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1
Mar
1973
Technical Reports
Guideline Specification for Urban Rail Cars
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Guideline Specification, Rapid Transit Car Specification, Commuter Car Specification
Abstract: This document is the guideline specification to be used as the standard form for the preparation of detail procurement specifications for the design, construction and test of...
Report Number
IT-06-0027-1
Office
RDI-22
1
Feb
1973
Reports to Congress
Administration of Metroliner and Turbo-Train Projects
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Metroliner, Turbo Train
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (Agency) sponsors demonstrations to deteremine whether high-speed ground transportation can improve intercity transportation. During fiscal...
1
Jan
1973
Technical Reports
High Speed Ground Transportation Alternatives Study
Subject
Passenger Rail,
Social & Economic Impacts
Keywords: Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle, Improved Passenger Train, Magnetic Levitation, Intercity Corridors
Abstract: A comprehensive analysis is provided of the economic, technological, and institutional factors involved in implementing Improved Passenger Train service and High Speed Tracked...
1
Oct
1972
Technical Reports
Light Rail Transit Systems: a Definition and Evalution
Subject
Intercity Passenger Rail Investment ,
Passenger Rail,
Evaluation
Keywords: Light Rail, Public Transportation, Urban Rail
Abstract: Rail transit represents a family of modes ranging from light rail to regional rapid transit systems, and it can be utilized in a number of different cities and types of...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-310-1
Office
RRD
1
May
1970
Technical Reports
Tracked Air Cushion Vehicle Systems
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Air Cushion Vehicles, Cost Estimates, Northeast Corridor
Abstract: The tracked air cushion vehicle is one of several advanced ground transportation systems being studied by TRW Systems Group for the Department of Transportation as a possible...
Report Number
FRA-RT-71-59
Office
RDI-22