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Title: TRANSIT FUEL SUPPLY DURING OIL DISRUPTIONS: COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY
Accession Number: 00389980
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The following questions are addressed in this paper: (1) How has decontrol affected the ability of public transportation to operate in an emergency situation; (2) How are transit systems dealing with decontrol; and (3) What options are available to resolve transit fuel supply problems raised by decontrol. The discussion concentrates on diesel fuel supply, which represents 98 percent of transit bus fuel consumption, as well as the source of power for some of the nation's commuter rail systems.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appeared in TRB Special Report 203, Proceedings of the Conference on Energy Contingency Planning in Urban Areas. Conference was conducted by TRB and sponsored by UMTA, April 6-9, 1983, Houston, Texas. 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 Accession #: 00389983
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Bloch, Arnold JPagination: pp 85-89
Publication Date: 1983
Conference:
Conference on Energy Contingency Planning in Urban Areas
Location:
Houston Texas, United States Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM
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