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Title:

PROJECT 21: A PRACTICAL NEW INTERMEDIATE-CAPACITY RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM (ABRIDGMENT)

Accession Number:

00348003

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/030903258X

Abstract:

Project 21 is a rail transit system that incorporates most of the features of classical rail rapid transit but is optimized for elevated placement and for intermediate-capacity applications. An overview of the system is presented. The novelty of the system is concentrated in the slender guideway, car suspension, and a practical branch for two-way traffic. All of these, and the associated third-rail power distribution, have been refined in recent years and are considered ready for construction of a prototype. Commercial service in a 55-mile/h regional network could start in five years. The potential benefits are widespread use, extraordinary safety and reliability, quick installation, very low capital cost, and moderately low operating cost. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Rail Transit Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Title:

Rail transit and terminals

Monograph Accession #:

01411626

Authors:

EDWARDS, L K

Pagination:

pp 1-4

Publication Date:

1981

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 817
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16

ISBN:

030903258X

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (11) ; Photos (4)

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 27 1982 12:00AM

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