MAKING TRACKS : CAN GPS LURE RIDERS TO THE RAILS?

This article describes how Global Positioning System (GPS) and radio transmitters are being linked to in-station monitors and displays in an effort to provide more accurate train arrival information for passengers. The experience by ScotRail in Scotland is described.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: July 1998
• Authors:
  • Campbell, John
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-26, 28
• Serial:
  • GPS world. Vol. 9, no. 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Global Positioning System; Railroad transportation
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00776590
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 1999 12:00AM