Light rail (English Wikipedia)

McKendrick; et al. (2006). "Calgary's C-Train – Effective Capital Utilization" (PDF). Joint International Light Rail Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. Calgary Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"LRT technical data". Calgary Transit. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006.

caranddriver.com

Sabatini, Jeff (25 April 2014). "Dissected: Charting transportation mayhem in its many gory varieties". Car and Driver.

citytransport.info

Smiler, Simon P. "Trams, Streetcars, and Light Rail Vehicles". citytransport.info. Retrieved 18 July 2007.

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Shaw, Mark (May–June 2006). "Reinventing a Corridor: Denver's T-REX project nears completion after five years". Constructor. McGraw-Hill Construction. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2006.

criticalsoftware.com

"ATO: The Key to the Future of Rail?" (PDF). Critical Software. Retrieved 24 July 2024. Serving as a fundamental component of metro and light rail networks, ATO utilises sensors and communication systems to monitor train positions and speeds, automatically adjusting train movements to ensure safe and efficient operations.

curbed.com

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Sisson, Patrick (18 September 2017). "When Chicago's Yellow Line was the future of urban transportation". Curbed Chicago. Data collected from the initial experiment was used to design other light rail systems across the country...

doi.org

Vuchic, Vukan R. (14 February 2007). Urban Transit Systems and Technology. Wiley. p. 579. doi:10.1002/9780470168066. ISBN 978-0-471-75823-5. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
p.c., Metro Tech Consulting Services Engineering Architecture; Consultants, Track Guy (2012). Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit, Second Edition | Blurbs New | Blurbs | Publications. doi:10.17226/22800. ISBN 978-0-309-25824-1. Retrieved 15 February 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
NCHRP Report 599: Default Values for Highway Capacity and Level of Service Analyses (PDF). NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM. 2008. doi:10.17226/22061. ISBN 978-0-309-43229-0.
Scherer, Milena (January 2010). "Is Light Rail More Attractive to Users than Bus Transit?: Arguments Based on Cognition and Rational Choice". Transportation Research Record. 2144: 11–19. doi:10.3141/2144-02. S2CID 109351210 – via SAGE Journals.

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"Highlights of the 2001 National Household Travel Survey: A-15 Vehicle Occupancy Per Vehicle Mile by Time of Day and Weekend Status". US Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"National Transportation Statistics 2013" (PDF). U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

edmontonstreetcars.ca

"Streetcars vs LRT". Edmonton Radial Railway Society. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

ggwash.org

Johnson, Matt (4 April 2019). "Light rail? Heavy rail? Subway? Rail transit modes fall on a continuum". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

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"Gomaco Trolley Company". Gomaco Trolley Company.

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heritagetrolley.org

"Light Rail". Seashore Trolley Museum. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

humantransit.org

Walker, Jarrett (26 March 2010). "Streetcars vs Light Rail ... Is There a Difference?". Human Transit. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

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Flynn, Kevin (17 November 2006). "T-REX trains ready to roll". Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2006.

lightrail.com

"Status of North American Light Rail Projects". Light Rail Now. 2002. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.

lightrailnow.org

"Light Rail Schedule Speed – Faster Than Bus, Competitive With Car". www.lightrailnow.org.

lrta.gov.ph

"LRT-1 sets 25-year high record ridership". Manila Light Rail Transit Authority. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.

lrta.org

"What is Light Rail?". Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA). Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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"Tram (definition)". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
"Trolley (definition)". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 18 July 2007.

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"The Gross Lichterfelde Tramway was the worlds first electric tramway". Media Storehouse Photo Prints. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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"Definition of LIGHT RAILWAY". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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Tom Parkinson and Ian Fisher (1996) Rail Transit Capacity Archived 11 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Transportation Research Board.

ntdprogram.gov

"National Transit Database Glossary". U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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"Ontario Expanding Highway 401 in Cambridge". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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Butcher, Louise (25 January 2012). "Railways: light rail schemes" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

pb.com.au

"Gold Coast Light Rail Feasibility Study". Commonwealth Government, Gold Coast City Council & Queensland Government Queensland Transport. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2003.

planning.org

Plous, F.K. Jr. (June 1984). "A Desire Named Streetcar". Planning. American Planning Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2007.

ppiaf.org

The Urban Rail Development Handbook. PPIAF. p. 73. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

publications.qld.gov.au

"Light rail station infrastructure" (PDF). Department of Transport and Main Roads. p. 19.

railway-technology.com

"99% AVAILABILITY AND EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PASSENGER LEVELS : THE BORDEAUX URBAN TRAMWAY IS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS". Railway-Technology.com. Net Resources International. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2009.

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Khairullina, Elvira (2021). "Trams in the European Socialist countries in the 1960s and 1970s: from crisis to impetus. Soviet Union and Czechoslovak Socialist Republic". Arquitectura Ciudad y Entorno. 16 (46). Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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seattletransitblog.com

"Link Light Rail in the North American Context". 30 December 2009.

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Scherer, Milena (January 2010). "Is Light Rail More Attractive to Users than Bus Transit?: Arguments Based on Cognition and Rational Choice". Transportation Research Record. 2144: 11–19. doi:10.3141/2144-02. S2CID 109351210 – via SAGE Journals.

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"Technical Data". Light Rail Vehicle System Houston/Texas, USA. Siemens. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2008.

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"Siemens S70 Low-floor Light Rail Vehicle" (PDF). Siemens.

soundtransit.org

"Link Light Rail Projects". Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority). 2006. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.

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Vuchic, V.R. (1975). "Place of light rail transit in the family of transit modes". TRB Special Report (161). Transportation Research Board. Retrieved 1 July 2024. National Conference of the Transportation Research Board

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"Light-Rail Transit (LRT)". Transportation Policy Research. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

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Courtenay, Peter (2006). "Trams in the UK". thetrams.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2009.

torontoenvironment.org

"Light Rail Transit (LRT) FAQs". Toronto Environmental Alliance. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

trb.org

Gregory L. Thompson (2003), Defining an Alternative Future: Birth of the Light Rail Movement in North America (PDF), Transportation Research Board.
p.c., Metro Tech Consulting Services Engineering Architecture; Consultants, Track Guy (2012). Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit, Second Edition | Blurbs New | Blurbs | Publications. doi:10.17226/22800. ISBN 978-0-309-25824-1. Retrieved 15 February 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, Transportation Research Board.

onlinepubs.trb.org

Bottoms, Glen (2000). Continuing Developments in Light Rail Transit in Western Europe (PDF). 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference. Portland, Oregon: Light Rail Transit Association. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
Matt Lorenz and Lily Elefteriadou (2000) A Probabilistic Approach to Defining Freeway Capacity and Breakdown (PDF), Transportation Research Board.
NCHRP Report 599: Default Values for Highway Capacity and Level of Service Analyses (PDF). NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM. 2008. doi:10.17226/22061. ISBN 978-0-309-43229-0.

pubsindex.trb.org

Thompson, Gregory L. (2003). "Defining an Alternative Future: The Birth of the Light Rail Movement in North America". Transportation Research Circular (E-C058). Transportation Research Board. Retrieved 26 December 2009. From: 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference
Fazio, A. E.; Hickey, T. R. (2003). "Designing New Light Rail – Taking Engineering Beyond Vanilla". Circular E-C058: 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference. Transportation Research Board. Retrieved 10 November 2006.

treehugger.com

"Low-clearance Rapid Transit: Cheaper than subways, faster than trolleys". TreeHugger. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

uitp.org

"What is light rail?". Public transport A-Z. International Association of Public Transport. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

upenn.edu

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Vuchic, Vukan R. (1 October 1972). "Light Rail Transit Systems: A Definition and Evaluation". United States Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transportation Administration (730). Retrieved 21 February 2024.

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"Highway Construction Cost Comparison Survey Final Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. April 2002. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2009.

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"Fact Book Glossary – Mode of Service Definitions". American Public Transportation Association. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
"National Transit Database Glossary". U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
"What is light rail?". Public transport A-Z. International Association of Public Transport. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
"This Is Light Rail Transit" (PDF). Transportation Research Board. pp. 7–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
"What is Light Rail?". Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA). Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
Plous, F.K. Jr. (June 1984). "A Desire Named Streetcar". Planning. American Planning Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
"Technical Data". Light Rail Vehicle System Houston/Texas, USA. Siemens. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
"Gold Coast Light Rail Feasibility Study". Commonwealth Government, Gold Coast City Council & Queensland Government Queensland Transport. 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2003.
"Bordeaux Light Rail Route Will Operate Without Overhead Lines" (Press release). American Public Transportation Association. 2003. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
"99% AVAILABILITY AND EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH PASSENGER LEVELS : THE BORDEAUX URBAN TRAMWAY IS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS". Railway-Technology.com. Net Resources International. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
"Highlights of the 2001 National Household Travel Survey: A-15 Vehicle Occupancy Per Vehicle Mile by Time of Day and Weekend Status". US Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Tom Parkinson and Ian Fisher (1996) Rail Transit Capacity Archived 11 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Transportation Research Board.
"LRT-1 sets 25-year high record ridership". Manila Light Rail Transit Authority. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
"Status of North American Light Rail Projects". Light Rail Now. 2002. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
"Link Light Rail Projects". Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority). 2006. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
"Highway Construction Cost Comparison Survey Final Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. April 2002. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2009.
Shaw, Mark (May–June 2006). "Reinventing a Corridor: Denver's T-REX project nears completion after five years". Constructor. McGraw-Hill Construction. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
Flynn, Kevin (17 November 2006). "T-REX trains ready to roll". Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
McKendrick; et al. (2006). "Calgary's C-Train – Effective Capital Utilization" (PDF). Joint International Light Rail Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. Calgary Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2008. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"LRT technical data". Calgary Transit. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006.
Comparison of Energy Use & CO2 Emissions From Different Transportation Modes Archived 29 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine page 7, Results of Analysis. M.J. Bradley & Associates, May 2007
"National Transportation Statistics 2013" (PDF). U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

wiley.com

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Vuchic, Vukan R. (14 February 2007). Urban Transit Systems and Technology. Wiley. p. 579. doi:10.1002/9780470168066. ISBN 978-0-471-75823-5. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

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"The Yesterland Hotel Tram". Yesterland.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.