Objective: To develop a handbook for selecting and managing intrusion detection and documentation systems in the transportation environment. This will include estimated costs for implementing and maintaining systems, including training and calibration requirements; estimated costs for upgrading existing systems at representative sites (e.g. rail yard, tunnel, bridge); and highlighting tradeoffs and decision points met at the policy level and how they play out in the procurement venue. Sample performance specifications will be prepared for intrusion detection and documentation systems for a variety of transportation installations (e.g., abandoned subway tunnel, active tunnel with low clearances, rail yard, bus tunnel).

Status: Completed. The Revised Final Report was received in March 2003. It was published in September 2003 as TCRP Report 86, Public Transportation Security Volume 4, "Intrusion Detection for Public Transportation Facilities Handbook." The report addresses transit agencies' needs for evaluating and upgrading the intrusion detection systems applicable to the spectrum of their facilities (including tunnels, bridges, buildings, power stations, transfer stations, rail yards, bus yards, and parking lots) and their transit vehicles (such as buses, trains, support vehicles, and special-purpose vehicles). The Handbook provides guidance on assessing system needs; developing system designs; and estimating system costs, benefits, and risks.