HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES STUDY

A comprehensive analysis is provided of the economic, technological, and institutional factors involved in implementing Improved Passenger Train service and High Speed Tracked Levitated Vehicle Systems in the United States. The study concludes that the potential benefits and markets are sufficient to warrant Federal activity in Research and Development for both. Of special note is the evaluation of system viability and benefits under future situations involving serious petroleum fuel shortages. (Author)

• Record URL:
  https://www.fra.dot.gov/static/elib/1973_HIGH%20SPEED%20GROUND%20TRANSPORTATION%20ALTERNATIVES%20STUD.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L17514#p1_z25_gD_lRT_y1973
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• Corporate Authors:

  Office of Systems Analysis and Information

  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC    20590
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 303 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Benefit cost analysis; Construction; Financing; Forecasting; High speed rail; Intelligent transportation systems; Labor market; Land use; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Management; Market research; Passenger transportation; Railroads; Rapid transit; Research; Revenues; Tracked air cushion vehicles; Tracked vehicles
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Aspi; Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047569
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1982 12:00AM