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Title: NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE OF INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL
Accession Number: 00748171
Record Type: Monograph
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The purpose of the conference was to explore the major issues related to intercity passenger rail services as a component of a national transportation system, including policy, financial, economic, environmental, societal, intermodal, and regulatory issues, and also to examine related international experience. Discussion of these issues was intended to provide a broad perspective on existing and planned intercity passenger rail services for decision makers involved in providing, supporting, and regulating these services. To ensure representation of a variety of perspectives, approximately 170 invited, prominent professionals from industry, academia, and all levels of government participated in the conference. Although much of the discussion focused on the short-term funding issues critical to Amtrak's continued operation, the conference concluded with general recognition of the importance of rail passenger service in the United States. There was also recognition of the need for a research agenda to be developed and a commitment of sustained support of resources to implement the agenda to determine the longer-term role of intercity passenger rail as a mode of transportation, encompassing more specifically directed research in issues such as economics, institutional structure, financing and risk sharing, and relations with freight railroads. This Circular contains the conference presentations and a list of participants.
Supplemental Notes: 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.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 78 p.
Publication Date: 1998-3
Serial: Conference:
National Conference on Critical Issues for the Future of Intercity Passenger Rail
Location:
Washington, D.C. Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; References
TRT Terms:
Conferences; Decision making; Economics; Environmental impacts; Finance; Financing; Institutional issues; Intercity transportation; Intermodal transportation; Passenger transportation; Railroad transportation; Research; Risk management; Socioeconomic development; Transportation; Transportation policy
Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Society; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Apr 13 1998 12:00AM
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