ACCELERATING WALKWAY SYSTEM: HOBOKEN RAIL TERMINAL DEMONSTRATION. SITE ENGINEERING REPORT

The Accelerating Walkway System (AWS) demonstration program was designed to test the feasibility of operating such a system in an urban setting. Based on an initial feasibility study, the New Jersey Transit commuter railroad station at Hoboken was selected as the demonstration site, located specifically at the connection between the New Jersey Transit commuter rail station and the east end of the mezzanine level of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson station. The demonstration was designed to provide information about the mechanical performance of the system under actual operating conditions, monitor passenger usage, and evaluate public acceptance of the system. Completed phases of the program include feasibility studies; AWS design and development, including preliminary site investigation and site engineering studies; and the award of a contract for the manufacture of the system. A series of equipment and user tests initiated in March 1983 is also nearing completion. This report describes the program of site engineering work that was planned by the Port Authority's Engineering Department in preparation for the installation and operation of the TRAX walkway system, including the excavation, equipment, fundation design, installation, and site restoration plans, as well as related cost, scheduling, and specifications data. During the preparation of this report, the proposed Hoboken demonstration was cancelled. However, the authors point out that this report is written assuming that the demonstration site was still being planned. Even though testing at Hoboken is no longer being planned, the detailed information contained in this report should be useful to operators that may be considering application of AWS technology.

• Corporate Authors:

  Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10003-1604

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • MORRISON, A
  • Hobbins, G
  • Paratore, J
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 109 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Moving sidewalks; Rail transit facilities; Walkways
• Identifier Terms: Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389751
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0126-83-2
• Contract Numbers: IT-06-0126
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM