LRT LIGHTS UP THE WEST

Modern light rail systems are already running in San Francisco and San Diego while projects already underway will put four new LRT systems in operation in California and Oregon by 1988. The rebuilding of the San Francisco Muni system and the building of the San Diego Trolley have given impetus to other such projects. Portland, OR, began construction of its 15-mile Banfield LRT project in 1982 with service to begin in 1986. This will be accompanied by new LRT projects in Santa Clara County (19 miles), Sacramento (18 miles) and Los Angeles County (22 miles). Elsewhere in California Orange County veters rejected a sales tax that would hve financed a 38-mile LRT system, but other funding alternatives are now being investigated. The charateristics of the various lines are compared and details are given.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 185
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Finance; Financing; Light rail transit; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Municipal Railway
• Geographic Terms: California; Los Angeles (California); Portland (Oregon); Sacramento (California); San Diego (California); San Jose (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction operations
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389857
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM