System size and cost structure of transit industry

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-215

  Karlaftis, Matthew G ^a   McCarthy, Patrick S ^b   Sinha, Kumares C ^c  

^a Hellenic Air Force   (Greece)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS;

RAPID TRANSIT;

METHODOLOGY; PLANNING METHOD; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 0033133887     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1999)125:3(208)     Document Type: Article

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