Las Vegas Monorail Innovations
The new Monorail system in Las Vegas includes the application of a number of technical innovations. The foremost among them is the implementation of communication based train control. Fully composite car body construction, hydraulic vehicle suspension, automated fare collection, are also some of the additional innovative system elements constructed as part of this Design Build Operate Maintain (DBOM) project.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
1020 East 47th Street
New York, NY United States 10017-2398 -
Authors:
- Snyder, Tedd L
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Conference:
- Automated People Movers 2005. Moving to the Mainstream. 10th International Conference on Automated People Movers
- Location: Orlando FL, United States
- Date: 2005-5-1 to 2005-5-4
- Publication Date: 2005
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: CD-ROM
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 11p
- Monograph Title: Automated People Movers 2005: Moving to the Mainstream
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic fare collection; Design build; Hydraulics; Innovation; Monorail transportation; Positive train control; Public transit; Transit operating agencies
- Uncontrolled Terms: Operation and maintenance
- Geographic Terms: Las Vegas (Nevada)
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01029378
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0784407665
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 21 2006 2:34PM