RAIL TRANSIT 1982: A POLITICAL AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGE

Two major challenges confronting the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority are identified as (1) improving the communication and decision-making processes for a complex coalition of governments, a transit board and transit management, and (2) promoting ridership. Operating and maintaining the complex rail/bus network is complicated further by the simultaneous rail construction which will make that system grow from the present 40 to over 70 miles in the next three years. Described are the automated information system for passengers, computerized scheduling, an energy-management program, standardization of maintenance practices and inventories, centralized control and monitoring of Metrorail, and (in a separate box) the WMATA procedures for measuring rail wear and transposing rail.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Page, R S
• Publication Date: 1982-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-32
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Line extensions (Rail transit); Maintenance of way; Management; Management information systems; Passenger information systems; Railroad rails; Rapid transit; Ridership; Scheduling; Wear
• Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Old TRIS Terms: Computer assisted scheduling systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367841
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM