MODERNIZATION OF SEPTA'S NORRISTOWN HIGH-SPEED LINE

The Norristown High-Speed Line (NHSL) is an interurban electric railway connecting the western terminus of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA's) Market-Frankford subway and elevated line at 69th Street, Upper Darby, with Norristown, a distance of 13.4 mi. En route, the NHSL serves 22 stations located in Delaware and Montgomery counties. The NHSL rehabilitation and modernization projects, as currently approved or planned for funding, involve the acquisition of 26 new multiple-unit electric interurban passenger cars capable of 70 mph (all of which will be equipped with cab signals and over-speed protection); capital spare parts for the cars; installation of a new wayside signal system that is compatible with the new cars and provides cab signal information to the motorman and over-speed command to the vehicle propulsion and braking control system as well as automatic and remote control of interlockings; reconstruction of most of the track system; rebuilding of two stations; rehabilitiation of several bridges; creation of a new vehicle maintenance and repair facility; rehabilitation and enlargement of intermediate passenger stations along the line; construction of new pedestrian bridges to replace old ones; and the construction of new or expanded parking facilities for patrons at passenger stations. Accomplishment of this program should enable SEPTA to present a substantially improved level of safety and quality of service to existing and potential NHSL patrons for the 1990s and into the next century. During the period 1972-1988, UMTA had awarded approximately $110 million in federally funded grants to accomplish $153,000,000 in various captial improvement projects related largely to the NHSL. Additional funding is anticipated to complete the intended projects that are part of the overall program.

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• Authors:
  • Vigrass, J William
• Publication Date: 1990

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• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 247-258
• Monograph Title: Urban public transportation research
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1266
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Electric railroads; High speed rail; Modernization
• Identifier Terms: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Old TRIS Terms: Capital improvement projects
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00602765
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309050189
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 31 1990 12:00AM