HSR
Abstract (Summary)
High-speed trains, or supertrains, are trains that run at least 150 mph. Supertrains come in 2 basic types: the high-speed steel-wheel train and the magnetic levitation train or maglev. Because of the resounding success not only in technical areas, but in profitability of high-speed rail systems in other parts of the world, it is just a matter of time before the US begins implementing these systems. The advantages of high-speed rail include: 1. efficiency, 2. reduction of US dependence on foreign oil, 3. easing highway and air gridlock, 4. use of existing rights of way, 5. safety, 6. environmental concerns, and 7. economic development. In November 1991, proponents of supertrains received a boost when Congress included $800 million for research and development for high-speed trains in the Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Efforts are underway in Congress to put high-speed train systems on an equal footing with other modes of transportation.
Peterson, Tom. (1992, October). High-Speed Rail. The American City & County, 107(11), 56. Retrieved March 23, 2012, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 941713).
High-speed trains, or supertrains, are trains that run at least 150 mph. Supertrains come in 2 basic types: the high-speed steel-wheel train and the magnetic levitation train or maglev. Because of the resounding success not only in technical areas, but in profitability of high-speed rail systems in other parts of the world, it is just a matter of time before the US begins implementing these systems. The advantages of high-speed rail include: 1. efficiency, 2. reduction of US dependence on foreign oil, 3. easing highway and air gridlock, 4. use of existing rights of way, 5. safety, 6. environmental concerns, and 7. economic development. In November 1991, proponents of supertrains received a boost when Congress included $800 million for research and development for high-speed trains in the Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Efforts are underway in Congress to put high-speed train systems on an equal footing with other modes of transportation.
Peterson, Tom. (1992, October). High-Speed Rail. The American City & County, 107(11), 56. Retrieved March 23, 2012, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 941713).
