Automatic Train Control in Rail Rapid Transit

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A report prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) covering the topic of of "the degree of automation which is technically feasible, economically justifiable, or otherwise appropriate for rail rapid transit" (p. viii).

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xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. May 1976.

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A report prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) covering the topic of of "the degree of automation which is technically feasible, economically justifiable, or otherwise appropriate for rail rapid transit" (p. viii).

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xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Original is missing pages vi, 10, 14, 16, 44, 75, 76, 132, 134, 158, 160, 174, 176, 190, 206, 230, 236.

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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. Automatic Train Control in Rail Rapid Transit, report, May 1976; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39358/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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