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	Comparison of 'Rail' transit modes
		Commuter rail may be defined as a type of passenger train transit service that utilizes diesel-electric or electrically propelled trains, operating over existing railway trackage on the same rights-of-way used by intercity railway freight and passenger trains.
		Commuter rail is the oldest of all railway passenger transit modes, but presently exists only in corridors with substantial concentrations of passenger-trip origins in the outlying suburban areas of a corridor with destinations in the central business district of the corridor.
		While commuter rail, light rail, and heavy rail trains may be expected to have maximum operating speeds of between 50 and 79 miles per hour, high-speed intercitytrains may be envisioned as operating at maximum speeds of anywhere from 125 to 250 miles per hour.
	www.trainweb.org /kenrail/Rail_mode_defined.html (1894 words)

	Commuter rail head steps down under fire - The Boston Globe
		When the consortium was awarded the contract to run commuter rail, many rail watchers saw it as a chance for the company to prove it could run a railroad and compete for more contracts.
		The T's commuter rail system is the fifth largest commuter rail network in the United States, serving 40 million passengers a year in nearly 80 cities and towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
		Grabauskas, who has threatened to put the commuter rail contract back out for bid if there are widespread problems, said improvements would have to continue into the fall, when commuter rail is traditionally slowed by leaves on tracks and suffers a lack of heat in coaches.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/08/25/commuter_rail_head_steps_down_under_fire (915 words)

	North American Light Rail Information and News Site
		A rail or other structure laid parallel with the running rail of a track to prevent wheels from being derailed; to hold wheels in correct alignment to prevent flanges from striking the points of turnout or crossing frogs or the points of switches; or to keep derailed wheels adjacent to the running rails.
		A rail joint designed to arrest the flow of electric current from rail to rail by means of insulation, so placed as to separate the rail ends and other metal parts connecting them.
		The transverse member of the track structure to which the rails are spiked or otherwise fastened to proper gauge and to cushion, distribute, and transmit the stresses of traffic through the ballast to the roadbed.
	www.lightrail.com /terminology.htm (8935 words)

	Commuter Rail
		Moreover, commuter rail is directed at a somewhat different and complementary market to that for conventional bus service.
		Commuter rail is most effective when large numbers of people can walk to the stations.
		Commuter rail could be seen as a highly visible commitment to ordered regional growth.
	www.elements.nb.ca /theme/fuels/light/rail.htm (1108 words)

	GDOT- Commuter Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Commuter rail is the transportation system of choice for growing major metropolitan areas.
		The study to decide whether commuter rail is right for the Atlanta metro area began in 1992 when the Georgia Department of Transportation began to look at potential corridors.
		People were shown an interactive video presentation about commuter rail and asked to compare it to their current trip downtown and decide if they would choose the train, or stay with their current way of traveling.
	www.dot.state.ga.us /dot/plan-prog/intermodal/rail/commuterrail.shtml (2608 words)

	Regional rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Hong Kong, East Rail provides a metro-like service in terms of capacity of its cars (over 300 each), more standees and few seats, and high frequencies, except sharing some of its track with inter-city service.
		In the United States and Canada, regional passenger rail service is performed by commuter railroads, which are usually governmental or quasi-governmental agencies.
		It is said one industrial designer for New York City's commuter rail, Metro-North, told people: "I designed the aisle seat with a half-back and no upholstery, so it will be very uncomfortable to sit there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commuter_rail (1069 words)

	Commuter rail in North America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Commuter rail services in the United States, Canada, and soon Mexico provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis primarily for short-distance (local) travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and regional travel between cities of a conurbation.
		Passenger rail outside of the Northeast and the Chicago metropolitan area is infrequent and rarely used relative to networks in Europe and Japan.
		Commuter trains are typically connected to metro or bus services both at their destination and along their route to extend the range of accessibility.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commuter_rail_in_North_America (653 words)

	Regional North America United State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		United North America - United North America is a political movement that suports the "merger" of the United States and Canada into one federal state.
		Commuter rail in North America - Commuter rail services in the United States and Canada provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis primarily for short-distance (local) travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and regional travel between cities of a conurbation.
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	bu72.motorists-mico.com /regionalnorthamericaunitedstate.html (1427 words)

	North America - Wikitravel
		North America is the third largest continent, with a surface area of 24,221,490 sq km.
		It is located in the northern hemisphere, between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and to the north of South America.
		North America consists of three large nations and one large island territory that cover most of its area (Greenland, Canada, the United States, and Mexico), the seven smaller nations at its southern extreme (collectively known as Central America), and around two dozen island nations and territories of various sizes in the Caribbean.
	wikitravel.org /en/North_America (596 words)

	MPR: Commuter rail plan stalls at Capitol stop
		"North Star is critical, not only because it gives people in the fastest growing corridor in the state another choice, but because it takes people off the road, making room for those who choose to drive," Ventura said.
		He says commuter rail should be included in the state's transit options, along with light rail and express busways.
		Most of the members of his caucus are opposed to commuter rail, so it seems unlikely the project will fare much better in the House than in the Senate.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200202/12_mccalluml_commuterrail (581 words)

	America Health North Regional (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		North American Electric Reliability Council - The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) was formed in 1968 by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the electric utility systems of North America.
		Regional Repertory Theatre - A Regional Repertory Theatre in North America usually refers to a theatre company or group located outside New York City which is a member of the League of Regional Theatres (LORT) in the USA or the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) in Canada.
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	Advantage Long Island - Riding the Rails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Long Island Rail Road was chartered on April 24, 1834, predating most of the region's major roadways.
		Today, it is the largest commuter rail system in North America --- and the most popular form of public transportation on Long Island.
		Many Long Island communities were built around the arrival of the Long Island Rail Road, which has remained a strong and reliable conduit between work, home and play for a growing and diverse population.
	www.newsday.com /extras/island/advantage/riding_the_rails.htm (499 words)

	PRORAIL NEBRASKA COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE
		-- The operating expense of commuter rail costs 29 cents per passenger mile while the transit industry average is 41 cents per passenger mile.
		Rail users also cause much less pollution, saving $264 million a year in environmental degradation, according to a study by the Carmen Group.
		-- Studies have shown that the presence of a commuter rail station increases the value of nearby homes by 6.7 percent.
	www.trainweb.org /prorailnebraska/commuterrail.htm (323 words)

	Air & Rail Transportation
		The third tier of airports that have a combination of commuter air service and general aviation are located in New Bern, Greenville, Jacksonville, Kinston, Rocky Mount/Wilson, Hickory, Southern Pines, and Manteo. These are airports with service primarily connecting with the three Tier One airports in the state and limited service to other cities.
		CSX Transportation owns and operates a 23,000-mile rail network in the eastern United States, connecting with every Class I freight railroad and several short-line partners in North America, Canada and Mexico.
		Figure 28 illustrates current passenger rail routes as well as the long-range development plan for passenger rail in North Carolina, including commuter rail lines in the Charlotte, Triad and Triangle regions, plus the possibility of high speed rail.
	www.ncatlasrevisited.org /Transportation/transAirRail.htm (525 words)

	Rail - Not Worth the Wait (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As several North Carolina cities consider urban rail projects, this new Reason study finds the areas, like many across the country, are all ill-suited for rail and would be better off adding additional lane capacity to roads and pursuing mass transit options like bus rapid transit.
		Plans for more rail are in the works, but officials still expect that -- even by 2030 -- over 90 percent of commuters in California's three largest metro areas will get to work by car.
		Commuters trapped in gridlock always have a free-flowing escape route, and since pricing allows for roads to be used more efficiently, more reliance on pricing means less need to build more roads.
	www.rppi.org /railnotworth.shtml (2627 words)

	Costing commuter services Railway Age - Find Articles
		Commuter rail services in North America are currently growing at a healthy pace both in ridership for the older systems and in the number of operations.
		In order to study the feasibility of new or added commuter rail services, it is useful to estimate the full range of costs and revenues associated with the proposals.
		The research into the operating statistics of existing rail commute services reported herein was initiated to help fill the need for such data.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1215/is_n3_v193/ai_12088023 (667 words)

	JS Online: Rail line would link Madison, suburb
		A Milwaukee railroad is seriously looking at establishing a limited commuter rail line from McFarland to Madison to serve the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and other key destinations, a railroad spokesman said Thursday.
		Rail shuttles to UW-Madison sports events and various local festivals also are being considered, and both services could start as early as next summer or fall, said Jeff Wiswell, spokesman for the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad.
		By contrast, local, state and UW authorities are starting a study of transportation options that will focus on a "starter" commuter rail line, from Middleton to East Towne Shopping Center, that could cost $90 million to $104 million to build, plus $5.4 million a year to run.
	www.jsonline.com /traffic/news/sep99/rail24092399.asp (684 words)

	CTAA Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		RAIL Magazine, Connecting Communities by Moving People, is a quarterly publication produced by the Community Transportation Association of America.
		The stories of these vital rail systems are told not only in the kind of equipment they operate or the stations that they build, but the equally important elements of community partnerships, intermodalism, land-use and development, investment strategies, and other aspects that are essential to vital passenger rail networks.
		Each edition of RAIL offers thoughtful commentary from leaders in the passenger rail industry, news updates on rail projects across the continent, in-depth features chronicling the best in passenger rail, and helpful reviews of rail equipment, books and media, and more, all of which convey the history and direction of contemporary passenger rail.
	www.ctaa.org /rail/try.asp (916 words)

	Commuter Rail
		Typical comprehensive studies have developed master plans involving commuter rail transit systems, commuter lines and relocations, and combined freeway/rail facilities in shared right-of-way.
		Parsons has particular strength in the design of individual commuter system components such as electrical and mechanical systems, track work, and depots, as well as systems operations.
		Our major commuter transit system assignments include leading the engineering team for the first major commuter rail start-up in North America in more than 20 years, the South Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail Project, and as the general engineering consultant for Caltrain Commuter Rail service on the San Francisco peninsula.
	www.parsons.com /transport/railroad/capabilities/commuterrail.asp (240 words)

	Commuter Rail - Boston Transportation - VirtualTourist.com
		In addition to the "T", there is an extensive commuter rail system that connects outlying areas to Boston's North Station.
		As the system is one of America's oldest, the stations are often smack dab in town center, therefore eliminating the need for a car.
		There are also Commuter Rail Trains which travel for longer distances and take you to the suburbs.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Massachusetts/Boston-794476/Transportation-Boston-Commuter_Rail-BR-1.html (598 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Politics: Union Pacific
		The commuter rail district," he continued, "will become the forum through which the policy and decision makers from the entire region will be able to speak in equitable voices on the concerns of their communities."
		If the city launches a commuter rail system or a light rail system, rail freight is going to be affected, but that may not be the biggest problem.
		But for Milloy, the problems of commuter rail are surmountable, particularly when compared with the congestion and safety problems that are already present on I-35.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/vol17/issue37/pols.union.html (1798 words)

	Rail/Transit noise and vibration control consulting services - Inter-City and Commuter Rail Systems
		HMMH was the noise and vibration consultant for the MBTA during the reinstatement of commuter rail service along three lines to the Boston South Shore.
		HMMH performed the noise and vibration assessments for the draft and final EIS and was part of the final engineering design team to implement the mitigation recommendations of the environmental studies.
		The study has included developing appropriate criteria for noise and vibration impact, modeling noise and vibration from diesel locomotive powered commuter rail trains, evaluation of potential impacts at the layover sites, and specification of noise and vibration mitigation measures.
	www.hmmh.com /rail_commuter01mbta.html (135 words)

	Green Car Congress: Rail
		Union Pacific is beginning a year-long field test in the Los Angeles area of the rail industry’s first long-haul diesel electric locomotive modified with aftermarket experimental technology aimed at reducing exhaust emissions.
		The Rail Runner is one of the first commuter rail systems in the country to use biodiesel.
		Rail Runner locomotives produce about 3,600 horsepower and are capable of running speeds in excess of 100 mph.
	www.greencarcongress.com /rail/index.html (795 words)

	Commuters, Car Culture and the Jenny Plan
		One reason why this commuter railroad failed was the US Post Office taking the transportation of mail off the trains and putting it on trucks in the 1950's and 1960's.
		Another reason was the high cost to provide commuter service and its capital equipment: locomotives, passenger cars, passenger stations, maintenance facilities, etc. They were only used a few hours in the morning and again in the evening, the rest of the day and night (and on weekends) they sat idle.
		Commuters seem to be only funders who constitute the system's major source of revenue (other than state subsidies).
	www.lakemirabel.com /Railroad/commuters1.html (3168 words)

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