SAN DIEGO TROLLEY: 10 YEARS OLD AND GROWING

From 15-mile, single track system, San Diego now is 35 route miless with a 17 million annual ridership. The article discusses the history of the system, back to the enabling legislation in 1976. The 'firsts' the system claims credit for include: first U.S. system to have a modern street operation application of the old "streetcar" technology; first U.S. rail operator to use the barrier-free, self-service fare collection system then commonly used only in Europe; first modern LRT system to recover majority of its operating costs from passenger fares; and first U.S. rail system to have a wheelchair-lift on every vehicle, providing 100 percent accessible service to riders who are disabled.

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• Publication Date: 1991-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 91-95
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fare collection; Level of service; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Railroad transportation; Streetcars; Wheelchair lifts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Self-service fare collection
• Geographic Terms: San Diego (California)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615879
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM