NTL Record

Title Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Comparison of Magnetic and Electric Fields of Conventional and Advanced Electrified Transportation Systems
Record ID 49107
Personal Name
Creator
Dietrich, Fred M.; Ferro, William E.; Jacobs, William L.
Source 73p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Electric Research and Management, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publication Date 19930801
Language English
Abstract The safety of magnetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) passenger trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Plans for near future US applications include maglev projects (e.g. in Orlando, FL and Pittsburgh, PA) and high speed rail (the French Train, a Grande Vitesse (TGV) in the Texas Triangle). This report summarizes and compares the results of a survey of EMF characteristics for representative conventional railroad and transit and advanced high-speed systems including: the German TR-07 maglev system; the Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC) and North Jersey Transit (NJT) trains; the Washington, DC Metrorail (WMATA) and the Boston, MA (MBTA) transit systems; and the French TGV-A high speed rail system.
Rosap ID dot:10585
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10585
TRT Terms Electromagnetic fields; Intelligent transportation systems; Health hazards; Railroad electrification; Magnetic levitation; High speed ground transportation; Safety
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - High Speed Ground Transportation;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety
Geographical
Coverage
New Jersey; Washington (District of Columbia); Boston (Massachusetts); France; Germany
Report Number DOT-VNTSC-FRA-93-13; DOT-FRA-ORD-93-07
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49100/49107/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-93-13.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository