1978•Special report - Transportation Research Board, National Research CouncilRequires access

USE OF RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS

Arthur Schwartz, John D Wilkins

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This paper describes the conditions that are required for railroad rights-of-way to be usable for light-rail transit. Some of the locational characteristics of desirable rights-of-way are described. A method for analyzing railroad use and physical characteristics is presented. Several solutions to problems in using railroad rights-of-way are outlined. The design parameters for joint use of rights-of-way are explored. /Author/

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Key concepts: USable, Transit (satellite), Light rail, Transport engineering, Transit system, Light rail transit, Rail transit, Joint (building)