This report describes and assesses the Tunnel Train System at Houston Intercontinental Airport; it was installed in 1972 as a replacement of an earlier battery-powered tug system. It provides a good example of the problems associated with fitting an AGT system into an existing environment. Information and data were collected by the authors through surveys of technical literature; formal site visits; interviews with operators, management, and engineering personnel; and a visit to the system manufacturer. In the proposed extension of the terminal, the airport will have to decide whether to upgrade or extend the tunnel train or to install a new system. In terms of current demand, the system serves its purpose adequately.
Assessment of the Tunnel Train System at Houston Intercontinental Airport
1977
98 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Airports , Passenger transportation , Vehicles , Automatic control , Systems analysis , Services , Economic analysis , Underground facilities , Comfort , Texas , Personal rapid transit , Airport surface transportation , Tunnel train system , Houston Intercontinental Airport , Automatic transportation systems
Houston Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas
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