RAIL SHUTTLE SERVICE BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D. C. AND BALTIMORE, MARYLAND VIA FRIENDSHIP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AN ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR 1972
This is an economic feasibility study of a rail shuttle service between Penn Central Railroad (PCRR) Terminals in Washington and Baltimore making a single intermediate stop at Friendship International Airport (FIA). The time period of the study is 1972. Three rail transportation systems are considered. Budd Company RDC-2. United Aircraft Corporation Turbo Train, and a rail-bus car. All three transportation producing systems are found to be economically feasible if costs are lower than the 'high' estimate; for the systems to be feasible costs need not be as low as the 'low' estimate. Feasibility depends on load factor and headway (time between service). The rail-bus service is feasible at headways of 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes; the RDC-2 at headways of 30 minutes and 60 minutes; and the Turbo Train at headways of 60 minutes. (Author)
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Corporate Authors:
Economic Sciences Corporation
42261/2 River Road, NW
Washington, DC United States 20016 -
Authors:
- Eastman, S E
- Publication Date: 1969-3-31
Media Info
- Pagination: 55 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airport access; Passenger service
- Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00039150
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: ES1-0169
- Contract Numbers: DOT-3-0166
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM