Comparison of high-speed rail and maglev systems

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 276-281

  Najafi, Fazil T ^a,c   Nassar, Fadi Emil ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Keith and Schnars PA   (United States)

^c ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; RAIL TRANSPORT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; JAPAN; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030318835     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1996)122:4(276)     Document Type: Review

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