U.S. Passenger Rail Technologies

NTIS order #PB84-182609

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Full Report ~2048K
Front Matter ~45K
Table of Contents ~6K
Overview ~14K

Chapters
1: SUMMARY ~104K
2: HIGH-SPEED RAIL TECHNOLOGIES AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE ~571K
3: FACTORS AFFECTING THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS ~321K
4: SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS ~101K
5: U.S. PASSENGER RAIL HISTORY AND CURRENT CORRIDOR ACTIVITY ~347K
6: MAGNETIC LEVITATION: STATUS AND OUTLOOK ~249K
7: U.S. PASSENGER RAILCAR MANUFACTURING ~350K
Appendix: ACRONYMS ~8K
Index ~57K