HOW TO CONVERT RAILROADS FOR RAPID TRANSIT

This article first presents the characteristics of rapid transit operation as distinguished from general and commuter railroad operation, then discusses some of the problems of headways, braking distances, and signal aspects required for mixed operation of rapid transit trains and railroad trains. The conclusion is that while it is not impossible to mix the operation of rapid transit services with railroad operations, the result could not be a good operation. An informative and still appropriate article even if it is more than a decade old.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1962-8-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-22
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Braking performance; Headways; Rapid transit; Signaling
• Old TRIS Terms: Braking systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050391
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1974 12:00AM