Passenger Rail Planner's Guide 2006

The Passenger Rail Planner's Guide for 2006 presents an analysis of the state of the rail passenger and rail transit industries in North America. It relates that U.S. light rail ridership , commuter rail, and heavy rail ridership statistics are up, ranging from 4.3% for heavy rail, to 8.8% for light rail. Funding for transit also looks good, courtesy of SAFETEA-LU legislation, However, dedicated and consistent support from the Bush Administration is lacking, particularly with budget cutbacks in the Federal Transit Administration budget cutbacks, and the continuous funding issues for Amtrak. The guide includes a chart identifying FY 2007 funding for new starts projects. After a brief discussion of intercity passenger rail systems, the guide focuses on urban rail transit and regional/commuter rail systems. Included in the discussion are systems in Boston, Connecticut, the New York Metropolitan Area, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, St. Louis, Nashville,Memphis, Little Rock, New Orleans, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Stockton, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle-Tacoma, Vancouver, B.C., Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Included in the guide is an overview of operations at Canada's VIA Rail. The guide also contains profiles of companies that can provide planning, equipment and/or operating services for passenger railroad systems.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supplement to Railway Age
• Authors:
  • Gormick, Greg
• Publication Date: 2006-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp G1-G28
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 207
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Intercity transportation; Light rail transit; Passenger service; Passenger transportation; Rail transit; Rapid transit; Regional transportation
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01022978
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 2006 2:08PM