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CALIFORNIA LIGHT RAIL: PROGRESS IN FOUR CITIES

Bruce Russell

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The first modern light rail line in California was opened in San Diego in 1979. It was built on a budget and consisted on trams running over electrified goods tracks. Since then the San Diego LRT network has been expanded several times. Because of the immediate success of the San Diego LRT in attracting ridership, many other cities in California have either built or are planning to build light rail systems. The article takes a look at light rail systems in four California cities: San Jose, Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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The first modern light rail line in California was opened in San Diego in 1979. It was built on a budget and consisted on trams running over electrified goods tracks. Since then the San Diego LRT network has been expanded several times. Because of the immediate success of the San Diego LRT in attracting ridership, many other cities in California have either built or are planning to build light rail systems. The article takes a look at light rail systems in four California cities: San Jose, Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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The first modern light rail line in California was opened in San Diego in 1979. It was built on a budget and consisted on trams running over electrified goods tracks. Since then the San Diego LRT network has been expanded several times. Because of the immediate success of the San Diego LRT in attracting ridership, many other cities in California have either built or are planning to build light rail systems. The article takes a look at light rail systems in four California cities: San Jose, Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Key concepts: Light rail, Light rail transit, Transport engineering, Geography, Public transport, Engineering

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