ALTERNATIVES TO AIR: A FEASIBLE CONCEPT FOR THE TORONTO-OTTAWA-MONTREAL CORRIDOR. VOLUME FOUR SUMMARY
An evaluation of the economic feasibility of high-speed guided ground passenger systems over selected routings linking Toronto, Ottawa, Mirabel and Montreal (CIGGT Report No. 80-4) is summarized. Three candidate ground systems -- a 450 km/h magnetically-levitated (Maglev) system, a 260 km/h electrified high-speed railway (HSR) operating on a dedicated double track in a new right-of-way, and a 200 km/h diesel-electric intermediate-speed railway (ISR) operating on partial double track in a combination of new and existing rights-of-way -- together with the air mode -- conventional (CTOL) and short take-off and landing (STOL) -- are examined under different economic-activity and petroleum-availability assumptions. Schedules of full cost recovery ticket-cost equivalents are developed as the basis for evaluation. The results indicate that a high-speed ground system serving this corridor would enjoy a substantial (and growing) advantage over the air mode under the study assumptions.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/088911224X
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Supplemental Notes:
- Report summarizes 1,002 page, three-volume set, available from CIGGT or the Transportation Development Centre (TDC) as Report No. 80-4/TP 2667.
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Corporate Authors:
Queen's University, Ontario
Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport
Kingston, Ontario Canada K7L 3N6 -
Authors:
- Lake, R W
- Boon, C J
- English, G W
- SCHWIER, C
- Fitzpatrick, C
- Bunting, P M
- Eastham, A R
- Publication Date: 1980-11
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 34 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air transportation; Cost recovery; Diesel electric locomotives; Economic conditions; Economic impacts; Electric railroads; Feasibility analysis; High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; Magnetic levitation; STOL aircraft; Transportation corridors; Urban growth; V/STOL aircraft
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- Old TRIS Terms: Urban corridors
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00621718
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0 88911 224 X
- Report/Paper Numbers: CIGGT Rept No. 80-11, TC Rept No. TP 2827
- Contract Numbers: 4248
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 30 1992 12:00AM