BART PROTOTYPE CAR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-VOLUME 1, PROGRAM SYNOPSIS

THIS REPORT TRACES THE BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT RAPID TRANSIT VEHICLE PROGRAM THROUGH THE PLANNING PHASE, DESIGN PHASE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPE TEST PHASE. THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENHANCE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF RAIL RAPID TRANSPORTATION TO THE URBAN TRAVELER BY PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE, RELIABLE AND SAFE CAR INCORPORATING THE LATEST ENGINEERING CONCEPTS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES DESIGN JUSTIFICATIONS, TESTING HIGHLIGHTS, AND REASONS FOR MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES RESULTING FROM THE PROTOTYPE TEST PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION. THIS REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME 1, PROGRAM SYNOPSIS, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMPLETE PROGRAM AND IS DIRECTED TOWARD FEDERAL, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RAIL TRANSIT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. VOLUME 2, PROGRAM DETAILS, PROVIDES THE DETAILED TECHNICAL MATERIAL FOR ENGINEERING PERSONNEL. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • GRANT CA-06-0032 UMTA-CA-06-0032-73-1
• Corporate Authors:

  Rohr Industries

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• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 90 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Commuters; Design; Planning; Railroad cars; Rapid transit; Testing; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223953
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Summary
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 26 1974 12:00AM