START: A SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION APPLYING RENDEZVOUS TECHNOLOGY

START IS A SIDE-BY-SIDE RENDEZVOUS TECHNIQUE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTION AND TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS IN A RAIL-GUIDED INTERCITY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. IN OPERATION, A NONSTOP EXPRESS TRAIN PROVIDES SERVICE BETWEEN CITIES, WHILE FREQUENT-STOP LOCAL TRAINS ARE USED TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF METROPOLITAN AREAS. LOCAL TRAINS LINK WITH EXPRESS TRAINS THROUGH A SIDE-BY-SIDE RENDEZVOUS ON PARALLEL TRACKS, AND TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS AND CARGO TAKES PLACE WHILE BOTH TRAINS ARE IN MOTION. THE START CONCEPT OFFERS THE ADVANTAGE THAT PASSENGERS AND CARGO CAN BE TRANSFERRED AT MANY POINTS ALONG AN INTERCITY EXPRESS ROUTE WITHOUT SLOWING THE INTERCITY SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol Vt-18, PP 12-16
• Authors:
  • Klein, P I
• Publication Date: 1969-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9545
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intercity transportation; Passengers; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Transfers
• Old TRIS Terms: Transferring
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225776
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM