THE TECHNOLOGY OF RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE. PASSENGER SERVICE EVALUATION. TECHNICAL REPORT 3

This report provides a basic description of the technology associated with rail passenger service. The report represents a state-of-the-art overview based entirely on secondary references; it is not a detailed engineering study. Due to the importance of the track over which the trains operate, the first section of this report addresses certain track considerations. The second section of the report provides a description of the equipment used in intercity rail passenger service. This information will provide data that will assist in subsequent analyses of alternative courses of action that the State of Texas might pursue in considering rail passenger service.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Authors:
  • Stout, R B
  • Christiansen, D L
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 68 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Industry structure; Intercity transportation; Maintenance of way; Passenger cars; Passenger service; Passenger trains; Railroad tracks; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Improved passenger trains; Passenger car design; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174044
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Texas A&M University, College Station
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1978 12:00AM