The rail passenger systems of the US are described in terms of selected physical, operating, and economic characteristics, and relates services rendered to energy usage and costs. Rail passenger transportation exists in 4 distinct forms: intercity railroads, suburban railroads, heavy-rail transit, and light-rail transit. Each form varies in technical equipment, design of facilities, operating practices, size of systems. Specific data for the national rail passenger network and the Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco regions and the Washington Metropolitan area transit authority are presented. (ERA citation 05:026059)


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    Titel :

    Energy Study of Rail Passenger Transportation. Volume 2. Description of Operating Systems. Final Report


    Beteiligte:
    C. Henderson (Autor:in) / H. T. Ellis (Autor:in) / J. P. Wilhelm (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1979


    Format / Umfang :

    171 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch