ABSTRACT
Keywords: light rail, subways, monorails, cable car, commuter rail, street cars, trolleys, žxed guideways, tunnels, stations, electricity, diesel power, risk assessment, security, surveillance, closed circuit TV, suicide bombers, sarin, arson, cyber security
• Identify potential vulnerabilities in systems using vehicles that run on tracks
• Understand how žxed operations generate vulnerabilities • Understand the role of technology in security • Understand the strategies used by terrorists to disrupt rail-based
mass transit
city has reclaimed its transit history with a short restored trolley route past the historic homes in the park, but the city’s planners have also seen the use of rail-based transit as an important part of the city’s future. –e light rail system began in the downtown and now extends to the high-tech hubs for Yahoo! and Google in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, the Great Mall in Milpitas, and the commuter suburb of Campbell. Extensions of the light rail system have been constructed in areas designed for transit-oriented development, denser housing, and commercial sites that are intended to give people an alternative to car-dominated living, as congestion reaches disruptive levels.
