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TRANSPORTATION 

Center For Urban Transportation Research
A project of the University of South Florida, the center provides a host of information on land use, transportation, and sustainability, including publications, newsletters, research projects, and other transportation resources.
 

DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) Transportation Site
Offers a large number of links related to transportation.

Northwestern University Library
One of the largest transportation libraries in the world, this site contains information on air, rail, highway, water and pipeline, as well as law enforcement and environmental impact assessments. 
 

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Transportation Technologies
Gateway to information on transportation and energy. Browse for information covering transportation technology, including  research and events,  technology showcases, success stories, and links.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Offers information on GIS services, aviation, bike and pedestrian plans, congestion management, and much more.
 

TUBE BASED TRANSPORTATION 

Inteli-Tube Pneumatic Transportation System -  a pneumatic tube based personal transport system.

Tubexpress - A proposal for a system to move pallet-load general freight at high speed between cities. Includes a summary, history, outline design, and consideration of economics, energy, safety, and maintenance.

International Freight Pipeline Society - Society for those interested in capsule, pneumatic, and slurry pipelines. Contains a member directory, publications, and news.

Flexitaxi - Describes a Russian proposal for a tube transit system.

4th International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids - CHoPS-4, to be held in Budapest. Includes introduction, publications, and exhibition information.

Characteristics of a Freight Pipeline Transportation System - A scoping paper by Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Covers linear electric propulsion, drag and stability.

Capsule Pipeline Research Center: NSF Background Paper - The United States' National Science Foundation's description of the project, with objectives and a technology summary.

CargoCap - Describes a system for conveyance of goods through pipelines in Bochum, Germany. Includes an introduction, background, and news.

Capsule Pipelines - Contains a definition, history, views, and sources. Covers aspects of tube transportation, pneumatic tube systems, telegram conveying, and pneumatic despatch.

Magplane Technology, Inc. - Includes a description and technical papers covering a linear synchronous motor based capsule pipeline.

Schiphol Underground Logistics System - Contains a description of a project to construct an automated underground freight system to move flowers across Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

3rd International Symposium on Underground Freight Transportation by Capsule Pipelines and other Tube/Tunnel Systems - ISUFT2002, a conference hosted by Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Contains an introduction, and conference and exhibition details.

Freight Pipeline Company - A company seeking to commercialize Coal Log Pipeline technology. Contains a business plan and history, and technical background to capsule pipelines, including those for biomass and mine waste.

Public Roads: Tube Freight Transportation - A review of the subject by Lawrence Vance and Milton K. Mills, United States Federal Highway Administration.

Texas Transportation Researcher: Research Explores Underground Pipeline System - Describes feasibility study by Texas Transportation Institute, for subterranean freight pipeline system using pallet carrying vehicles.

Mining Technology: Sumitomo Metal Industries: Mining Mass Transportation - An introduction to the Sumitomo Capsule Liner, including a description of the prototype and suitable conditions for other applications.

New York Times: Underground Mail Road - Covers Randolph Stark's research into New York's pneumatic postal tube system, and his proposals for future use.

New Scientist: Pipe Dream - Attempts to answer the question, what became of a 1960s scheme to transport solid goods by pipeline, and why?

Pipenet - Describes synchronous linear motor based system for moving lightweight freight, with movie of prototype in operation.

Computerworld: Shipping Goes Down the Tubes - An introduction to many of the large diameter schemes under development.

Capsule Pipeline Research Center - Based at University of Missouri-Columbia. Includes an introduction to the subject, project history, technology and test program information, and FAQs.

Pneutrans Systems Limited - Contains description of Pneumatic Capsule Pipelines, simulation, and cost comparison.

( in vacuum environment ) 

Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies- (this website) - the portal for development and implementation of Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies (et3).

SwissMetro - The first company to organize for the purpose of developing ground based  travel in a reduced pressure environment.  The concept is to construct massive underground tunnels that Transrapid-style maglev trains can run in.  The tunnels are operated at reduced pressure to simulate an altitude of approximately 18,000m altitude that the Concord SST flies at.

RUMBA: Tube Underground Magnetic Levitation Railway - A proposal for a passenger magnetic levitation based railway. Includes analysis of design requirements, network components, and implementation.

 Fast Tube System - Details a system where capsules are propelled along pipes by means of a rope-way. Includes an introduction and technical brief.

 MagTube - This proposal is the most like ETT.  Some differences are: The switching and levitation requires active electronically controlled electromagnetic elements, and  the vehicle size is a little larger and heavier.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

RUES Hotel Selection EcoFriendly Hotels Worldwide 
Hotels and transportation go hand in hand. This site offers information on eco-friendly hotels, and eco-toursim.

EnviroLink
This site provides resources and hotlinks to environmental sites, as well as additional sources of information on business planning and green processes.
 

International Agency for Renewable Energy Projects

Institute For A Sustainable Environment

NACD--The Nation's Conservation Districts working for a sustainable environment.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) home page

Natural Resources Defense Council
Operates a very user-friendly web site and
publishes environmental fact sheets, such as "Global Warming 101," and the environmental journal Amicus. 

Oil Exploration and Production 

The World Bank Group

 

MISCELLANEOUS GOVERNMENT LINKS

FedStats Subjects A to Z interesting statistics compiled by the government.

National Institute of Standards and Technology -working with industry to develop apply technology, measurements, and standards

Patent Databases Full-Text and Bibliographic search current patents. 

Patent Images patent drawings- requires free viewer available from links on site.

Sandia National Laboratories