltomcitytx.com'; 'whepwort@Cityoflewisville.com'; 'tkumar@cityoflewisville.com'; 'steveSC@gwmail.plano.gov'; 'jdurham@co.collin.tx.us'; 'rvskinner@tarrantcounty.com'; 'jcline@cLirving.tx.u
s'; Trip Blizell; 'jseidner@dart.org'; 'kfrost@the-lcom' Cc: Mike Sims Subject: RE: Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program -draft scores To: Applicants in NCTCOG's Railroad
Crossing Reliability Partnership Program I have received a request for the draft scores file in Excel (as opposed to the PDF file emailed to you recently). I am attaching an Excel file
with those draft scores. Please be aware that this file is the same as the PDF, no changes suggested during this comment period are yet reflected in the attached Excel file. Also, please
note that there are three worksheets in this file -one for the Eastern Subregion projects, one for Westem Subregion projects, and one for the TRE projects. If you have questions or concerns
please feel free to call me at (81?) 608-2395. Thank you, Rachel Harshman ----Original Message-From: Rachel Harshman Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11: 13 AM To: 􀁾􀁰􀁬􀁥􀀢􀀢􀁀􀁤􀀮􀁡􀁤􀁤􀁬􀁓􀁯􀁮􀀮􀁴􀁸�
�􀁵􀁳􀀧􀀻􀀠􀀧􀁾􀁯􀁮􀁥􀁳􀁀􀁤􀀮􀁡􀁤􀁤􀁬􀁓􀁯􀁮􀀮􀁴􀁸􀀮􀁵􀁳􀀧􀀻􀀠'iwudlul<wuP@cLarlJngton.b<.us'; 'haslerm@d.arilngton.b<.us'; 'blakel@d.MJngton.tx.us'; 􀁾􀁢􀁲􀁵􀁮􀁫􀁀􀁤􀀮􀁤􀁡􀁬􀁬􀁡􀁳􀀮􀁴􀁸􀀮􀁵􀁳􀀧􀀻􀀠'l
cmelston@pbw.d.dallas.tx.us'; 'hahnc@d.farmers-brandl.tx.us'; 'mark.pavageaux@fimnersbrandl.lnro'; 'russell.wlles@furlwortgov.org'; 'ma",.ott@rortw_gov.org'; 'IWunderi@d.ganand.tx.us';
'pluedtke®d.ganand.tx.us'; 􀁾􀁲􀀱􀀼􀁳􀁀􀁧􀁰􀁴􀁸􀀮􀁯􀁲􀁧􀀧􀀻􀀠'dstovall@9ptx.org'; 'bhoweU@haitomdtytx.com'; 'whepwort:@dtyoflewlsville.com'; 'tkumar@dtyofiewisville.com'; 'stevesc@gwmail.plano.gov';
'jdurlham@co.coIUn.b<.us'; 'rvsIcInne!W>ll!JTanto>unly.com·; 1dine@d.lrvlng.tx.us'; Trip Brizeil; 􀁾􀁳􀁥􀁩􀁤􀁮􀁥􀁲􀁀􀁤􀁡􀁲􀁴􀀮􀁯􀁲􀁧􀀧􀀻􀀠'kfn>st@the-tcom' cc: Mike Sims Subject: Railroad
Crossing Reliability Partnership Program -draft scorns To: Applicants in NCTCOG's Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Thank you for your continued interest in the Railroad
Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. NCTCOG staff has been busy evaluating applications and examining our selection process with peers within NCTCOG and at Federal Railroad Administration
and the Texas Department of Transportation. Attached are two items: 1. The presentation made at yesterday's Intermodal, Freight, and Safety Subcommittee meeting 2. A list of draft scores
for for each eligible application as developed by NCTCOG staff over the past few months These files are also available on the intemet at: htt(:1:1/www.nctcog.orgltransicommitteeslifslprevmeetings01.h
tm 312412004 
Federal Funds Available: $6,272,000 STP-MM EASTERN SUBREGION DRAFT Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program RANK NAME OF CORRIDOR APP# STREET 265 K1NGSLEYRD 1 SOUTH GARLAND
KCS 264 LEON RD 233 IRD 2 NlA 203 COlT (S OF PLANO PKWYl 3 NlA 131 US 75 ,moo 4 NlA 111 KEALY (NORTH) 5 NlA IpLANO Pf'WY S NIA 133 19THST(SW) 7 SOUTHERN DALLAS 262 􀁾􀁎􀁄􀁒􀁄􀀠262 􀁉􀁶􀁜􀁾􀁾8
NlA 132 165 RD 9 ADDISON 196 : BLVD 10 NlA 􀁾􀁉􀀠􀁃􀁏􀁾􀁒􀁄􀀠254 IGUS IRD 251 I 􀀬􀁡􀁒􀁉􀁾􀁾􀁒􀁄􀀠11 EAST DALLAS 253 256 lOR 268 􀁾􀁎􀁄􀁄􀁒􀀠250 257 AVE 12 NIA 149 RD 13 NIA 140 CR6DS
14 NIA 106 14TH ST (SW) 236 MCCAI UM 243 .RD 271 . (I I 237 Hit LCREST 15 NORTH DALLAS 204 273 COlT KlNOLL TRAIL DR 235 272 . (NORTH-SOUTH I 234 274 'Pf'WY 16 NIA 112 VALL_, v,,,•• LN
17 NlA 135 2NDST(SW) 18 NIA 145 5TH (SE) 19 NlA 146 5TH (SW) 20 NlA 147 """, CK ST NIA 266 􀁾􀁄􀁒􀀠: . 􀁾􀀠267 I RD 268 IMINT 24 266 • HILL RD PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT TOTAL RR
OWNER APPLICANT EXPOSURE PROTECTION BENEFITS CORRiDOR PROJECT SCORE SCORE SCORE SCORE POINTS KCS KCS IGarland KCS IGarland 15 75 67 30 187 􀁴􀁾􀀠I Gartand I Plano 40 15 7 62 DART I Plano
40 15 0 62 KCS Lewisville . 10 30 15 0 55 DART I Plano 10 15 32 UP IGrand prairie 40 30 15 5 90 BNSF IDalia. aBNSF Dalla. 30 14 10 54 DART I Plano 5 15 7 27 DART IAddlson 25 60 37 10
132 DART IAM'UP Dalla. 10 30 7 0 47 KCS Dallas KCS Dallas KCS Dalla. KCS Dallas 35 240 79 40 394 KCS Dsllas KCS Dallas KCS Dslla. KCS Dalla. UP IGrand Prairie 20 30 7 5 62 KCS I 20 30
7 0 57 UP Grand Prairie 10 30 15 5 60 I DART Dallas DART Dslla. DART Dsllas -I DART Dallas I DART Dallas 50 DART Dalla. 265 70 50 455 ,DART Dslla. DAR· Dalla. DAR' IDalia. DAR' IDalia.
DART B;;;;;;;h 10 30 7 0 47 lup Grand Prairie 5 30 7 5 47 IUp Grand PrairiE 10 30 7 5 52 IUp Grand PrairiE 10 30 7 5 52 IUp Grand PrairiE 5 30 7 5 47 iBNSF IDslla • a 7 0 7 a 7 IBNSF
IDalia. 0 7 0 12 TOTAL PROJECT FEDERALPROJECT BENEFIT COST FUNDSCOST INDEX $145,000 12.90 $116,000 4.96 􀁾􀁯􀁯􀁯􀀠4.96 ]2Eooo $190,000 2,89 $152,000 ,000 2, $380,000 2.37 $304,000 $250,000
2.16 $200,000 2.16 $530,000 2.10 $504,000 2.09 , $2,260,000 1.74 $1,806,000 $360,000 1.53 $304,000 $352,000 1.62 $281,600 $350,000 1.68 $304,000 $2,900,000 1.57 $2,320,000 $320,000 1.47
$268,000 $325,000 . 1,45 $260,000 $380,000 1,37 $304,000 $380,000 1,37 $304.000 $380,000 1.24 $304,000 i OOO i 0 000 , 000 , 0 , 0 FEDERAL FUNDS REMAINING $6,156,000 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
NSTAL" ITS I TRAIN DETECllON 􀁾􀀠$5,804j ooo "'u $5,400,000 ",v nee 􀀿􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁁􀁔􀁅􀁓􀀬􀀠MEDIAN, AND $5,200,000 $5.100.000 􀁾􀀠,w, n"" QUAD 􀁇􀁁􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁩􀁾􀁾􀁾􀀺􀁄􀁄􀀠$4,596,000 􀀬􀁾􀀮􀁟􀁱􀁬􀁬􀀠AT
$4,416,000 INSTAL $21608.000 􀁉􀁎􀁓􀁔􀁁􀁌􀁾􀁍􀁅􀁄􀁉􀁁􀁎􀁓􀀠(ALSO RE-SURFACE AT ST. FRANCIS AND LAKELAND) $21304,000 INSTAL_L􀀭􀀿􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁎􀁇􀁁􀁔􀁅􀁓􀀬􀀠I ,AND $2,022,400 INSTALL ,"vnv
􀁾􀁍rES, IMPROVE $1,71S,4OO INSTALL􀁾􀀠HORN ,''',,, ,AND ItNSTAL. GATES, MEDIANS, AND -$601,600 , -c...e" , """" CROSSING SURFACES. I (ALSO RE-SURFACE AT DICKERSON) -$657,600 'c , UPGRADE
GATES -$1,117,600 '''.''-TAII QUAD GATES AND MEDIAN -$1,421,600 • 􀀿􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁔􀁅􀁓􀀬􀀠MEDIAN, AND -$1,725,600 INSTALL 􀀿􀁾􀁾􀁾􀀻􀁁􀁔􀁅􀁓􀀬I I AND -$2029600 ",U 'M"" QUAD GATES, MEDIAN,
AND " 􀁾􀀠-$2,129.600 􀁉􀁒􀁅􀀭􀁓􀁾􀀠􀁾􀁅􀀠Ineligible project applications are not shown here. PRELIMINARY NCTCOG STAFF DRAFT March 2004 ..J 
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Page 1 01'1 Jim Pierce From: Rachel Harshman [rharshman@nctcog.org] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:11 PM To: Jim Pierce; Robin Jones;
'iwuchukwup@CLarlington.tx.us'; 'haslerm@ci.arlington.tx.us'; 'blakel@cLariington.tx.us'; 'jbrunk@cLdallas.tx.us'; 'kmelston@pbw.ci.dallas.tx.us'; 'hahnc@ci.farmers-branch.tx.us'; 'mark.pavageaux@far
mersbranchoinfo'; 'russell.wiles@fortwortgov.org'; 'marc.ott@fortworthgov.org'; 'rwunderl@ci.garland.tx.us'; 'pluedtke@ci.garland.tx.us'; 'jsparks@gptx.org'; 'dstovall@gptx.org'; 'bhowell@haltomcityt
x.com'; 'whepwort@cityoflewisville.com'; 'tkumar@Cityoflewisville.com'; 'stevesc@gwmail.plano.gov'; 'jdurham@co.collin.tx.us'; 'rvskinner@tarrantcounty.com'; 'jcline@cLirving.tx.us';
Trip Brizell; 'jseidner@dart.org'; 'kfrost@the-t.com' Co: Mike Sims Subject: Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program To: Applicants in NCTCOG's Railroad Crossing Reliability
Partnership Program Thank you for your continued interest in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. NCTCOG staff has been busy evaluating applications and examining our
selection process with peers within NCTCOG and at Federal Railroad Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation. The attached DRAFT file (Eligible Vs Ineligible Projects.
xis) lists all applications for which signed paper copies were received by the October 24, 2003 deadline. Please review this document for each of your projects and send any comments
back to me as soon as possible. Also note, if your project was eligible under the Call For Projects rules (attached as "Attachment One. doc") a dollar amount is shown in the last column,
which indicates that your project wes eligible. If your project weslloj eligible under the Call For Projects rules you will see either (A) the phrase "Redundant Application" which indicates
that your application duplicated another eligible application. The other application took precedence over yours, making yours ineligible OR (B) the phrase "Does Not Meet Minimum Request
Amount" which indicates that your applicetion did not request the minimum of $1 00,000 federal funds ($125,000 total project cost), making your application ineligible. This is a DRAFT
file to be used as a handout at the March 8th and 9th public meetings 􀀨􀁨􀁴􀁴􀁰􀁾􀁬􀀯􀁷􀁷􀁷􀀮􀁧􀁦􀁷􀁩􀁮􀁦􀁯􀁾􀁑􀁯􀁭􀁬􀁴􀁉􀀡􀁬􀁊􀁉􀁍􀀾􀀭􀀮􀀡􀁢􀁬􀁩􀁣􀀠􀁭􀁾􀁩􀁮􀁧􀁳􀁬􀀲􀀰􀀰􀀴􀀯􀁍􀁡􀁲􀀨􀁬􀀴􀁉􀁆􀁬􀁹􀁥􀁲�
�􀁉􀀦􀁦􀀩􀀮􀀠NCTCOG Staff also plans to take a draft list offunding recommendations to the Intermodal, Freight, and Safaty Subcommittee of the Regional Transportation Council on Thursday,
March 11 at 11:30am. Ifyou plan to attend this meeting, please RSVP to me at (817) 608-2395. 􀀱􀀧􀀱􀁉􀁾􀀬􀁋􀁬􀂷􀀠skl'$': Thank you, Rachel Harshman, Transportation Planner 􀁾􀁾􀁾􀀠 North
Central Texas Council of Governments 􀁾􀁵􀀮􀀭􀁾􀀠􀀨􀁾􀀩616 Six Flags Drive, Suite 200; Arlington, TX 76011 (ph) 817-608-2395; (fax) 817-695·9239 Jv(le-/JuJ, 􀁾C􀁾􀁃􀀩rharshman@nctcog.org
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Attachment One RULES FOR THE RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 1. Eligible project types include closures, improved gates, structural barriers, channelization, Intelligent
Transportation Systems, improvements to roadway geometrics or site lines, improved crossing surfaces, access roads, pedestrian or bicycle facilities, improved signs or warning devices,
and other capital expenses necessary to improve the safety and/or reliability of an at-grade railroad crossing. 2. Project applicants may access the application on the NCTCOG website
at http://www.nctcog.org/crossings. 3. All applicants must provide a signed paper copy of their complete application to NCTCOG no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 24,2003. 4. All
projects require a minimum non-federal share of 20%. 5. Private entities may submit projects for consideration but funds shall only flow through local government entities. 6. Minimum
federal award of $100,000 per project. (Requires a minimum $25,000 local match.) 7. Maximum federal federal award of $800,000 per crossing. (Requires a minimum $200,000 local match.)
8. Overmatching the projects with additional non-federal funds is allowed. 9. The federal share of submittals from any single entity may not exceed half of all available federal funds
($4,695,000). 10. Right-of-way acquisition costs are not eligible for funding under this call-for-projects. 11. Given the limited availability of federal funds and the need to expedite
improvements, project applicants are encouraged to cover the full cost of design, engineering and administration with non-federal funds. 12. Federal funds will not be eligible to fund
cost overruns. 13. NCTCOG staff will generate final project rankings by benefit/cost comparison. 14. The Regional Transportation Council has final authority on project selection. 
North Central Texas Council Of Govemments June 15,2004 Mr. Ron Whitehead City Manager Town of Addison P.O. Box 9010 Addison TX 75001-9010 Dear Mr. Whitehead: Thank you for your local
government's application for funding from the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has recently completed a lengthy
review of projects applied for under this program and we have developed a draft funding recommendation (Attachment 1). Later this summer, the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) will
be asked to act on these staff recommendations. Prior to that final action, NCTCOG staff would like your review of the attached list to determine the following: 1) Are there any projects
recommended for funding in your jurisdiction for which your local government would not currently accept federal funds to implement the project? Please note federal funds are available
only with a minimum 20 percent local match. 2) Are there any projects recommended in your jurisdiction for which you would like to alter the technical details or cost of the project?
Please be aware that local governments who elect to implement a quiet zone will likely be liable under pending federal rules for collisions that may occur in the absence of a train horn.
If so, please notify me no later than 5:00 p.m., July 2, 2004. Please submit written correspondence to Mike Sims, AICP, NCTCOG, P. O. Box 5888, Arlington, Texas 76005-5888. For more
information on the scoring and ranking process, please visit http://www.nctcog.org/translgoods movement/reliability partnership. If you have any questions, please contact me at (817)
695-9226 or msims@nctcoo.org. Sincerely, !v1,JeZ:»M ')Mike Sims Senior Program Manager MS:lk Attachment cc: John Murphy, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Riohardson Michael Murphy, Direotor of
Public Works, Town of Addison /Miohael Morris, NCTCOG Raohel Harshman, NCTCOG 2003-2004 UPWP Element 5.06 Project File 616 Six: Flags Otive, Centerpoint Two P. O. Box 5888, Arlington,
Texas 76005·5888 (817) 640·3300 FAX, 817·640·7806 ® recycled paper http://www.neteog.org 
ATTACHMENT 1 RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Staff Recommendations Transportation Department North Central Texas Council of Governments 
RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM NCTCOG Staff Recommendation 1. Initial draft rankings were made public at the March 2004 meeting of the Intermodal, Freight, and Safety
Subcommittee (IFS) of the Regional Transportation Council (RTC). Since that time, NCTCOG staff has continued to review feasibility and safety with railroad partners and local governments.
This process led to some revisions in scope and cost. These technical changes are reflected in the revised rankings. 2. In TxDOT's Dallas District, utilize $5,972,000 in federal funds
to implement the top 15 ranked projects (shown on page 2). 3. In TxDOT's Fort Worth District, utilize $2,968,000 in federal funds to implement the top 7 ranked projects (shown on page
3). 4. Consider railroad crossings along the Trinity Railway Express ($5,969,942 in federal funds) as part of Partnership Program Two. 5. Allocate $450,000 for a multi-year regional
safety program, including targeted education efforts at high risk crossing areas. PAGEl 
MAY 2001 DRAJ'T EASTERN SUBREGION Railroad Cro&&lng Reliability Partnet$hlp Program """"" 􀁾􀀠.. " " ," ..... '" """" SSO'.OOtJ $UW,QOO " USC"""" " 􀀬􀁾􀀠" " m "n<.., 1.1, "...... tl""""OOtJ
c.w", " 􀁾􀀧􀁦􀁈􀁏􀁾􀀠,. "" " " -,,-"" '-'1 "...'" $1,'»IJOO '" ineligible projoct<lpplicaUon$ are no! !IlQYln huro. PRELIMINARY NCTCOG STAFF DRAFT PAGE 2 
MAY 2004 DRAFT WESTERN SUBReGION Railroad Crossing AeUabUlty Partnership program Hl!l..T(lMerJV WEM'HIU. weST " " .. " " .w -,.., .u "" ". w "" -'" ......,S;:uoI;l.O«I" 􀁨􀁬􀁬􀁾􀁕􀁃􀁏􀀠,.,..", ""11,;II'2,8OD 􀂷􀁒􀁉􀁟􀁴􀀮􀁲􀁤􀁖􀁾􀁉􀁴􀁜􀁍􀁦􀁩􀁪􀀧􀀡􀁬􀁏􀁑􀁉􀁾􀁔􀀾􀁄􀁏􀁔􀀮􀁾􀀧􀁬􀁋􀁉􀁐􀁭􀁑􀁬􀀧__ 􀁪􀁴􀁬􀀴􀁾􀁢􀁬􀁩􀁬􀀠proja:t 􀁾and appbUorra 􀁾􀁾􀀠I:rt
local gcN4tr'Ur1trt\ 􀁾ate nol ahawn nGl1. PREUMINAflY NCTCOG STAFF DRAFT PAGE 3 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN THE RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABiliTY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM UP HAl.1OM('Jh' I OAR' , KAlTOM CItYi I IDARt I ""-roMem' U, ""-roMem' UP : GfIANO f'1WftIE. UP GRANO Pf'.AlRIE
UP GRANO Pii.AlRIE UP GRAND PRAIRIE uP GRANO PAAlRiE UP uP Gl'\ANO PIti'JRIE UP GRANO PAAJR1E 􀀱􀁾􀀹􀀠BAGOADRO UP , , , 1O,4;W '.000 ."", '."" 1,140 I,OW VIa ! 􀀲􀀮􀁾􀀱􀀱􀀩􀀠I " " "
"----------------------------..........._-----------+--o 21.270 ! '" N<1RM ... ." ." M>TRAK '" M>TRAK '" AM'RAK "j AMTRAK I 􀁪􀁾􀀱􀀠'" _____-+__􀀫􀀮􀁾􀁒􀁉􀀾􀁎􀁾􀁾􀁏􀁟􀁾􀀢􀀧􀁾􀀢􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁾..
􀀫􀁾􀀮􀁾􀀮􀀢􀀭􀀧􀀭􀀭􀁾􀀭􀀧􀀭􀁟􀁩􀀭...􀁾􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀱􀀢􀀬􀀠I., ." UP CANllLEV£RED fl..ASHERS CANTllEVERED Fl,ASHERS CANTIlEVERED FlASHERS 􀁃􀁁􀁎􀁔􀁬􀁜􀀮􀁾􀁄flASHERS DUAl.. GATES v.m1'f NO
CHANNEUZA'TlON OUAl.:GATES WIftiHO CHANNElIlATION CRO$$9UCK OUAlGATESWITHNO CHAHNEUZA110N OUAL GATES WITH NO CHANNELIZATION OUAl. OATES wrTH NO CHANNEULATION OOADGATES OI,lAO GAteS OUAOGATES
CANTllJtVEREO flASHERS C!\OSSIlUCK OUADGATES OUAOGATES AN11OI.IATEO OR UNRElII'i.Bt..E EOU1PMEI>lr: PRESENCE OFA SCHOOl.. OR TRANSIT BUS ROUTE; HUMPED CROSSING; OurET ZONE PROJECT FORA
RESIOENl1AL, KOSPITAL, ANO/OR SCHOOl.. ANTIOVATEO Oft UNR!i.Ui\8t£ EOU1PMENr; PRESENCE Of A$CHOOl OR TRANSIT SUS ROUTE; PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENCYVEHlCl..E ROIJTE; HUMPEO CROSSING; PROXIMATE
TO ANOTHER CROSSlNG; OI.llET ZONe PROJECT FOR A RESiDEImAL, HOSPITAL, ANDlOR SCHOOL PRESENCE OF A SCHOOL OFt TRANSIT sus 􀁒􀁏􀁏􀁔􀁾PRESENCE Of AA EMERGENCY VEHICLE ROUlE; ROUGH' SURfACE
.$60,(000 $1&0,000 $tio,ooo :5lio.ooo $l80,OOO $00,000 CANTllEVERSO FlASHERS CANTlL.£VEREO fLASHERS 􀁐􀁒􀁾􀁅􀁎􀁃􀁅Of ASCHOOLOR TRAA"SIT BUS ROUTE; PRESENce Of AN EMERQENCYVEHICLE """I"""""
ROlJTE; ROUGH SURFACE; PRESENce Of SUBSTA."ffiAI.. TRUCKT1'IAI'FlC $1:a>,000 OUALGATSSWITHNO CHANNElIZATION CROSS!)UCK DUAl. GATES wrrn NO CHANNEUZATION DUAL GATES WTm NO CHIlJoINEtJZA11ON
OUAOGATES cROSS9UCK QUAD GATES QUAQGATES M'TIOUATED OR UNRElIABLE EOUiPMENT; PRESENCE OF ASCHOOl ORtRANSlT SUS ROUTE; HUMPED CROSSING; OUlErlONE Pl'iOJECT FOR ARESIOENl1Al.., HOSPITAl...
ANOtOR SCHOOL ROUGH SURFACE: PRESENCE OF SUasTANl1I\I.. TRUCK TRAFFIC PRESENCE OF 􀁁􀁓􀁃􀁈􀁏􀁏􀁾􀀠OR TRANSIT BUS ROUTE: PRESENCE OF AA EMEflGENCYVEHlClE ROVfE:!NA.DeQUATE sITe DISTANCE:
ROUOH SURFACE HALTOM CITY KAlTOMCITY KAt.TOM cITY J-W..TOM CITY W.AlN i :EFFERSON ""'"' JEffERSON ""'"IJEFfERSON _I JEFfERSON 000' """'JEFFERSON S60,ooO $180,000 "0.000 "'.OW S!-eO.OOO
",,"" $WJ,700 PlIg'" 01-4 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN THE RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM UPMAJNE,W '" OVAL GATES wrrn 􀁃􀁾􀁎􀁅􀁬􀀮􀁬􀁬􀀮􀁁􀁔􀀱􀀰􀁎􀀠OUM. GATE$:wrrn CHANNEUlATlON $317,OIlO UNE
THROUGH 5317,000􀁊􀁜􀁒􀁬􀁾􀀰􀀱􀀰􀁎􀀠Ol.lALGATESWlTHNO QUAOGATES PRES€NCEOF A SCHOOL OR TRANSIT BUS RCurE; PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENGY¥EHIClE $2(1:5.$00 ,,'., U'S,500CHANNELIZATION floorE:
nOUCH SURFACE: TRAIN SWITCHING CAUSES THE GATES TO BE OOWN FREOUENTlY ! RISK OF . , iOUAL CRoSSING ANGLE PflOSlfM; PRESENCE OF A SCHOOL OR TRANSIT BUS ROlITE; PRESENCI1 OJ' "" QIJAOGA'fEs
1>..'4 EMEl'«3eNCY V€HICL.€ ROUTE; PROXlIAATE TO ANOTHER CROSSI:-ro; ot,qET lONE PROJECT FORA RESIDENiW.. HOSPITAL, ANDIOR SCHQOl;INAOEOUATI.'. SITE DlSl'ANCIO. OUAl.. GATfS WITH NO
PROJECT: PROXIMATE "" CLOSURE TOJfROM NEARSV ICli<'\NNel.gAnon M""'" , ,.."" " ,., CROSSING ANGLE PROOLEM: PRESENCE OF A SCHOOL OR TRANSIT aus ROOTS; INAOEOIJA'1£ SITE DISTANCE m FOO1WORTt!
, ",., " ,,, CANT1I..EVEf\EO flASHERS oUAtMllii5W1THNO PReSENCE OF A SCHOOl OR TRANSIT 8US ROIJTE: PROJo:lMATE TO ANOTHER CROSS1NGCHANNEUlATION CROSSING ANGlE AAOSl.EM; C!.OSURE PROJ£CT;
OUiET ZONE PROJECT fOR A RESIOENTtAl,,,, FORTWORTH , ... 22 "'HRAK '" MAST FtASWERS CLOSURE WOSPlTAl, ANOlOR SCHOOl '" 􀁆􀁏􀁒􀁔􀁾􀁔􀁈􀀠", " MO_ '" OUAlOATESWlTHNO OUAOGATt:S mil,¢OO
HEMPWlllW $1EiI.OOOCHANNEUlATION '" FORTW.JRTH 1$,710 " AMffiAK '" DUAlOATESWlTHNO OUAOGAT€S -."" tEMPHlllW SZiS.OOOCHANNELIZATION AMTRAK m FORT WORTH '" " AMTRAK '" CLOSURE. CLOSURE.
PROJECT; OUE lONE PROJECT FQRARES;DENTfN,.,HOSPITAl,MDlOA SCHOOl: $:/05,000 ,"",..,"" -.""POPULAnON ANDloR EMPLOYMENT STRANOEO BY STOPPED TRAINS SLOCKING THE CROSSING '" FORTIo'i':)RTH
'" " OUAl GATES WITH NO c\'oSURE. CLOSURE PROJECT; au E.T lONE PROJECT FQRARl;S;DEmtAL,HOSPITAl. MOtOR SCHOOl: $'2!lO,OOO MAG""",, -.'"CtW4NELIlATlON POPULATION AND/OR EMPLOYMENT STRA/IIOt;OrJY
STOPPED TRAINS SLOCKING THE CROSSING PRESE.'lCE. OF A SCHOOL OR TRA....SIT BUS ROUTE; PRGSEfolCE 01' M EMEnGENCYVEHICt.S ". ONSI' FORT'NtlRTH USO " ""'" OUAL GATE$ WITH NO ROUTE, OUIET
ZONE PROJECT FOR A RES!OENTIAL, ttOSPrtAL, MOJOR SCHOOL; RlSX FROM $51a,OOO PEACH ST. $5T.:J.,OOOCHANNElIZATlON PE:>ES1RLAN/SCHOOL CHILDREN CROSSNO AN::>tOR TRESPASSING; POPULATION ANOJOR
EMPLOYMENT STRA....OEO OY STaPPEOTRAINS SLOCKlNG THE CROSSING 􀀮􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁾􀀮􀀠.., UP FORT WORTH 1,150 " OUAl GATES WITH NO CLOSURE 􀁦􀀷􀁾􀀬􀁏􀁏􀁏􀀠PfP£H$T, $734,000CHANNEUlATION fORTWQR1li
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'WH , '" " mE ron OUAl GATeS WliH NO CHANNEUtAnON OUAL CATES wYf'H NO CHANNEIJZ.ATlON DU"," CATES WITH NO Ctw-lNELIZATlON OVAL GATtS wtTH NOc>W<NEUlA_ QUAOGATES QUAOc.AiES oo/tOc.A1lii$
QIJADGATES olJAOGATES QI.lAO GATES OIJADGATES QUAD CATES Q'JADGATES CLOSURE QUAD GATES PRESENCE OF A SCHOOL OR TRIINSIT 8V$ "oun::: PREsENCe Of AN-eMERGENCY VEHICLE I ROUTE; OIJEViNG
PROBLEM {lACK OF $TACK:NG 0IS'iANC$ TOifROM NEARBY INTERSESCllON}; QUIET ZONE PROJECT FOR A j;jE$IOENTIAl, HOOPfrAt.ANIllCR SCHOOl; ROUGH SURFACE --------------....._-----------------'--.PRESENCE
os: ASCHOOl.. ORTRANsrr elm ROlJT"E; HUMPED 􀁃􀁒􀁏􀁓􀁓􀁌􀁾􀀺QUIET ZONE PROJecT FORA RESIOEiNTW.., HOSPITAL, f\.NI)IO/t SCHOOL; RISK FROM PEOESTRIAN.'SCHOOL CHIL.OREH CltosS)""'¢; ANOIOft
mESPASSlNG; WAOEQUA 1E SITE 􀁄􀀺􀀮􀁳􀁔􀁁􀀮􀁾􀁅􀀠S301,o00 ) mE-TARRANT $:)n,ooo ""-'" 'fI«'.:.TNUlANT Sl31,OOO 􀁗􀀡􀁴􀁾􀀱􀀱􀀠me·T,aru:v.uT $l4f,$1l ------------...._..SJlft.211 TRE·T,aru:tANT
UllI,t:ll S.1166-.on tRE,TMJ!tANT 􀀤􀁬􀁾􀀬􀁏􀁏􀁏􀀠.$-364,000 $30,000 $JO,OPO $;?:J$,OOQ $235.000 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED IN THE RAILROAD CROSSING RELIABILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM I" , FRAS·'/1!AR 􀁎􀁣􀁲􀁣􀁯􀁾􀀠NCTCOG OAIL'!' NAME 01" API' 11 smeeT RR APPl CANT ACClDlENT TRAFfiC ESTIMATEO
PASS1;J1GER RAIL EXISTING LEVEL OF PROTECTION 􀁐􀁌􀁁􀁾􀁭􀁅􀁏􀀠LEVEL OF PROTECltoN NOTES REPORTEO CORR oem EUGJBLE COST 􀁏􀁗􀁾􀁅􀁒􀀠-1 􀀡􀀱􀁾􀀺􀁔􀀧􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁬􀀠􀁾􀀹􀁾􀁾􀀠TIWN C{)UtIT SERVICE
RIOERS P1IQJECl COST 􀁾􀁆􀀠ANY) : OUAl..GATESWTTHCKANNELIlATION! 1215,000 EAST CALLAS $275,000 OIJI<L GATES wml CKANNWZATION 
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (972) 45()'2871 Post Office Box 9010 Addison, Texas 􀀷􀀵􀀰􀀰􀀱􀁾􀀹􀀰􀀱􀀰􀀠 16801 Westgrove February 18, 2002 Rachel Harshman, Transportation Planner North Central
Texas Council ofGovernments 616 Six Flags Drive, Suite 200 Arlington, TX 76005-5888 Re: Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Dear Ms. Harshman: The Town ofAddison would
like to propose an addition to the list ofrailroad crossings to be considered for the upcoming call for projects. The Town ofAddison is considering establishing a quiet zone through
the Town and the Surveyor Blvd. crossing would need quad gates installed for this program. For the Surveyor crossing the I'RA ID# is 789763T, the rail operator is DGNO, the rail owner
is DART, and the Mapsco location is 14A. Our latest traffic count showed 5,436 vehicles per day on Surveyor, north ofBelt Line Road. Please call me at 972-450-2871 ifyou have any questions
Very truly yours, Michael E. Murphy, P .E. Director ofPublic Works Cc: Chris Terry, Assistant City City Manager Jim Pierce, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director Attachments 
􀁾􀀩􀀠 NOV 1 5 2002􀁾􀀭􀁜􀁜􀀠 . a 􀁾􀁯􀁲􀁴􀁨Central Texas Council Of Governments TO: Mayors and City Managers County Judges and County Administrators Other Interested Parties DATE: November
13,2002 FROM: Michael Morris, P.E. Director of Transportation SUBJECT: NCTCOG Announces Funding for the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program The North Central Texas Council
of Governments' (NCTCOG) Regional Transportation Council (RTC) is pleased to announce the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. This program utilizes federal funds to improve
rail crossings. The Program is divided into three stages as detailed on the enclosed flow chart (Attachment 1). As part of Stage One, NCTCOG staff has identified a preliminary list of
rail crOSSings in our region that, due to a variety of factors, are likely to experience reliability and/or safety problems. These crossings are shown in Attachment 2. The criteria used
to create this table are shown in Attachment 3. Please review the table (Attachment 2) and make any necessary corrections or additions to the data prior to an upcoming Call for Projects
(in Stage Two of this Program). For any crossing to be added to the list, three key pieces of information are needed: 1. The Federal Railroad Administration (FAA) crossing 10 for that
location. 2. A description of the physical location of the crOSSing (e.g., the closest road/road intersection, the Mapsco Page and Cell, etc.). 3. Documentation of a reliability or safety
problem. This may include evidence that it . currently meets any of the three criteria listed in Attachment'3, or if you are able'to document other site-specific problems (such as high
daily train count; presence of hazardous cargo; frequent blockage by stopped trains; proximity to reSidential development, fire stations, and/or schools; or spur track locations), please
submit those crossings to NCTCOG for review, For example, if a crOSsing in your jurisdiction is located near a fire station, and you can document the number of calls per day that the
fire station responds to, as well as the number of trains per day that block that crossing, documentation of that constraint should be provided so that the risk level at that crossing
can be assessed. 616 Six Flags Drive, Centerpoint Two p, 0, Box 5888, Arlington, Texas 76005-5888 (817) 640-3300 FAX: 817-640-7806 @recycledpaper http://w.vw.dfwinfo.com • 
Your immediate review of this data is extremely important. If you do not provide documentation for additional crossings in writing to NCTCOG by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2003. only
crossing(s) already on the enclosed list will be eligible for funding in the upcoming Call for Projects. Please also keep in mind that documenting a problem does not guarantee funding
of improvements at that site. Specific projects will be selected for funding during Stage Three of this program. • 􀁐􀁬􀁥􀁡􀁳􀁾􀀠make any changes or additions to this list and return
(with documentation) to: Rachel Harshman, Transportation Planner North Central Texas Council of Governments 616 Six Flags Drive, Suite 200 Arlington, TX 76005-5888 . . Again, the deadline
is 5 p.m. pn Friday, February ·21, 2003 for recommending changes and additions to the list. You will be mailed a follow-up letter announcing the Call for Projects (Stage Two of the Program)
after NCTCOG has collected input during this data review stage. For additional information on this program, please visit http://www.dfwinfo.com/!rans/goods movement!. If you have any
questions or comments, or if you wish to have the table in electronic format, please feel free to contact Mike Sims or Rachel Harshman at (817) 695-9240. RH:cd Attachments 
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Stage One: Data Review A. Staff compiles a preliminary list of crossings with reliability constraints. B. Partners review and comment
on the list. C. Partner input is used to create an updated list. Stage Two: Call for Projects A. North Central Texas Council Of Governments sends updated list back to partners. B. Partners
submit project proposals from the list. Stage Three: Project Selection A. Staff review. B. Review by the Intermodal, Freight, and Safety Subcommittee. C. Review by the Surface Transportation
Technical Committee. D. Regional Transportation Council approves projects. ...J )... ... Ol o::r (1) :!... -3 
Attachment 2Rai' ld Crossing Reliability Partnership P JramDRAFT North Central Texas Council of Governments Fall 2002 ACCidents Rail Rail Estimated Passenger TrainS per from 1996 _ FAA
Hlghesl FRA lD # 0 I pera or 0 wner Curren! TraffiC C I oun Slreet Name City Mapsco Location S eMce Day Listed b FAAY "'OOOlb d c; ase on FAA dala) Level of Warmng D U I d eVIOO s e
• IGNO IGNO o 0 23.500 25.360 .. lmown Add;son Add;son Ad Add;son as eethany Dr Allen 0 as 55S 3 4 Canl Flashers • 'ales 'es!7UI (I 'I 􀁾􀀺􀁾􀁓􀀫􀀭􀁾􀁋􀁾􀁃􀁾􀁓􀁾􀁾􀀧􀁾􀀭􀀴􀁾􀁾􀀧􀁾􀁅􀀧􀀺􀁾􀀧􀁾􀀭􀀫􀀭􀁾
􀁾􀀭􀁾􀀺􀁾􀁉􀀧􀀺􀁗􀁾􀀺􀁬􀁯􀁾􀁲􀁴􀁾􀁾􀀢􀀫􀀭􀀭􀀭􀀫􀀭􀁾􀁾􀀭􀁾􀀭􀁾􀀠41568' --FW1 -1.820 4.98C 26.250 I Ia"olllon .rroilion I I I :op",,11 􀁾􀀠Jallas Jallas )alias .U II•• lias Dallas l'
I·A Dallas 1E 2 1 -.. -Cant. Gate. Ga1es 􀁾􀀠Nonolisled -:late. : I DAR' .R 25.280 􀁾􀁤􀀠::: 􀁾􀀠0 􀁾􀀠I Jallas'-H :l.'as 021979A Tyler I., Jallas Canl --IP IP IP 23.311 Sooklev 􀁾􀀠Jail::
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o , DAR' Plane Ad 􀁾􀀠0.11.. 11 NOIWoo,' Aoad I 􀁾􀁡􀁳􀀠18THE '759W TRE TRE 15.450 27.190 Market· 􀁾􀀠Dallas 􀁾􀁪􀀬􀁳􀀠TAE 18 j Rd'--+---O=alli."'-.Dallas 3F 7 􀀧􀁥􀁾􀀠oates Gales11L
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DRAFT Rail-I,d Crossing Reliability Partnership Pram NOllh Central Texas Council of Governments Fall 2002 􀁾􀀠FRA 10 Jt Rajl 0 peralar Rail 0 woer ESllmaled Current Traffic Count Street
Name City Mapsco location Passenger SCtVlce Tra1l1s per Day listed by FRA Accidents from 1996 _ 2000 (....􀁟􀁾􀁟􀀮􀀮􀀠􀁉􀀮􀀮􀁉􀁕􀁾􀀠on FRA data) FAA Hlghesl Leve! or Warfllng Devlce
listed F 7 FWWR UP UP 150' FWWR PI IVA UP OAIIT ew rAE aw TRE Tf 􀁾rAE 􀁾􀀺􀀠􀁾􀁾􀁾􀀠'0220S8U 0 0 1,9: 􀁾􀁲􀀮􀁥􀁾􀁩􀁩􀀭􀁴􀀭􀀭􀀭􀀻􀀻􀁾􀀬􀀮􀁊􀁩􀀻􀀠'Ih II 1101 ,8 8lvd Blvd , ,Rd $I Fort
Worth ort art lor art 􀁾􀀠,Wor ianan< lon, Ian< 1lan'am Fort Worth 62UY 􀁭􀁾􀁆􀀡􀀠'alia. )allo. 􀁏􀁡􀁬􀁬􀁡􀀮􀁾􀀠OOIIa.W lIa.Ila. 1! 1-1\ lias 2! \-0 I "," FutlR Fut LA 15 15 --o Cant
I Gates Gates I I , 0='-sapo? I late. Gal•• Cant Flashers I ,Gales Gales Cant Rashers '.19-". Can _Rasherslal•• 􀁾􀁾􀁾􀀭􀀫􀁾􀁾􀀭􀀭􀀭􀀻􀁾􀁾􀀧􀁾􀁾􀁾􀁇􀁾􀁲􀀮􀀺􀁡􀁾􀀬􀁐􀁾􀀠la. G•• ort lorth
84H Amtrak ;ant ashers ' ,.. RE TI 􀁾􀁉􀀠􀁾􀀠5,520 􀁄􀁲􀁴􀁾􀁾􀀺􀀳􀀳􀀱􀀺􀁴􀀽􀀽􀁴􀀺􀀽􀁴􀀽􀀽􀁴􀀽􀁾􀁾􀀺􀁾􀁾􀀧􀁾􀁾􀀬􀁾􀀺􀀮􀁉􀁓􀁳􀁨􀀮􀁾􀁭􀀮􀀧􀁾􀁾􀀠􀁾􀁉􀁴􀀽􀀱􀁬􀁾􀀺􀁴􀀽􀀡􀁔􀁒􀁅􀀠lOry AOa( I
::;:; ::as 3 looers Aoa, Ino Ila. 31 B􀁾􀀠earthur' I'a. 318Ifl4 '.lain I II 31B-U 3 ,ms Gat••Gales 􀁾􀁯􀁮􀁥􀀠Ii"ed Gala.Gam. Gales 2or3 
Raj! }d Crossing Reliability Partnership F Jram· DRAFT North Central Texas Council of Governments Fall 2002 8NSF BNSF 620 CR5 II II Dallas 2568 7 2 None listed , BNSF 8N$F 7,620 WaxahachieUS
287 Business 2 Can!. FlaShl)1'$8 3013 
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Reliability Criteria: Category 1. Weekday Traffic Count 2. 􀁰􀁡􀁾􀁳􀀧􀁬􀁮􀁧􀁥􀁲􀀠Rail Ridership 3. 􀁁􀁣􀁾􀁾􀁥􀁮􀁴􀀠History OR 4. Freight
Train Volumes Threshold Criteria 20,000 or more cars per day 5,000 or more weekday riders per day on the corridor Two or more accidents in a five-year period * To be determined Additional
Criteria To Be Considered Crossings with other site-specific documented reliability constraints including, but not limited to: presence of hazardous materials, locations >........ OJwhere
local streets are commonly blocked by stopped trains, operational /'} issues related to spur tracks, proximity to residential development and/or :T <1> ...schools. ::l w '" Based on
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) data from 1996 -2000 3 
North Central Texas Council Of Governments TO: Railroad Crossing Partners DATE: June 11, 2003 FROM: Rachel Harshman Transportation Planner" SUBJECT: Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership
Program Call for Projects The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is preparing to issue a Gall For Projects for the Railroad
Crossing Reliability Partnership Program (RCRPP). Atlhis stage in the process. NCTCOG would like to obtain your professional input regarding the selection criteria to be used for this
process. Please plan to attend a meeting on Friday, June 20, 2003, from 10:00 a.m. until noon in the Transportation Board Room (3'" Floor) at NCTCOG offices, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington.
This meeting will be an open forum to discuss the project selection process; please come prepared to share your ideas. Enclosed you will find: 
DRAFT Evaluation Data (For Possible Use with in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program project selection process) General Data Required for All Projects: o Accident History
o Traffic Count (with year and source) o Roadway Classification o Highest Level of Waming Device Currently in Place o Description of Site-Specific Layout Issues (high profile, oblique
angle, etc.) o Project Cost Additional Data Required for a Variety of Project Types: Crossing Surface Projects o Presence of school children on their way to school o Conflicts with certain
types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Number of proximate rail crossings on that road "Safe Routes to
School" Projects o Presence of school children on their way to school o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Length of time that a crossing
is blocked by stopped trains each day Projects at Crossings That Are Frequently Blocked by Stopped Trains o Presence of school children on their way to school o Conflicts with oertain
types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Proximity to sensitive land uses (e.g. residential, hospital, school,
library) o Length of time that a crossing is blocked by stopped trains each day o Number of proximate rail crossings on that rail line o Description of corridor strategy (if any) Projects
That Address Site-Specific Layout Issues o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route
Projects That Improve Roadway Corridor Operational Issues o Presence and frequency of hazardous cargo o Presence of school children on their way to school o Conflicts with certain types
of vehicles (ambulance, fire trUCk, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Number of proximate rail crossings on that road Projects That Improve
Emergency Response Coordination o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Number
of proximate rail crossings on that road 
DRAFT Evaluation Data (For Possible Use with in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program project selection process) Projects That Prepare for a Future Noise Abatement Corridor
o Proximity to sensitive land uses (e.g. residential, hospital, school. library) o Number of nearby residential units o Number of proximate rail crossings on that road o Number of proximate
rail crossings on that rail line o Description of corridor strategy (if any) Innovative Use of Technology as a Project o Presence and frequency of hazardous cargo o Presence of passenger
trains o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Proximity to sensitive land uses
(e.g. residential, hospital, school, library) Projects That Establish Minimum Standards o Presence and frequency of hazardous cargo o Prasence of passenger trains o Presence of school
children on their way to school o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Number
of proximate rail crOSSings on that road o Number of proximate rail crossings on that rail line Projects That Seek to Prevent Catastrophic Incidents o Presence and frequency of hazardous
cargo o Presence of passenger trains o Presence of school children on their way to school o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification
as a primary emergency response route o Proximity to sensitive land uses (e.g. residential, hospital, school, library) o Number of nearby residential units Closure of Redundant or Unnecessary
Crossings o Presence and frequency of hazardous cargo o Presence of passenger trains o Presence of school children on their way to school o Conflicts with certain types of vehicles (ambulance,
fire truck, etc.) and frequency o Classification as a primary emergency response route o Number of proximate rail crossings on that rail line o Description of corridor strategy (if any)

/I ) f j I ; I i ! .. i ,1 Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Spring 2003 Public Meetings North central Texas Council of Govnmment9 Tl1iIIIsportat.!on Dep:utment Ckmn,
􀁾􀁵􀁉􀁥􀁴:0_.WllJdde hams, "hattMllZlltion 􀁤􀁉􀁖􀁬􀁣􀁵􀀬􀁾􀀧􀀢Impnl'1l!llTl'''''''' Reliability «III ghde ,ljNI!'8fk", _ ott-saatyltell11bllltj 1mNIMtl<rlomb... Railroad Crossing Reliability
Partnership Program Number of Railroad Crpssings: In the oro Region 2,050 fleeentlyimproved 138 Identified byHeTCOG fw pmentiallmprovement 149 Updated data received by NCTCOG 119 Requested
additions 10 HeTCOG's list of 151 349 Total eligible for Improvement In this program 490 Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Respondents: Cltie&; Addison Flower Mound Haltom
City Mesquite Arlington Fort Worth Has" Plano Benbrook Garland Irving Richardson Danas Grnnd Prairie Lewisville Rowlett Others: BNSFRR Railroad Cantrol$ Limited DART Tarrant County NCTCOG
TxOOT (both districts) Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Rell8bllfty Crfterift: 􀁾􀀠Thre!lho!d Oilruia Weekday Tmffk: Count 20,000 Of moroeor.J per day 􀁐􀁡􀁾􀁲Rail Rfdenlh!p
day on tho cOf'l'kklT S.ooo or more 􀁾ride", per Acclaent HIstory Two or mOte accidents port"" in a nw-ye.ar FrelghtTlOI!n Volumes Crossings with other sit&-specltk; (jooumlHltEKt mUabillty
constraints Inclutl1ng.1wt nollfmlted to: prosencB of luu:arcloos maletlals, /o«I.t!ons 'Jdlen: !ocolli:!rmtsant commonty bklcked bV $topped lrI'I.IM, .lOItIonal fHUlts .related 10 spur
tracks, proxlmlty to 􀁾􀁕􀁴􀁤􀀠􀁴􀁫􀁴􀁖􀁇􀁩􀁣􀁰􀁬􀁮􀁥􀁮􀁬􀁡􀁮􀁾schoot& Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Stage One: Stage Tl'lroo; 'O$1a ReIJlew Pt'oJOOI salrlCUon ,StagoTwo:
A. Staff eompUe'$ II cau fQr Pro/&ets A. SlJJffnJ'dew profflldnaty II$t of cfOS$lng$ ""lhl'Gl!abllity !lends 􀁆􀁾􀁨􀁬􀀮and c:onstmlntt., updtltco list safety back to' SUbe¢mmlttee partnel'G.:
reWaw andcamrnenl ---, B. Partners m\tlt'lw .. -H'{Expected:. on 100 list. Spring 2Q03} : c. Suriaca ; Tl'Ilrl$pOrtaIJoI'I _dl.Ktlo 􀁾􀁭􀁭􀁥􀁮􀀡􀀤􀀠9, Parlruus' I 􀁔􀁥􀁣􀁴􀁭􀁾􀁬􀀠HCTCOGbyS
........ Ii ' Com_ proJe<;t February 21) p.m.., Friday. -.proposalsfrom ftlellst. D. Heglonal 􀁔􀁾􀁬􀁬􀁯􀁮i c. Partner Input 15 I umtoCl'eale CoultOn ; 􀀸􀁮􀁵􀁾􀀡􀀡􀁳􀁴􀀮􀀠appro'IU pl'OjeCtsL.(OngQ1n
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The Texas Priority Index Formula: PI ",VXSl'lxTx(SxO.lO)xPf xALlS xO.Ol where: v= average daily traffic -number of vehicles per day 8Vf = average daily school bus traffic -a factor weighted
according to the range of school bus traffic reported as follows: • 0 buses = 1.00 • 1 -3 buses =1.20 • 4 -10 buses =1.60 • 11 + buses = 2.0 T = number of trains in a 24-hour period
8 =speed -maximum speed of the trains Pf= protection factor -a factor weighted according to the type of existing traffic control device as follows: • gates =0.10 • cantilever flashers
=0.15 • mast flashers = 0.70 • crossbuck, other = 1.00 A = number of auto-train involved crashes in the last five years to the 1.15 power (when A = 0 orA = 1, then A = 1) EXAMPLE COMPUTATION:
V=5000v.p.d. 8Vf = 1.6 (6 school buses/day) T =12 trains/day 8 x 0.10 =6.0 (8 =60 mph) Pf=0.70 (mast flashers) A = 2.22 (2 crashes in last five years to the 1.15 power) PI = 5000 (1.6)
(12) (6.0) (0.70) (2.22) (0.01) PI= 8,951 All locations with more than one track where main line and switching movements occur over the same crossing and at different speeds, a priority
index is calculated for both the main line traffic and switching traffic, then added together to equal the total priority index for the crossing. TRF-RR 11120/1999 
Nebraska Department of Roads (NOOR) Eliminated Exposure Rating used for Grade-Separation Projects Vehicles Per Day X Trains Per Day (Do not include traffic diverted to nearby roads as
determined by an engineering study) Minimum score of 75,000 Source: Ellis Tompkins, NDOR 
Foon 10]050wp '·91 􀀱􀀸􀀬􀁾􀀠Iowa Department of Transportation "'-Policies and Procedures Manual Federal-Aid Section 130 RaUroadlHigbway Safety Program Respoosible OmCC(5) R!:!afcd Policies
& Procedures PQIic:yNo. 500.09 Office of Rail Transportation 300.13 8-6-76/11-15-01 Neil Volmer Authority: Director of the Modal Division in accordance with Iowa Code subsections 307.26(5),
307.26(6) and 761 lAC Chapter 812. Contents: This policy establishes the funding guidelines and procedures for implementing the FederalAid Section 130 RailroadlHighway Safety Program.
Affected Offices: District Offices; Offices ofFinance, Program Management, Rail Transportation and Traffic and Safety. Who to Contact for Policy Questions: Office of Rail Transportation,
515-239-1549. Definitions: Active Warning Devices (signals) -Train-activated devices warning motorists of the presence ofan approaching train and limited to flashing lights, flashing
lights on cantilevers, flashing lights with gate arms, or a combination. Exposure (EXP) --A value established for comparison purposes for a crossing utilizing the following: 1) highway
traffic, 2) train traffic, 3) angle ofcrossing, 4) train speed, and 5) number ofrail lines. EXP data is available from the Office ofRail Transportation. Highway Authority -The governmental
unit having jurisdiction of the publie highway or street at the crossing. Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing (crossing) -The at-grade intersection ofa public highway, street or alley with
one or more railroad tracks. Highway-Railroad Grade CrOSSing Accident/Incident Report -Report submitted by railroads to the Federal Railroad Administration, with a copy to the Office
of Rail Transportation, providing specific accident information when a track vehicle collides with a highway user at a crossing. A copy of the current form is available from the Office
of Rail Transportation. Line Segment -A continuous line oftrack between two established points which is identified as a unit by the Office ofRail Transportation, Line Segment Review
-An on-site evaluation requested by the railroad ofall at-grade crossings on a specific line segment. Railroads or highway authorities may participate in the line segment review. The
Office ofRail Transportation will provide administrative assistance when requested by railroads, as available resources permit. Predicted Accidents (PA) -A value established for comparison
purposes for a crossing using factors such as: I) highway traffic, 2) train traffic, 3) number ofmain tracks, 4) number ofthrough trains per day, 5) whether the highway is paved, 6)
maximum time table speed and 7) number of highway lanes, adjusted by the number ofaccidents at the crossing within the past five years. P A data is available from the Office ofRail Transportation.
Railroad -The entity responsible for the operation and maintenance of the rail line at a crossing. Ion 
RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSING FORM CROSSING NO DMSION COUNTY CITY ROUTE ACCIDENTS 110 YEARS MILEEQSI RRNAME PROJECI IN THE Ile? SCHEDULED ill EEY PROGRAMLD. (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO Circle type
of rail traffic that applies: High Speed Corridor Passenger Freight Nannal Daily Train Moves = 􀁾__;Day (6am-6pm)= __; Night (6pm-6am)= __ Maximum Daily Train Moves = __ (Include an explanation if necessary.) Maximum Train Speed = __mph. Is train speed variable? (Circle) Yes No Nonnal
Passenger Train Speed = 􀁾Nanna! Freight Train Speed = Numher of Tracks = __Thru; __Switching/Auxiliary Existing Invest. Index = __ Existing Preemption? (Circle) Yes No Existing Average
Daily Traffic (ADT) = __ Projected ADT Increase Per Year = __% School Bus Factor = Existing Warning Devices are (Circle): (a) Crossbucks (b) Flashers (c) Cantilevers (d) Flashers & Gates
(e) Cantilevers & Gates (f) STOP Signs (g) Diamond-Grade Material (h) Buckeye Crossbucks (h) Other __________ Is this railway track a candidate for future abandonment or is any significant
increase or decrease anticipated in train traffic at this location? Circle One: Yes No Unknown Comments: Source: North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division 
AGENDA Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program -Project Selection Process Forum Friday, June 20, 2003 10:00 a.m. Transportation Board Room (3'd Floor) North Central Texas Council
of Governments Meeting Purpose: To discuss possible methods for project selection in the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program. 10:00 -10:15 1. Welcome and Introduction Presenter:
Mike Sims, NCTCOG Item Summary: An overview of the Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program and the purpose of today's meeting will be provided. Background: The Regional Transportation
Council set aside $9.4 million in federal Surface Transportation Program (Metropolitan Mobility) funds to address reliability and safety concerns at railroad crossings throughout the
region. NCTCOG Staff is preparing to issue a Call For Projects to spend those funds. 10:15 -10:25 2. Project Selection Examples from Various States Presenter: Rachel Harshman, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Rachel will discuss examples of project selection criteria in various States that may provide some guidance to the Regional Transportation Council's project selection process.
Background: The meeting invitation included examples of project selection criteria from the States of Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, and North Carolina. 10:25 -10:40 3. Open Forum Discussion
Presenter: Mike Sims, NCTCOG Item Summary: Meeting attendees will be asked to provide comments and suggestions on the upcoming Call For Projects' selection process. Background: NCTCOG
staff has identified a preliminary set of data that could be used in the project selection process. Staff desires clarification from local partners regarding the types and extent of
data that is readily available for the Call For Projects, as well as relative weight to be applied to each factor. 
p/Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program June 20, 2003 North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Department -'-
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Potential Project Selection Factors Crossing Risk -Traffic count, freight rail volumes, ran passengers, accident history Crossing Technology
-Proposed level of crossing protection Traffic Solutions -Proposed improvements to access; crossing 􀁳􀁵􀁲􀁦􀁡􀁣􀁥􀁾􀀠site distance or geometries; pedestrian movements; emergency vehicle
routing and other community factors Corridor Strategies -Project improves auto or train traffic flow by addressing more than one crossing on roadway corridor or rail corridor through
􀁉􀁔􀁓􀁾􀀠noise abatement, lOr other corridor strateg les Partnership -Project uses non-governmental funds for "the local match and/or over matches the local share 
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program Potential Call for Project Basics Internet Application -Project sponsors will enter data onaline, print a completed application and
submit a signed copy prior to the deadline. Project Federal limit -Pre-determined maximum cost per crossing, could range from $200,000 to $1,000,000 in federal funds. Project Sponsorship
-Each entity can only apply for a limited amount of federal funding, perhaps 50% to 100% of funds available in each TxDOT District. Application Workshop -Should NCTCOG offer a project
application workshop during the call for projects? Application Window -Should there be a 60 day or 90 day (or other) window to submit projects? 
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