HIGH SPEED RAIL PLANNING POLICY AND ENGINEERING VOLUME I

High Speed Rail Planning Policy and Engineering looks at the question of where a highspeed passenger rail line would be most productive and how it could be profitable It investigates the political issues confronting highspeed rail funding and location This first volume looks at recent achievements in highspeed rail including record high speeds for trains operating with steel wheels on steel rail It also covers the history of highspeed rail operations particularly in the United States The book examines possible existing routes for development of highspeed rail systems how rightofway and terminals might be configured and the possibilities of track structure This volume also reviews operating parameters including the relationship between cost and speed the issue of security in all aspects as relates to highspeed rail and different types of highspeed rail systems are evaluated including true purposebuilt highspeed systems hybrid systems and what are called blended systems