ITS National Associations Working GroupPartnership composed of national associations of state and local officials and transportation service providers with a common interest in understanding the concepts, practices and applications of ITS. http://www.nawgits.com |
Monorail SocietyAll-volunteer organization founded to foster more awareness and promote this uniquely safe method of transit: not just for theme parks and zoos. Descriptions, diagrams, technical papers, news, videos, history, comparisons, costs, links. http://www.monorails.org |
Las Vegas MonorailOriginally opened in 1995, this system will be expanded to 6km in 2004. http://www.lvmonorail.com |
Access ITSInformation clearinghouse maintained by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. http://www.itsa.org |
Intelligent Transportation SystemsIndependent group focusing on all aspects of intelligent transportation systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.its.dot.gov |
Capsule PipelinesContains a definition, history, views, and sources. Covers aspects of tube transportation, pneumatic tube systems, telegram conveying, and pneumatic despatch. http://www.capsu.org |
Institute of Transportation EngineersMulti-modal scientific and practical transportation organization for traffic engineers, planners, and others involved with surface transport. http://www.ite.org |
Tokyo MonorailJapan`s first urban monorail, operating since 1964, 16.9km, 10 stations. http://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp |
SwedeTrack System ABMakes FlyWay automated beamcarried traffic, of Sweden. Medium and large, collective, suspended vehicles, lower to the ground to avoid any need to build stations. Many descriptions, images, links. English, Svenska. http://www.swedetrack.com |
The Institution of Highways andIHT aims to provide a forum for the exchange of technical information and views on highways and transport policy; to make roads safer for the travelling public; and to encourage training and development to meet today`s requirements. http://www.iht.org |
Kuala Lumpur MonorailOperating since 2003, 8.6km, 11 stations. http://www.monorail.com.my |
SkyTranPersonal rapid transit that may go 100 mph and should cost less than roads or traditional fixed guideway rail systems. http://www.skytran.net |
PreditFrench national program in land transport research and innovation. Information about strategic program efforts to improve performance relative to energy, noise, pollution and environment. http://www.predit.prd.fr |
Rural ITSRural ITS project information and virtual ITS library. http://www.ruralits.org |
French Compound LocomotivesInformation on the work of the man internationally called "The genius of steam", French engineer Andre Chapelon, designer of the most efficient steam locomotives ever built. Includes pictures and technical drawings. http://www.chapelon.net |
Tama MonorailOperating just outside Tokyo since 1997, 16km, 19 stations. http://www.tama-monorail.co.jp |
Osaka MonorailOsaka`s monorail operating since 1990, 23.8km, 16 stations. http://www.osaka-monorail.co.jp |
Moscow MonorailOpening in 2003 with 5km and 5 stations. http://www.monorail.ru |
Innovative Transportation TechnologiesBy Jerry Schneider. Classified descriptions, diagrams, over 40 transport technologies: planned, operating; electric and not; manual, automated; 1-/2-mode; freight/people movers (PRT); top mount, suspended; mono-/bi-rails, automated highways; fora, http://faculty.washington.edu/~jbs/itrans |
Historic Seattle MonorailSeattle`s original monorail, built in 1962 for the World`s Fair, still operating daily on its one-mile track. http://www.seattlemonorail.com |
Pennsylvania Transportation InstituteThe Pennsylvania Transportation Institute is an interdisciplinary research unit at Penn State with focus on pavements, materials and construction; transportation operations; transportation structures; and vehicle systems and safety. http://www.pti.psu.edu |