AGT GUIDEWAY AND STATION TECHNOLOGY. VOLUME 2: WEATHER PROTECTION REVIEW

This report is one of a series of reports associated with the AGT Guideway and Station Technology Project. The objective of the project is to develop guideway, station, and weather protection concepts which will reduce the cost and implementation time associated with AGT systems. Only the review portion of the weather protection area is addressed in this report. The concept development, analysis, and testing portions are the subject of a separate volume. This report presents a review of the experiences of AGT systems under severe winter weather conditions as well as a review of the experiences of non-AGT transportation modes (railroads, airports, and highways). The review material herein is a result of a literature search and interviews with personnel at operating AGT systems and manufacturers. This report focuses on bottom-supported, rubber-tired vehicle AGT systems (the only type of AGT system currently operating in a winter environment). Specifically, this means that the survey of existing AGT weather-related operating experiences focuses on the Ford Fairlane system, the Boeing Morgantown system, the Westinghouse test tracks, the Vought Airtrans system, and the Bendix Metropolitan Toronto Zoo system. Three areas of winter weather impact on AGT systems are presented: traction, power collection, and switching. Conclusions derived from this review and recommended areas for further investigation for AGT application are described.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with ABAM Engineers, Inc., Tacoma, Wash.
• Corporate Authors:

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  165 West Wacker Drive
  Chicago, IL  United States  60601

  ABAM Engineers, Incorporated

  33301 Ninth Avenue, South
  Federal Way, WA  United States  98003-6395

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Stevens, R D
  • Nicarico, T J
  • McGean, T J
• Publication Date: 1978-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 146 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Automated guideway transit; Automatic control; Cold weather; Deicing; Ground vehicles; Guideways; Ice; Operations; Passenger terminals; Snow; Snow removal; Structural design; Tires; Traction; Transportation planning; Urban transportation; Vehicles
• Identifier Terms: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
• Geographic Terms: Morgantown (West Virginia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Guideway design; Mechanical guides; Passenger station design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176305
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-06-0152-79-1Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-70066
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM