Investing Today for a Brighter Tomorrow. Proceedings of the 2006 Rail Conference

The proceedings of the 2006 Rail Conference, Investing Today for a Brighter Tomorrow, was held on June 11-14, 2006 in New York City, New York. The conference topics included systems thinking, safety and security, planning, construction and contracting, facilities design and standard development, risk assessment, intercity passenger rail, communications systems, fare collection, streetcars, signal systems, traction power, and crashworthiness. The CD-ROM conference proceedings contains 82 papers; however not all of the papers were presented at the conference.

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  American Public Transportation Association

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  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Conference:
  • Investing Today for a Brighter Tomorrow. The 2006 Rail Conference
  • Date: 2006-6-11 to 2006-6-14
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Illustrations; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Construction; Contracting; Crashworthiness; Design standards; Fare collection; Intercity passenger cars; Intercity transportation; Intermodal facilities; Risk assessment; Safety and security; Signals; Streetcars; Technology; Training; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intercity passenger rail
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Education and Training; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01033617
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594236
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2006 10:37AM