| Title | Tube Transportation |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 54444 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Vance, Lawrence; Mattson, Philip |
| Source | 72p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Advanced Research |
| Publisher | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 19940200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, with the support of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is examining the technical and economic feasibility of tube transportation as an alternative to increasing capacity for long-haul trucking on the Nation's highways. Tube transportation is a class of transportation systems in which close fitting capsules or trains of capsules move through tube between terminals. Pneumatics is a consideration in such systems even if they are not pneumatically powered. All historic systems were pneumatically powered and often referred to a s pneumatic capsule pipelines. Recently it has been proposed that such systems might be more productive if powered by another means; use of linear induction motors is one recommendation. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38072 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38072 |
| TRT Terms | Capsule pipelines; Freight service; Feasibility analysis; Economic analysis; Pneumatics |
| General Subjects | Tube transportation; Public transit; Subway system |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1698768 |
| Contract Number | HW495 |
| Report Number | RSPA/VNTSC-SS-HW495-01 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/54000/54400/54444/Tube_Transportation.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |