TRAIN CREW REDUCTION FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY OF RAIL TRANSIT

Since operating personnel in transit usually represent a substantial, sometimes dominant portion of its labor force, productivity of operating personnel is the major determinant of overall labor productivity in transit agencies. This study focuses on labor productivity in operations of rail transit systems. The focus is on rail systems since rail modes have a considerable potential to achieve an extremely high level of labor productivity through utilization of modern operating practices which have not yet been introduced in many cities.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB82-225863.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

  Department of Civil and Urban Engineering
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19104

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Vuchic, V R
  • Clarke, R
  • Fenton IV, M C
  • Lu, M
  • Potter Jr, T J
• Publication Date: 1982-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 92 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost engineering; Labor market; Labor unions; Operating costs; Personnel management; Productivity; Railroad commuter service; Rapid transit; Reduction (Chemistry); Train crews; Urban areas; Work rules
• Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit railways; Reduction; Train crew requirements
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365356
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-PA-11-0023-82-2Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UMTA-PA-11-0023
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM