TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Chapter 1
Transportation engineering-the application of scientific principles to the planning,
design., operationand management of transportation system.
Transportation System Compnents
1. Physical Facilities- including streets, roads,
2. Fleets- vehicles, vessels, aircraft
3. Operating bases and facilities- maintenance facilities and office space
4. Organizations Facility oriented organizations- involved in planning, designing,
constructing
Operating organizations- also known as carriers- concerned with
operating fleets
5. Operating Strategies- vehicle routing, scheduling, and traffic control
Physical Civil Engineering- ce activity related to the provision of physical facilities
System engineering- ce activity related to planning and operation of the
transportation system
Modes of Transportation
1. Highways- used to tuck lines and bus lines
2. Urban transit- traditional mass transit modes, such as buses,
Commuters- persons making work tips
Choice riders
Captive riders- those without access to automobiles
3. Air- includes airlines, airfreight carriers, general aviation
4. Rail private railroads
5. Water- consists coastwise ocean shipping and barge lines operating on inland
waterways
6. Pipelines- carry crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas.
7. Other modes: cable and belt system
USDOT- Unites states Department of Transportation
FHWA- Federal Highway Administration
FTA- Federal Transportation Administration
FRA- Federal Railway Administartion
FAA- Federal Aviation Administration
MPO- Metropolitan panning organizations
Types
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of system
User charges-fares and tolls
General fund revenuesPrivate investment
Cross- subsidization-revenues collected from users of one type of transpo
system