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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The European style auto service would not be appropriate for the United States. Most people do not understand that the entire continent of Europe is about the same size as our state of Texas. The distances traveled by the public...
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My name is Lori Mueller and I am a recruiter looking for traction power engineers in the rail/rapid transit industry, contact me 877-841-3452.
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MechEng would do well to access the TCRP website at www.tcrponline.com and download TCRP Report 71 Vol 3 "Exothermic Welding of Heavy Electrical Cables to Rail - Applicability of AREMA Track Recommended Practices to Transt Agencies". Many agencies/owners have ceased using thermit welded cable...
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Harvey, The engineering concerns about Maglev energy usage for lift have been asked and answered already, with Maglev still the cheapest transit mode per passenger mile. Yes, the construction costs are greater, but given the very low maintenance costs of maglev versus the very high costs of maintenance...
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Does anybody have suggestions for where to look for information on new technologies for light duty rail? It seems like some of the rail systems being suggested, most notably PRTs, would operate at far lower PSIs and would need far less massive rights of way than are provided by conventional embedded...