NORTHEAST CORRIDOR HIGH SPEED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. TASK 9: TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE/RIGHT OF WAY SYSTEMS. VOLUME I

This report presents the results of a study performed to define the combination of vehicle and right-of-way characteristics which best meets objectives for upgrading passenger service on the Northeast Corridor. The specific goals of this rail system are 2-1/2 hours travel time between Washington, D.C. and New York City with five stops, and 3 hours travel time between New York City and Boston with five stops. Consideration of technical, economic and intangible factors leads to the conclusions that certain right-of-way improvements should be implemented and that multiple unit electric (MU) cars should be used. Volume One discusses high speed technology, power concepts, vehicle design, kinematics, safety, comfort, train performance, and some mathematical formulations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-242 445 and Volume 2, PB-245 222.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bechtel Incorporated

  Gaithersburg, MD  United States 

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Northeast Corridor Project Office, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lawson, K L
  • PRAUSE, R H
  • Gillespie, C W
  • Wujek, J H
  • Arnlund, R
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 225 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Cost effectiveness; Dynamic braking; Electric power; Electrical systems; High speed track; Human factors engineering; Improvements; Kinematics; Land; Mathematical models; Multiple unit cars; Passenger comfort; Passenger service; Performance evaluations; Propulsion; Railroad bridges; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Railroad tunnels; Rapid transit; Regional planning; Ride quality; Safety; Strategic planning; Structural design; Time; Train operations; Train track dynamics; Transportation operations; Travel
• Identifier Terms: Metroliner (Express train)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track design; Transportation management
• Geographic Terms: Massachusetts; New York (State); Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States; Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit railways; Train performance
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093294
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., FRA/ONECD-75/9-Vol-1
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-40027
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 3 1976 12:00AM