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Technical Reports
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and High-Speed Ground Transportation
Abstract: Contains extracts from the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and High-Speed Ground Transportation Symposium held on November 18, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana....
Reference Materials
Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Executive Report
Keywords: Midwest Regional Rail Iniitiative, Executive Report, strategic assessment, next generation
Abstract: The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative is an ongoing effort to develop an expanded and improved passenger rail system in the Midwest. The sponsors of the Midwest Regional Rail...
Reports to Congress
High-Speed Ground Transportation for America: CFS Report To Congress
Keywords: CFS Report To Congress, High Speed Ground Transporation, Commercial Feasibility Study
Abstract: CFS Report To Congress - September 1997 This commercial feasibility study (CFS) report examines the economics of bringing high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) to well-...
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems - Human Factors Phase II: Design and Evaluation of Decision Aids for Control of High-Seed Trains: Experiments and Model
Keywords: Human factors, transportation, high-speed trains, safety, human performance, workload, situation awareness, decision aids, displays, human-in-the-loop simulation, model-in-the-loop simulation
Abstract: Although the speed of some guided ground transportation systems continues to increase, the reaction time and the sensory and information processing capacities of railroad...
Reports to Congress
High-Speed Ground Transportation for America
Abstract: High-speed ground transportation (HSGT) - a family of technologies ranging from upgraded existing railroads to magnetically levitated vehicles - is a passenger transportation...