• DocumentCode
    1459871
  • Title

    Trends in rapid-transit car design

  • Author

    Bingham, Col. S. H.

  • Author_Institution
    Board of Transportation, New York, N. Y.
  • Volume
    72
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1953
  • fDate
    4/1/1953 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    352
  • Lastpage
    355
  • Abstract
    After pointing out that railroads should handle their commuter business on a rapid-transit basis, the ideal transit car is described. The qualifications are maximum safety, low initial cost, low operating and maintenance costs, operating characteristics allowing easy and economical maintenance of high schedule speeds, attractiveness, and comfort for the passengers. Suggestions are made about conditions requiring the electrical engineer´s special attention.
  • Keywords
    Business; Cities and towns; Heating; Maintenance engineering; Materials; Rails; Safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1953.6438614
  • Filename
    6438614
    • Link To Document
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