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XA T RAN P RTA
A Publication of the Texas Transportation Institute - Part of The Texas A&M University System Vol. 36
No. 2 2000
s.
Charles J. "Jack" Keese
Remembering
Jack Keese
Charles J. "Jack" Keese, direc-
tor emeritus of the Texas Trans-
portation Institute (TTI) and a
proven leader in the transpor-
tation industry, passed away
April 3, leaving behind years of
hard work, uncountable contri-
butions to his profession, and
a legacy for those who follow
in his footsteps.
Keese graduated in 1941
from TexasA&M University with
a degree in highway engineer-
ing and received his master's
degree in highway and traffic
engineering from Texas A&M
in 1952. After serving in World
War II, Keese took a job as a
field engineer with the Texas
Highway Department in Cle-
burne from 1945 to 1948 and
as the traffic engineer for the
city of Midland from 1953 to
1955. During this time, Keese
researched different forms of
pavement marking materials
and experimented with "zebra
crossings," which fueled their
success in school crossings and
later in pedestrian crossings.
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The Future of Freight
research Explores und
Oil and water. Passenger traffic
and freight trucks. Transporta-
tion involves two important but
very different concerns: moving
people and moving freight. Keep-
ing people safe and freight on
time sometimes comes at a high
price, and the difficulties con-
tinue to grow. The problem? Cars
and large trucks don't mix. Onepipeline system
possible solution? Find another
way to move freight.
"Vertical segregation" is Steve
Roop's answer. Roop is the direc-
tor of the Rail Research Center
at the Texas Transportation
Institute (TTI), and his group,
along with researchers through-
out Texas A&M University's Col-
lege of Engineering, will spendthe next several years studying
the feasibility of a subterranean
freight pipeline system. Also
known as tube freight, this
system, which TTI will analyze
through a series of simulations
and other evaluations, would con-
sist of two-meter reinforced con-
crete pipes capable of holding
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