TRANSIT, COMMUTER, AND FREIGHT USAGE OF RAIL RIGHTS OF WAY

Since the 1960s, there has been increasing interest in rail transit as a way to help solve metropolitan transportation problems in the United States. With this increased interest have come the practical problems of how to weave new routes into the urban fabric in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts and yet, at the same time, provides effective transportation service. One technique for effectively locating rail transit in urban areas has been to share track and/or right-of-way with railroad lines.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1985-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 40-43
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic train protection; City planning; Dispatching; Joint use; Level of service; Passenger service; Rail transit; Rail transit facilities; Railroads; Rapid transit; Right of way (Land); Routes; Scheduling; Traffic control; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint facilities; Railroad rights of way; Route analysis; Shared service
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453775
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:00PM