THE HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1965. 4TH REPORT

Coupled with the Northeast Corridor Transportation Project, the high speed program was sought to: determine transportation demand in a most heavily populated and industrialized intercity corridor region; analyze engineering systems alternatives for meeting that demand; demonstrate traveller response to selected transportation improvements; and undertake research and development in fields of entirely new systems as well as stimulating that in existing systems. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Rept. no. 3, PB-185 702.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Pagination: 159p* p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Bibliographies; Cost engineering; Demonstration projects; Electric drives; Freight transportation; Guideways; High speed ground transportation; Legislation; Management; Monorail transportation; Passenger transportation; Planning; Railroad tracks; Rapid transit; Suspended structures; Transportation; Tubing; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Northeast Corridor Improvement Project
• Geographic Terms: Northeast Corridor; Northeastern United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Demonstration programs; Management planning; Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039211
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 24 1972 12:00AM