Using existing highway right-of-way for high-speed passenger trains : a comprehensive evaluation

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dc.contributor.advisorWalton, C. Michaelen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMachemehl, Randy B.en
dc.creatorLarsen, Katherine Anne, 1976-en
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-21T20:10:17Zen
dc.date.available2010-12-21T20:10:17Zen
dc.date.available2010-12-21T20:10:30Zen
dc.date.issued2010-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2010en
dc.date.updated2010-12-21T20:10:30Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThe implementation of high-speed passenger trains (HST) within existing highway right-of-way (ROW) offers a solution for regions with a demand for the capacity and service offered by HST but lacking the support for sharing freight rail ROW or acquiring new ROW corridors. The states of Florida, Colorado, California and Nevada propose to use highway ROW for their HST projects to increase the capacity of the corridor, prevent or minimize impacts and prevent disruption of freight rail operations. Despite the constraints of using existing highway ROW, such as speed-limiting degrees of curvature and safety concerns, solutions and mitigation measures exist. The purpose of this thesis is to present the HST projects in the United States proposing use of highway ROW, the potential benefits and engineering issues to consider and the feasibility of using the existing I-35 ROW in Texas for HST.en
dc.description.departmentCivil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-2011en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectHigh-speed passenger trainsen
dc.subjectHigh-speed passenger railen
dc.subjectMagnetic levitation trainsen
dc.subjectHighway right-of-wayen
dc.titleUsing existing highway right-of-way for high-speed passenger trains : a comprehensive evaluationen
dc.type.genrethesisen
thesis.degree.departmentCivil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineeringen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Engineeringen

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