Research Article
Feb 1974
Houston Airport's Low Cost People-Mover
Authors: Hal K. Puckett and James C. WilliamsonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 100, Issue 1
Abstract
A description is given of the new automatic electric powered transportation system linking the two airport terminals and hotel. It replaces a first-generation, battery powered system which has been in operation since the airport was completed in 1969. Six trains, 36 passengers each, operate continuously on a 6,000-ft (1,830-m) loop, providing service at each of eight stations every 3 min. Cost, including new station gate sets and graphics, was less than $1,000,000. Overall airport traffic circulation, including the role of the train system, is considered. A description is made of major components: vehicles, suspension, guidance, propulsion, braking, switching, station gates, power distribution, and controls. Figures are presented to illustrate the text.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 100 • Issue 1 • February 1974
Pages: 255 - 262
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1974
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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Hal K. Puckett
Sr. Vice. Pres., Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., and Member of Exec. Committee of Engrs. of Southwest (ESW), Houston, Tex.
James C. Williamson
Asst. Div. Chf., Mech. Div., Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., Houston, Tex.
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