1st Edition
High Speed Rail in the US Super Trains for the Millennium
Edited By Thomas Lynch
Copyright 1998
180 Pages
by
CRC Press
180 Pages
by
CRC Press
180 Pages
by
CRC Press
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An original approach for dealing with High Speed Rail (HSR) transportation development in the United States, this book serves as a blueprint for such development by providing an in-depth evaluation of the different systems and their inherent linkage to other transportation modes, their potential costs, financing options, system benefits, the current level of use and success of HSR and Maglev... Read more
1. High Speed Ground Transport: Overview of the Technologies 2. Implementing High Speed Rail in Europe with Local Government and the Private Sector Cooperation 3. The State-of-the-Art Practice in High Speed Rail Ridership Forecasting a Review of Recent Modeling Methodology 4. Comparison of European and American Public Transportation Financing Policies 5. Corridor and Land-Use Planning Considerations 6. Noise/Vibration and Electric and Magnetic Fields of High Speed Rail/Maglev Systems
Biography
Thomas Lynch
