D A Shoff
Abstract
Rapid transit and light rail systems exist in numerous North American cities. A survey shows 1341 line miles in operation and details of track structures, rail weight, turnouts and crossovers on these are given. The author describes the new systems, recently opened or under construction, and then discusses expansions of existing transit properties.
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Rapid transit and light rail systems exist in numerous North American cities. A survey shows 1341 line miles in operation and details of track structures, rail weight, turnouts and crossovers on these are given. The author describes the new systems, recently opened or under construction, and then discusses expansions of existing transit properties.
Key concepts: Light rail transit, Transport engineering, Rail transit, Track (disk drive), Light rail, Rapid transit, Urban rail transit, Third rail