NORTH AMERICAN LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES
This paper presents the evolution of North American light rail vehicles from the 1920s to the present. Emphasis is placed on conditions of the electric street railway industry in the 1920s, attempts of car standardization, and movement toward a radically new, high-performance car as background to the development of the Presidents' Conference Committee car of the 1930s. Events leading to the new standard light rail vehicle are presented along with its significant dimensional specifications and performance characteristics. The proposed Canadian light rail vehicle is described.
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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
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Authors:
- Silien, Joseph S
- Mora, Jeffrey G
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Conference:
- National Conference on Light Rail Transit
- Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
- Date: 1975-6-23 to 1975-6-25
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 93-98
- Monograph Title: Light rail transit
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Board Special Report
- Issue Number: 161
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0360-859X
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Development; Light rail transit; Light rail vehicles; Passenger cars; Performance; Specifications; Standardization; Streetcars; Vehicle design
- Identifier Terms: PCC Car (Streetcar)
- Old TRIS Terms: Passenger car design
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00131927
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 5 1981 12:00AM