Transportation Systems

Text: Introduction to Transportation Systems by Joseph M. Sussman

Sussman, Joseph. Introduction to Transportation Systems . Norwood, MA: Artech House Publishers, 2000. ISBN: 1580531415.

As students of transportation, we would expect you will read every word of this text at least once. How the chapters in the text are keyed to the lectures is noted below. As this text grew out of the teaching of this subject, it supports and supplements the lectures.

Sussman, Joseph. Perspectives on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) . New York, NY: Springer, 2005. ISBN: 0387232575.

Introduction to Transportation Systems. Chapters 1-11.

Sussman, Joseph M. “Educating the ‘New Transportation Professional.’” ITS Quarterly (Summer 1995): 3-10.

TRB Executive Committee. “Critical Issues in Transportation 2002.” TR News 217 (November-December 2001): 4-11.

Introduction to Transportation Systems. Chapters 12-20.

Martland, Carl D. “Rail Freight Service Productivity from the Manager’s Perspective.” Transportation Research 26A, no. 6 (1992): 457-469.

Sussman, Joseph M. “Transportation’s Rich History and Challenging Future–Moving Goods.” Transportation Research Circular 461 (August 1996): 13-19.

Introduction to Transportation Systems. Chapters 21-30.

Hoel, Lester A. “Historical Overview of U.S. Passenger Transportation.” Transportation Research Circular 461 (August 1996): 7-11.

Thompson, Louis S. “High Speed Rail in the United States–Why Isn’t There More?” Japan Railway and Transport Review 3 (October 1994): 32-39.

“To Travel Hopefully: A Survey of Commuting.” The Economist, Special Section (September 5, 1998): 1-18.

Sussman, Joseph M. “Transitions in the World of Transportation.” Transportation Quarterly 56, no. 1 (Winter 2002). Eno Transportation Foundation, Washington, DC, 2002.