POWER, SIGNAL, AND ROLLING STOCK RAPID TRANSIT CAR EQUIPMENT

This paper provides maps showing the areas and routes presently served and those to be extended in the future by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; historical background of the Authority, the present and proposed traction power facilities; the present and proposed signal facilities; and the present and proposed electrical equipment on rapid transit cars. The MBTA presently operates 102 route miles of Tunnel, Subway, Elevated, and Surface Grade Rapid Transit Train (R.T.L.) Service, and has under construction and scheduled plans for an additional 82 route miles of Modern Type R.T.L. Train Service, mostly at Surface Grade and in existing railroad rights-of-way.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • O'Neil, J A
  • Smith, E H
  • Walsh, R F
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Multiple unit trains; Passenger cars; Railroad electrification; Rapid transit; Signaling
• Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054358
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institution of Electrical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: #50 Conf Pub
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1976 12:00AM