ALTERNATIVES TO AIR: A FEASIBLE CONCEPT FOR THE TORONTO-OTTAWA-MONTREAL CORRIDOR. VOLUME FOUR SUMMARY

An evaluation of the economic feasibility of high-speed guided ground passenger systems over selected routings linking Toronto, Ottawa, Mirabel and Montreal (CIGGT Report No. 80-4) is summarized. Three candidate ground systems -- a 450 km/h magnetically-levitated (Maglev) system, a 260 km/h electrified high-speed railway (HSR) operating on a dedicated double track in a new right-of-way, and a 200 km/h diesel-electric intermediate-speed railway (ISR) operating on partial double track in a combination of new and existing rights-of-way -- together with the air mode -- conventional (CTOL) and short take-off and landing (STOL) -- are examined under different economic-activity and petroleum-availability assumptions. Schedules of full cost recovery ticket-cost equivalents are developed as the basis for evaluation. The results indicate that a high-speed ground system serving this corridor would enjoy a substantial (and growing) advantage over the air mode under the study assumptions.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report summarizes 1,002 page, three-volume set, available from CIGGT or the Transportation Development Centre (TDC) as Report No. 80-4/TP 2667.
• Corporate Authors:

  Queen's University, Ontario

  Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport
  Kingston, Ontario  Canada  K7L 3N6
• Authors:
  • Lake, R W
  • Boon, C J
  • English, G W
  • SCHWIER, C
  • Fitzpatrick, C
  • Bunting, P M
  • Eastham, A R
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Cost recovery; Diesel electric locomotives; Economic conditions; Economic impacts; Electric railroads; Feasibility analysis; High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; Magnetic levitation; STOL aircraft; Transportation corridors; Urban growth; V/STOL aircraft
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Urban corridors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621718
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0 88911 224 X
• Report/Paper Numbers: CIGGT Rept No. 80-11, TC Rept No. TP 2827
• Contract Numbers: 4248
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1992 12:00AM