AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL IN RAIL RAPID TRANSIT
The history of train control technology has seen extensive, but not complete, replacement of the human operator by machines. The increasing reliance on automation, both on existing transit systems and those under development, raises several basic issues about this application of technology. Questions about the safety, operational advantages, cost effectiveness and institutional factors associated with automation were raised by the Transportation Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations in conjunction with federally supported rail rapid transit projects. This report deals with the degree of automation which is technically feasible, economically justifiable, or otherwise appropriate for rail rapid transit. Divergent opinions are included and, where the subject matter is controversial, an attempt has been made to present a balanced treatment.
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Corporate Authors:
United States Congress
Office of Technology Assessment
Washington, DC United States 20510 - Publication Date: 1976-5
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 238 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic train control; Automatic train operation; Automatic train protection; Automation; Benefit cost analysis; Fail safe systems; Financing; Government funding; Human factors; Legislation; Policy; Public transit; Rapid transit; Safety; Traffic signal control systems
- Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Signal systems; Train protection
- Subject Areas: Finance; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00139938
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: United States Congress
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 26 1982 12:00AM