Gravity-Vacuum Transit (GVT) passenger transportation system which employs gravity and vacuum for propulsion, is described for urban applications; physical principles and system-engineered train configuration are described; possible system from San Francisco to Marin County; GVT tunnel-section and advantages of deep tunnels; details of tubes and tube suspension within tunnels; wheel-rail interface and train and station configurations are described; information concerning valves, pumps, turnaround and shop facilities, and profile characteristics. (26654)
Urban gravity-vacuum transit system
ASCE Transp Eng J
1969
30 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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