Rail Passenger Service, Electrification, and Training

摘要

The 7 papers in the report deal with the following areas: engineering options for the northeast corridor; high-speed passenger train safety; electrification of the tumbler ridge branch line in British Columbia, Canada: computerized interactive videodisc railroad-worker training in Houston, Texas; comparison of freeway and railroad rights-of-way for high-speed trains in the Texas triangle; analysis of urban rail-service alternatives; and, comparative evaluation of technologies for high-speed ground transport.