A STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVED RAIL ADVANCED VEHICLE SERVICE: HIGHWAY ANALYSIS
Intercity travel in four corridors is analyzed to facilitate the development of a viable rail alternative to alleviate current problems in intercity travel. The specific corridors studied are Chicago-St. Louis, Chicago-Minneapolis-St. Paul, Seattle-Portland, and New York-Miami. The report analyzes competition of rail service by private automobiles. The study includes a review of historic travel trends, a determination of the magnitudes of person travel by auto between selected city pairs in the four travel corridors, a study of the attributes of travel which influence modal choice decisions, and a data base for estimating potential diversion of travelers to improved rail service in each of the major corridors.
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Corporate Authors:
Smith (Wilbur) and Associates
4500 Jackson Avenue
Columbia, SC United States 29203Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1973-9
Media Info
- Pagination: 250 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Attitudes; Automobiles; Costs; Questionnaires; Railroad transportation; Statistics; Surveys; Traffic surveys; Urban transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00091565
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-20004
- Files: NTIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM