STANDARDIZATION: HISTORIC PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN CALIFORNIA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Since the first TRB Light Rail Conference 20 years ago, California has been the leader in introducing new light rail systems to the nation. Those systems and the impact of standardization in six key areas -- light rail vehicles, fare collection, grade crossings, communications, accessibility, and organization -- are reviewed. Each property is compared and contrasted in each category, and a brief rationale is given for decisions made to either emulate the practice at other systems or pursue alternative strategies. Current standard practices are summarized. It is concluded that standardization is less likely to be a priority as the individual systems expand.
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Authors:
- O'Brien, P
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Conference:
- Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit: Building on Success--Learning from Experience
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: 1995-11-12 to 1995-11-15
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: p. 135-139
- Monograph Title: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, NOVEMBER 12-15, 1995. VOLUME 1
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
- Volume: 1
- Issue Number: 8
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 1073-1652
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Administration; Communications; Conferences; Fare collection; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Railroad grade crossings; Standardization
- Geographic Terms: California
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00716771
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309061520
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jan 30 1996 12:00AM