ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS FOR UNDERGROUND RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS. VOLUME II: SUPPORTING STUDIES. A. OPERATIONAL ASPECTS

The objective of the study was to determine if construction costs and operating energy requirements of future high-performance underground rapid rail systems can be decreased while maintaining or improving service. This part A of Volume II contains the basic information that was generated on the operational aspects of various alternative system designs: studies by JPL on performance and energy requirements; comments by the London Underground on the alternative approaches, as well as discussions on their related experiences.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB81-180143, Volume 2B, PB81-180168, and Volume 2C, PB81-180176. Portions of this document are not fully legible.
• Corporate Authors:

  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA  United States  91103

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dayman, B J
  • Heft, R C
  • KURTZ, D W
  • Macie, T W
  • Stallkamp, J A
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Computer programs; Construction; Costs; Design; Drag; Energy conservation; Gravity; Operating costs; Rapid transit; Structural design; Subways; Technological innovations; Technology assessment; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Design criteria; Tunnel design
• Old TRIS Terms: Gravity augmentation; Rapid transit railways; Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Energy; Environment; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00337148
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-51-520-77-3-VOL-2AFinal Rpt., UMTA-CA-06-0144-77-3
• Contract Numbers: DOT-AS-60019
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 9 1982 12:00AM