Fifteen-Oh-One to Sixteen-Thirty: Technical and Managerial Lessons from One Experience in Introducing New Technology to Improve Urban Mass Transportation
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1972-11-01
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Abstract:Acquiring 130 new, double-desk, self-propelled, electrically operated commuter rail cars numbered 1501 to 1630 is part of a five-year effort to improve service on the suburban lines in the South Chicago area operated by the Illinois Central Railroad. The introduction of the cars and other improvements represent one instance of attempts to upgrade service in an existing system. In the course of this effort, experience has been acquired that can be useful both to systems that are being altered, and to totally new systems yet to be designed and developed. This report deals with lessons learned and the insights or new ideas that emerged which may be useful for: (1) the further development of this particular system; (2) the conception, design, and development of similar systems elsewhere; (3) stimulation of designers and related systems; and (4) the practices of managers and planners responsible for improving urban mass transit services.
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