Downtown People Mover (DPM) Winterization Test Demonstration: Westinghouse

Details

• Creators:
  Boehmer, L. S. ; Holbrook, A. P.
• Corporate Creators:
  Westinghouse Electric Corporation ; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technology Development and Deployment
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cold weather
  • Deicers (Equipment)
  • Frost damage
  • Heating equipment
  • Operations
  • People movers
  • Rapid transit
  • Snow and ice control
  • Snow removal
  • Starting (Driving)
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTA-MA-06-0081-81-2;DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-51
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527001
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  The Westinghouse Downtown People Mover (DPM) Winterization Test Demonstration (WTD) Final Report covers the 1978-79 and 1979-80 winter periods. Tests were performed at the Westinghouse Transportation Division (WTD) test track located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The tests performed and covered in this document fall into 3 general categories: (1) system start-up at low temperatures; (2) system operational tests in snow; and (3) system operational tests with ice. The objective of the program was to demonstrate that fully automated and simple DPM systems can be a reliable urban transit alternative in severe cold climates.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1583
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11351/dot_11351_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.83 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:acbea2215c349357285a1c73240d83068836601a64ef7ec90003a525ab659e82