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)


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    Title :

    Urban gravity-vacuum transit system


    Additional title:

    ASCE Transp Eng J


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :