APPLICATION OF ZONE THEORY TO A SUBURBAN RAIL TRANSIT NETWORK

THE ZONE THEORY OF SCHEDULING TRAINS AND STRUCTURING FARES AS IT IS HYPOTHESIZED IN THIS PAPER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF SUBURBAN OPERATIONS ON MANY DIFFERENT RAILROADS. THE THEORY HAS BEEN TRIED AND PUT INTO EFFECT ON A HIGH DENSITY SUBURBAN RAILROAD LINE WITH EVERY CONCEIVABLE TYPE OF OPERATING PROBLEM, AND HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. LARGE NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS ARE NOW ENJOYING MUCH-DESIRED NONSTOP SERVICE. THE TRAVELING PUBLIC HAS BENEFITED BY FASTER, MORE DEPENDABLE, AND MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE. THE OPERATOR HAS SEEN THAT THE NEW SCHEDULES ARE MORE ECONOMICAL AND DEPENDABLE, AND HAS FOUND THEY ENABLE HIM TO PINPOINT PROBLEM AREAS AND DIRECT HIS ATTENTION FAR MORE QUICKLY THAN FORMERLY TO OTHER IMPORTANT OPERATING PROBLEMS. /AUTHOR/