01495201

Monograph

This issue contains 10 papers regarding transit. Specific topics addressed include: accelerated transit operations; a railroad workforce planning model; disruption recovery in passenger railways; seating and standing behavior on subway cars in New York City; automatic data for applied railway management; performance measurement of subway service; and improving the use of existing railway lines in Alicante, Spain. The issue also addresses: light rail transit in Madrid, Spain; urban streetcar ridership; and the impact of crowding on streetcar dwell time.

English

114p

2013

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309263450

Print

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Crowds; Dwell time; Performance measurement; Rail transit; Rapid transit cars; Seats; Service disruption; Streetcars; Subways; Transit personnel; Transit riders; Workforce

Alicante (Spain); Madrid (Spain); New York (New York)

Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Oct 7 2013 3:05PM

• Automatic Data for Applied Railway Management: Case Study on the London Overground
• Disruption Recovery in Passenger Railways: International Survey
• Factors That Influence Urban Streetcar Ridership in the United States
• Impact of Crowding on Streetcar Dwell Time
• Light Rail in Alicante, Spain: Improving the Use of Existing Railway Lines
• Light Rail Transit Experience in Madrid, Spain: Effects on Population Settlement and Land Use
• Measurement of Subway Service Performance at New York City Transit: Case Study with Automated Train Supervision Track-Occupancy Data
• Metro–North Railroad Workforce Planning Model: Trade-Offs Between Straight Time, Overtime, and Lost Revenue
• Observed Customer Seating and Standing Behavior and Seat Preferences on Board Subway Cars in New York City
• The Directness Factor: Facilitating the Examination of Accelerated Transit Operations