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Item Amtrak and its Texas Operations(Texas A&M University System Texas Transportation Institute, 1976-08) Christiansen, Dennis L.; Grady, Douglas S.This report is divided into three independent sections. The first sections presents a description of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. The second section describes opportunities for and experience with state subsidization of Amtrak service. The final section presents a description of existing rail passenger service in Texas.Item Considerations Influencing the Feasibility of Commuter Rail Service(Texas A&M University Texas Transportation Institute, 1977-01) Fitzgerald, A. V.; Grady, Douglas S.; Christiansen, Dennis L.Previous reports have evaluated the problems and potential associated with intercity rail passenger service in Texas. This report addresses the feasibility of commuter rail operations designed to serve workday urban travel demands. This report does not provide a detailed evaluation of the potential for commuter rail service in any specific corridor; rather, it provides an overview of issues and problems that should be realized in evaluating the desirability of a commuter rail operation in any corridor. This report is divided into five sections. The first section describes the travel problems that exist which create an interest in the commuter rail alternative. The second section presents operating considerations that would be associated with a commuter rail system in Texas. Following this, preliminary estimate of the market for commuter service in illustrative travel corridors is provided. The fourth section indentifies the general magnitude of revenue and cost that might be generated by a commuter rail system. Finally, a synopsis of the major findings is presented.Item Evaluation of Intercity Travel in Major Texas Corridors(Texas A&M University Texas Transportation Institute, 1976-11) Christiansen, Dennis L.; Stout, Robert B.; Fitzgerald, A. V.The Governor of Texas and the State Legislature have given the Texas Transportation Institute the responsibility for conducting a Texas rail system evaluation. A significant portion of the study addresses the possible need for increased rail passenger service in Texas. A series of reports are to be prepared as a part of the rail passenger study. This report, identifying those intercity travel corridors that warrant additional study and evaluating existing and projected travel in the corridors, is the fourth in this series of technical reports. Other reports published to date are listed below. 1. The History of Rail Passenger Service in Texas, 1820-1970; 2. Amtrak and Its Texas Operations; 3. The Technology of Rail Passenger Service.Item Rail Passenger Service in Texas: Summary Report(Texas Transportation Institute Texas A&M University, 1977-03) Christiansen, Dennis L.The Governor of Texas and the State Legislature assigned the responsibility for performing a state rail evaluation to the Texas Transportation Institute. A significant portion of the study addressed the possible need for increased rail passenger service, both intercity and commuter. The following six technical reports were prepared to document the findings of the rail passenger study. 1. The History of Rail Passenger Service in Texas, 1820-1970; 2. Amtrak and Its Texas Operations; 3. The Technology of Rail Passenger Service; 4. An Evaluation of Intercity Travel in Major Texas Corridors; 5. An Evaluation of the Need for Intercity Rail Passenger Service in Texas; 6. Considerations Influencing the Feasibility of Commuter Rail Service. This summary report presents the major findings and recommendations developed in those six technical reports. It is presented in three sections: the first session discusses the intercity rail passenger study; the major findings from the commuter rail study are documented in the second section; the third section presents the study recommendations.