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A Review of Rail Research Relevant to the Case for Increased Rail Investment. [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of rail transport research which has a bearing on the case of increased rail investment. The paper focuses on research which has been conducted on the demand for rail travel, both passenger and freight ...
Fowkes, A.S. +4 more
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Rail surface defect data enhancement method based on improved ACGAN
Rail surface defects present a significant safety concern in railway operations. However, the scarcity of data poses challenges for employing deep learning in defect detection.
He Zhendong +4 more
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Choices on public transit options are choices about a city's future. Will there be congestion? Will there be high levels of air and noise pollution? Will transport be affordable? Will services be available to all?
Fjellstrom, Karl, Wright, Lloyd
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Light rail transit (LRT) systems are vital aspects of the worldwide endeavor to achieve transport sustainability and have been essential in enhancing the economies of urban areas.
Ahmad Nazrul Hakimi Ibrahim +4 more
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Who Does Light Rail Serve? Examining Gendered Mobilities and Light-Rail Transit in Montreal, Canada
Investment in light-rail transit (LRT) has been one of the main strategies of large metropolitan areas in the last decade to tackle environmental, economic, and social issues. In Montreal, Canada, a C$7 billion LRT system is currently under construction and is expected to significantly affect mobility patterns across the metropolitan region.
Julian Villafuerte-Diaz +3 more
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Why public transit can be good for business, even in the auto-oriented Sunbelt [PDF]
Rail transport is expensive for cities to build and maintain, but many cities have gotten around this by building light rail systems in recent decades. In new research, Kevin Credit examines how businesses are affected by new light rail transit systems ...
Credit, Kevin
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To ensure the safety of urban rail transit operations and uncover the transmission dynamics of risk sources, a key risk chain mining method for urban rail transit operation is proposed.
Gan Shi +4 more
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Ppp In Light Rail Transit Systems In Spain
{"references": ["Litman, T. (2007). Evaluating rail transit benefits: A comment,\nTransport Policy, 14, 94-97.", "Bruijn, H. and Veeneman, W. (2009). Decision-making for light rail,\nTransport Research Part A, 43, 349-359.", "Babalik-Sutcliffe, E. (2002). Urban rail systems: analysis of the factors\nbehind success, Transport Reviews, 22(4), 415-447.", "
Carpintero Lopez, Samuel, Barcham, R.
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Increasing Use of Public Transit [PDF]
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) provides bus and rail service to Erie and Niagara Counties. In Erie County, this metro service is delivered via 38 interwoven bus routes and one light rail line.
King, Lynn
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Private Sector Participation in Light Rail/Light Metro Transit Initiatives [PDF]
This book aims to help governments and public authorities to establish effective light rail-light metro transit (LRMT) systems, and focuses on use of Public-Private Participation (PPP) arrangements. Rather than identify a single approach, authors present options and discuss practical issues related to preparing and implementing new LRMT PPP schemes ...
Cledan Mandri-Perrott, Iain Menzies
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