HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION. DOCUMENTATION OF PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

The report documents work completed under Phase 3 of a project to construct a high speed ground rapid transit access facility between Los Angeles International Airport and the San Fernando Valley. Service in this corridor will be provided by tracked air-cushion vehicles running on a special guideway. Phase 3 of the project included preliminary engineering studies and continued development of the route and structures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Nov 70, PB-197 962.
• Corporate Authors:

  Kaiser Engineers-DMJM

  3250 Wilshire Boulevard
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90010
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 175 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access roads; Accessibility; Air cushion vehicles; Airports; Geological surveying; Guideways; High speed ground transportation; Landside capacity; Passenger transportation; Programming (Planning); Public transit; Routing; Seismicity; Soils; Structures; Surveys; Tracked air cushion vehicles
• Identifier Terms: Los Angeles International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental design
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: San fernando valley; Seismic surveys
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039876
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 72-1-RE Engry Doc
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-312
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 9 1973 12:00AM