MASS TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 1967 WORLD EXHIBITION

An automated, 3-1/4-mile, steel wheel on steel rail rapid transit system, designed and built to serve visitors to the 1967 World Exhibition in Montreal, is described. Each of the eight trains consists of six 75-ft-long lightweight, Airconditioned cars. The double track line has five stations and a complete maintenance and yard facility. System capacity is 30,000 passengers per hr in each direction. An unusual method of supporting the continuous welded rail to dampen vibrations is described. The problem of attenuating noise is considered, and among the methods implemented are an acoustic fence and viscoelastic compound applied to car wheels.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Heffernan, J J
• Publication Date: 1967-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 97-117
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  • Volume: 93
  • Issue Number: UP4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9488
  • EISSN: 1943-5444
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jupddm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Damping (Engineering); Light vehicles; Noise; Noise control; Public transit; Rapid transit; Transportation; Welded rail; Wheels
• Geographic Terms: Montreal (Canada)
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic fence; Acoustic fences/rapid transit systems; Noise attenuation; Rapid transit systems/acoustic fences; Rapid transit systems/wheel damping; Wheel damping; Wheel damping/rapid transit systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00008821
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper 5638 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 22 1973 12:00AM