$10 Million is allocated to
build a test track for evaluating a variety of configurations to determine the
optimal in: Propulsion- Linear Induction Motor and Electric Motor:
Power Pick Up - Bus Bar and Induction with Batteries
Automation- Switching, merging, headway, and docking
Guideway - Steel, concrete, lengths, ramps, adjustments
| 1 YEAR BUDGET Engineering
$1,000,000 Construction $4,000,000 Vehicles $1,000,000 Automation $2,000,000 Stations $ 500,000 Admin/Overhead $ 500,000 Working Capital $1,000,000 |
The
Research Agenda Details of the test track program to learn which configurations are the most cost effective. |
transit,personal rapid transit,public transit,mass
transit,PRT,transportation,urban transit,alternative transit,monorail ,new
urbanism,APM,elevated,infrastructure ,ridership ,pedestrian
village,transportation train guideway driverless transport elevated