New Departures : Rethinking Rail Passenger Policy in the Twenty-First Century.

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North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks. New Departures closely examines the options for improving intercity passenger trains' capacity to move N...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perl, Anthony
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Temas:
Railroads > United States > Passenger traffic.
High speed trains > Government policy > United States.
Transportation, Automotive > United States.
Lobbying > United States.
Railroads > Canada > Passenger traffic.
High speed trains > Government policy > Canada.
Transportation, Automotive > Canada.
Lobbying > Canada.
Transports ferroviaires > États-Unis > Trafic voyageurs.
Trains à grande vitesse > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Transports routiers > États-Unis.
Lobbying > États-Unis.
Transports ferroviaires > Canada > Trafic voyageurs.
Trains à grande vitesse > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Transports routiers > Canada.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > General.
High speed trains > Government policy.
Lobbying.
Railroads > Passenger traffic.
Transportation, Automotive.
Canada.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks. New Departures closely examines the options for improving intercity passenger trains' capacity to move North Americans where they want to go. While Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada face intense pressure to transform themselves into successful commercial enterprises, Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy changes lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high-speed rail passenger innovations. Perl go.
Notas:5.4. How Amtrak s CEO Became the First Casualty of the Struggle for Self-Sufficiency.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (362 pages)
ISBN:9780813156613
0813156610

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