Status of North American LRT Systems: Year 2012 Update
This paper reports on changes and additions to light rail transit (LRT) and streetcar systems in the United States and Canada that have occurred since the last National Light Rail Conference was held in 2009. There were two completely new start-ups during this period: light diesel multiple-unit (DMU) lines in Austin (2010) and Denton County, Texas (2011), and an electric light rail line in Norfolk (2011). In addition, several systems extended existing lines: Dallas, Edmonton, Jersey City (Bayonne), Los Angeles, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Portland (streetcar), Salt Lake City, Sacramento, and San Francisco. Beyond 2012, further LRT and streetcar extensions have been committed and will be completed in Calgary, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Edmonton, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Ottawa (light DMU), Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, and Tucson. New streetcar lines are under construction in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. These developments are discussed in the text and reflected in the accompanying data tables.
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Authors:
- Schumann, John
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Conference:
- 12th National Light Rail Conference
- Location: Salt Lake City Utah
- Date: 2012-11-11 to 2012-11-13
- Publication Date: 2013-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 3-17
- Monograph Title: Sustaining the Metropolis: Light Rail Transit and Streetcars for Super Cities
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Circular
- Issue Number: E-C177
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0097-8515
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Line extensions (Rail transit); Lines of track; Multiple unit cars; Streetcars; Urban areas
- Geographic Terms: North America
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I70: Traffic and Transport;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01514783
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 20 2014 10:19AM