Mass transit characteristics are presented, followed by outline of Transit Expressway, Mass Transportation Project conducted at South Park, Allegheny County, Pa; description of Westinghouse Transit Expressway and explanation of its operation under automatic train control are given; evaluation of Transit Expressway test results relating to human factors is presented; interior and wayside noises, vehicle interior structural borne vibrations, heating and air-conditioning, interior lighting, safety, and passenger compliance are treated.
Evaluation of automated mass transit system (Westinghouse Transit Expressway, Skybus)
ASME -- Paper
ASME Winter Annual Meeting WA/BHF-8 ; 1967 Pennsylvania
1967
19 pages
Conference paper
English
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