ANALYSIS OF THE LOCATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE TERMINAL INTERFACE SYSTEM

The report summarizes the findings of the first phase of a projected two-phase study of transportation terminal site-selection and design. The study was conducted for the Office of High Speed Ground Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The research described in this report focuses on the 'interface' between intra-city and inter-city passenger transportation modes; freight and goods transportation are considered only in so far as they influence the movement of passenger traffic. Similarly, the Phase I research program emphasized development of a methodological framework rather than empirical or theoretical analysis. The tone of the findings discussed here, therefore, tends to be methodological rather than substantive. They focus heavily on questions of problem definition and analytical format, rather than on the generation of immediate, substantive results. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supersedes Volume 1, PB-188 209, Volume 2, PB-188 210, and Volume 3, PB-188 385.
• Corporate Authors:

  Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company

  One Boston Place
  Boston, MA  United States  02108
• Authors:
  • Worrall, R D
  • Bruggeman, J M
• Publication Date: 1969-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 463 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Bus terminals; City planning; Design; Freight transportation; Intermodal terminals; Landside capacity; Location; Mathematical models; Operations; Passenger service; Railroad stations; Railroad terminals; Railroads; Rapid transit; Structural design; Transportation; Urban areas; Urban transportation; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Terminal design; Terminal facilities
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00061326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-9-0030
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1974 12:00AM