WATCH FOR A BOOM IN LIGHT RAIL
Cities too small for full-scale rapid transit, yet too big to rely on buses alone, are discovering an intermediate alternative. A number of U.S. and Canadian cities are looking at lightly used freight lines or the remnants of old interurban systems as the right-of-way for routes separated from street traffic. The examination of the potential by planners and administrators is detailed.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
508 Birch Street
Bristol, CT United States 06010 -
Authors:
- Kizzia, T
- Publication Date: 1974-8-12
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 16-21
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Serial:
- Railway Age
- Volume: 175
- Issue Number: 15
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-8826
- Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Passenger transportation; Rapid transit; Urban transportation
- Old TRIS Terms: Intermediate rapid transit
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00080788
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 27 1981 12:00AM