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Title: OVERVIEW OF LIGHT-RAIL TRAIN CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Accession Number: 00749880
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The various modes of operation of current U.S. light-rail transit (LRT) systems, the limitations of conventional train control technologies, and the capabilities and basic components of more advanced and emerging technologies are described. The operational constraints experienced by some LRT operators as well as the progress in applications of advanced control and communication technologies are also discussed.
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Monograph Accession #: 00749870
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Ospina, DZhao, FShen, L DPagination: p. 103-113
Publication Date: 1997
Conference:
Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit: Building on Success--Learning from Experience
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland ISBN: 0309061520
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
(8)
; Tables
(5)
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jun 3 1998 12:00AM
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