Screen LibraryEmerging challenges and opportunities of high speed rail development on business and society /
"This book is a reference source on the promising aspects of high speed railway transportation to supplement road travel, highlighting empirical research, implementations plans, and future opportunities"--
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Engineering Science Reference, An Imprint of IGI Global,
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| Publisher Address: | Hershey, PA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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A volume in the Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering (ACIE) Book Series
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| Summary: |
"This book is a reference source on the promising aspects of high speed railway transportation to supplement road travel, highlighting empirical research, implementations plans, and future opportunities"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxviii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-279) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781522501022 (hardcover) : |
| Index Number: | HE2741 |
| CLC: | F537.12 |
| Call Number: | F537.12/E534 |
| Contents: | Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- California high-speed rail : a transformative investment in California's future / Jeff Morales, California High Speed Rail Authority, USA -- California's "fast-track" to high-speed rail : the early challenges and ultimate success of the California high-speed rail project / od Diridon, Mineta Transportation Institute, USA, Ben Tripousis, Mineta Transportation Institute, USA -- Comparing the size of the market in potential high speed rail corridors of the Midwest : a gravity model approach / Dr. Joseph P Schwieterman, DePaul University, USA -- Benefits forgone : the cost of not building higher performing passenger rail / Eric C Peterson, Transportation Policy Consultant, USA -- Emerging challenges and opportunities for U.S. high-speed rail development / Francis P Banko, Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA, Jackson H Xue, Parsons Brinckerhoff, USA -- Safety of domestic high speed passenger rail operations : safety is good business / Stephen Charles Laffey, DuPage Railroad Safety Council, USA -- Exploring the airline-high speed rail collaboration model : efficient service and mutual benefits / Peggy Daniels Lee, Indiana University -- Kelley School of Business, USA, George J VandeWerken, Providence Bank & Trust, USA, Raj Selladurai, Indiana University Northwest, USA -- Blended approach : efficient track structure for high speed rail / Rick Harnish, Midwest High Speed Rail Association, USA -- High speed rail in Canada : feasibility studies, influential factors and international comparisons / Jaydeep Balakrishnan, University of Calgary, Canada, Tianyuan Zhu, Haskayne, University of Calgary, Canada, Peter Wallis, University of Calgary, Canada -- High speed rail : study, report, current, and future considerations / Raj Selladurai, Indiana University Northwest, USA, George J VandeWerken, Providence Bank & Trust, USA -- Progress through partnerships : Northeast Indiana passenger rail association / Dorothy E Hagan, City of Fort Wayne, USA -- Are we there yet? : perspectives of a pioneer visionary / Dennis Hodges, Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance, USA -- High speed rail : suggestions for case studies, research questions, and projects / Raj Selladurai, Indiana University Northwest, USA, George J VandeWerken, Providence Bank & Trust, USA -- Compilation of references -- About the contributors -- Index. |