AT LAST, LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS WITHOUT OVERHEAD WIRES
Since the introduction of electricity that brought with it overhead wires, people have protested against those wires, whether they are for electricity, telephone, cable TV or streetcar/light rail use. There has been a renewed interest in recent years in improving the quality of life in the urban environment. While improvement programs have eliminated garish billboards and signs and have placed many wires underground, the elimination of overhead wires has been problematic for light rail systems for technical reasons. This paper examines the latest 'wireless' system developments worldwide, with a special emphasis to the INNORAIL ground level switched contact system and hybrid vehicles that utilize a blended combination of power sources, usually carried on board the vehicle.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Transportation Association
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Authors:
- Swanson, J D
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Conference:
- 2003 Rail Transit Conference Proceedings
- Location: San Jose, California
- Date: 2003-6-8 to 2003-6-12
- Publication Date: 2003
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 14p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Hybrid vehicles; Light rail transit; Wireless communication systems
- Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00960849
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 1931594082
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 1 2003 12:00AM