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Title:

Examining Long-Distance Express Buses in Conjunction with Intercity Passenger Rail in Texas

Accession Number:

01372667

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

One of the mobility challenges facing Texas and other high-population states in the coming years is the rising travel demand along major intercity travel corridors. Texas, like many other states, is looking at the role increased passenger rail service may play in absorbing some of the travel demand from crowded highway and air travel corridors in the coming years. In the meantime, intercity bus services have a long history of serving many communities along many of Texas major corridors. Generally, an industry that has experienced declining service levels over the past several decades, new services like BoltBus, Megabus, and others have proven the bus has a role in serving intercity passenger travel demands. This paper explores three intercity passenger rail scenarios in Texas and how intercity bus services can work in conjunction with the rail operations.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP055 Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-2656

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Warner, Jeffery
Higgins, Laura
Morgan, Curtis
Dunham, Philip

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Identifier Terms:

Amtrak

Geographic Terms:

Texas

Subject Areas:

Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-2656

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:11PM