PROGRESS ON THE RAILS

Each year ASME's Rail Transportation Division puts together a report on the state of the art of railway engineering in countries all over the world. The art appears to be moving toward speed, style, and function. From the passenger train to the locomotive, speeds are projected beyond the level of 120 to 150 mph. As the saying goes, "speed is of the essence." As shown in this report, it was a banner year for passenger trains. Presented are excerpts from the two-part report.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article is based on the 1971-1972 report of the Survey Committee of the ASME Rail Transportation Division.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-30
• Serial:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-6501

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel locomotives; Electric locomotives; High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems; Passenger cars; Rapid transit; Tracked air cushion vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044265
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Mechanical Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1982 12:00AM