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	Light Rail Vehicles and Systems
		If vehicles are remanufactured after August 25, 1990, to extend their useful life for 5 years or more in the case of buses and rapid and light rail vehicles, or for 10 years in the case of commuter and intercity rail cars, then the vehicles must be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible.
		New vehicles purchased or leased after August 25, 1990, must be accessible unless the vehicle is to be used solely in a demand responsive system that, when viewed in its entirety, provides to individuals with disabilities a level of service equivalent to that provided to other members of the general public.
		Rail passenger cars remanufactured after February 25, 1992, to extend their useful life for 10 years or more must be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible.
	www.ilru.org /dlrp/html/publications/transportation/light-d.html (15119 words)

	Light rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Light rail or light rail transit (LRT) is a particular class of urban and suburban passenger railway that utilizes equipment and infrastructure that is typically less massive than that used for rapid transit systems, with modern light rail vehicles usually running along the system.
		Light rail is generally powered by electricity, usually by means of overhead wires, but sometimes by a live rail, also called third rail (a high voltage bar alongside the track), requiring safety measures and warnings to the public not to touch it.
		Light rail is also notably low-impact with regards to hard-to-measure quality of life variables (except noise--q.v.), whereas highway construction has historically wreaked havoc on the social capital of neighborhoods where it occurs and leads to cases of alleged cancer clusters and noise pollution in areas directly adjacent to even moderately-traveled routes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Light_rail (3255 words)

	Light Rail Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Light rail is a form of public transportation that operates along a set pathway on steel rails.
		Light rail is powered by electricity from overhead wires, which makes it much safer than other rail systems that receive their power at track level.
		Light rail vehicles are double-ended with a transit operator compartment at each end of the vehicle from which one human operator controls the operation of the entire train.
	valleymetro.org /rail/whatisrail (1170 words)

	Light Rail Vehicles and Systems
		If vehicles are remanufactured after August 25, 1990, to extend their useful life for 5 years or more in the case of buses and rapid and light rail vehicles, or for 10 years in the case of commuter and intercity rail cars, then the vehicles must be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible.
		Commuter rail transportation means short-haul rail passenger service operating in metropolitan and suburban areas, operated by a commuter authority whether within or across the geographical boundaries of a state, usually characterized by reduced fare, multiple ride, and commutation tickets and by morning and evening peak period operations.
		Vehicles that are remanufactured after this date to extend their usable life for 5 years or more are also required to be accessible, to the extent it does not compromise the structural integrity of the vehicle.
	www.dlrp.org /html/publications/transportation/light-d.html (15239 words)

	Subpart D
		Vehicles that are remanufactured after this date to extend their usable life for 5 years or more are also required to be accessible, to the extent it does not compromise the structural integrity of the vehicle.
		The vehicles of such systems must be coordinated with the boarding platform as specified by section 1192.73(d)(1) and equipped with between-car barriers that prevent or warn persons from accidently stepping off the platform between cars according to section 1192.85.
		Where each new vehicle is compatible with a single platform-mounted access system or device, additional systems or devices are not required for each vehicle provided that the single device could be used to provide access to each new vehicle if passengers using wheelchairs or mobility aids could not be accommodated on a single vehicle.
	www.access-board.gov /transit/manuals/transit%20manual%20-%20d.htm (12698 words)

	Automatic coupling for model rail vehicles - Patent 4700855
		A coupler for rail vehicles of a model railway is attached to the end of a vehicle along substantially the longitudinal central axis of the vehicle.
		If now two rail vehicles come into contact for coupling, their respective coupling hooks because of their bent-back hook shape are pressed downwardly by the trap frame of the other vehicle until they are displaced upwardly within the trap frame by a spring attached to the rear end of the coupling hook.
		Uncoupling of coupled vehicles is achieved by means of an uncoupling push member 15 which is slidably mounted for vertical movement in the coupling carrier 5 as shown and is positioned to be substantially perpendicular to the pull rod 12.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4700855.html (3044 words)

	Rapid Rail Vehicles & Systems TA Manual 1992
		A public entity may purchase or lease a used rapid rail vehicle for use on its rapid rail system that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if after making demonstrated good faith efforts to obtain an accessible vehicle, it is unable to do so.
		Vehicles that are remanufactured after this date to extend their usable life for 10 years or more are also required to be accessible, to the extent that it does not compromise the structural integrity of the vehicle.
		However, new vehicles acquired for a rapid rail system in which all vehicles are accessible and which are not designated by the symbol do not have to be designated.
	www.bcm.edu /ilru/dlrp/html/publications/transportation/rapid-c.html (8928 words)

	FHWA - MUTCD - 2003 Edition Revision 1 Chapter 10A
		The principles in Section 8A.01 are the same but, because light rail vehicles sometimes operate along streets and highways in mixed traffic with automotive vehicles, the traffic controls and associated standards and guidelines for highway-light rail transit grade crossings presented in Part 10 can be different than those presented in Part 8.
		Light rail transit is a mode of metropolitan transportation that employs light rail transit vehicles (commonly known as light rail vehicles, streetcars, or trolleys) that operate on rails in streets in mixed traffic, in semiexclusive rights-of-way, or in exclusive rights-of-way.
		Where a roadway is removed from a highway-light rail transit grade crossing, the roadway approaches in the light rail transit right-of-way should also be removed and appropriate signs should be placed at the roadway end in accordance with Section 3C.04.
	mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov /HTM/2003r1/part10/part10a.htm (1208 words)

	North American Light Rail Information and News Site
		Low-floor light rail technology is the updated version of streetcar technology, re-engineered to meet contemporary needs for accessibility by seniors, parents with strollers, and persons in wheelchairs, and that the new light rail vehicles carry more passengers than either the old trolleys or buses, cutting operating costs.
		Light Rail is the child of a streetcar mother and a rapid transit father.
		The exact origination of the term light rail is unclear, however, the term light rail was reportedly first used in the 1960's as a euphemism to avoid the (U.S.A.) term: trolley and streetcar, or (U.K.) term: tram and tramway.
	www.lightrail.com /definition.htm (675 words)

	Subpart D -- Light Rail Vehicles and Systems
		(d) Existing vehicles retrofitted to comply with the "one-car- per-train rule" at 49 CFR 37.93 shall comply with Sections 1192.75, 1192.77(c), 1192.79(a) and 1192.83(a) and shall have, in new and key stations, at least one door which complies with Section 1192.73(a)(1), (b) and (d).
		Where it is not operationally or structurally practicable to meet the horizontal or vertical requirements of paragraphs (d)(1), (2) or (3) of this section, platform or vehicle devices complying with Section 1192.83(b) or platform or vehicle mounted ramps or bridge plates complying with Section 1192.83(c) shall be provided.
		Where each new vehicle is compatible with a single platform- mounted access system or device, additional systems or devices are not required for each vehicle provided that the single device could be used to provide access to each new vehicle if passengers using wheelchairs or mobility aids could not be accommodated on a single vehicle.
	codi.buffalo.edu /graph_based/.legislation/.adaag/.1192.light.htm (2764 words)

	The Seventh Congressional District of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Operational costs for commuter rail are less per passenger mile than local or express bus service or light rail.
		The commuter rail project would demonstrate quiet, self-propelled commuter rail vehicles with a new technology that is not operating now or currently manufactured in the United States.
		As a permanent route is selected by our local community, commuter rail vehicles could be moved to other corridors such as the Florida Central Railroad line from Orlando to Apopka and Lake County, and even to Daytona Beach should regional rail service expand in that direction.
	www.house.gov /mica/projrailcommquestions.htm (1377 words)

	Policy Study No. 230 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The rail plan progressed and was ready to begin implementation when, in the early 1980's, Harris County voters rejected bonding against the existing sales tax to finance the first components of the proposed rail network.
		While the local rail proponents continued to advance their plans for some years, the local decision makers eventually determined that the best course for the area would be the continued development of rubber tire transit without rail.
		Vehicle transfers are regarded as very undesirable by most transit users due to the increased wait times and fares, the need to walk between the alighting point for the first vehicle and the boarding point for the second, and the risk of missing connections.
	www.rppi.org /transportation/ps230.html (10433 words)

	Subpart C -- Rapid Rail Vehicles and Systems
		(a) New, used and remanufactured rapid rail vehicles, to be considered accessible by regulations issued by the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR part 37, shall comply with this subpart.
		(c) Existing vehicles which are retrofitted to comply with the "one-car-per-train rule" of 49 CFR 37.93 shall comply with Sections 1192.55, 1192.57(b), 1192.59 and shall have, in new and key stations, at least one door complying with Section 1192.53(a)(1), (b) and (d).
		Each vehicle shall be equipped with a public address system permitting transportation system personnel, or recorded or digitized human speech messages, to announce stations and provide other passenger information.
	codi.buffalo.edu /graph_based/.legislation/.adaag/.1192.rapid (700 words)

	Commuter Rail
		However, CN is reluctant to allow road vehicles to share a right of way in close proximity to an operational rail line, and for some sections of the right of way, both tracks will continue to be needed for freight trains.
		Their light rail service is to be operated by OC Transpo unionized staff rather than railway union personnel.
		Electric light rail vehicles run in street rights of way in several other North American cities, though these vehicles are somewhat smaller than those presently available for diesel light rail.
	www.elements.nb.ca /theme/fuels/light/rail.htm (1108 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Bombardier Wins $114 Million US Contract for 30 Light Rail Vehicles From the City of Porto, Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The new vehicles will be built for the suburban lines of the system and once they are in operation the Porto Metro will be able to improve its services to travellers.
		For additional comfort the new 37.1-meter long vehicles have seating for 100 passengers, 20 more than the current vehicles, are equipped with air conditioning and have designated wheel-chair and bicycle areas.
		Vehicles of the FLEXITY Swift family are operating operation in cities like Cologne, Germany, London-Croydon, UK, Stockholm, Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey as well as in the Netherlands.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=132190 (769 words)

	Railway Technology - ZF Friedrichshafen - Driveline and Chassis Technology for Rail Vehicles
		ZF Bahntechnik GmbH is responsible for rail driveline technology, producing transmissions for locomotives, driveline units for underground railways, city railways and metro trains, as well as input kits for regional trains (electric and diesel railcars).
		Like no other street or rail vehicle, ultra-high-speed trains require sophisticated systems of perfectly adjusted damper components in order to attain the highest levels of safety and comfort.
		The company delivers complete modules and individual components for vibration damping in rail vehicles and co-operates closely with the leading locomotive, tram and wagon manufacturers.
	www.railway-technology.com /contractors/electromech/zf_friedrichshafen (778 words)

	UltraLight Rail for Santa Cruz
		Solar-electric rail is a smokeless, noiseless rail transit system based on recent advances in solar racing car technology.
		While the Ultra Light Rail is not "officially" being considered by the county, strong public support for the ULR could make it a viable contender.
		The ULR vehicle will be built low to the ground (4 feet) and will seat passengers from the sides in a manner similar to an amusement ride (roller coaster)..
	www.ecotopia.com /ulr (1305 words)

	Land Transport NZ policy concerning the introduction of rail vehicles
		Toll Rail railway vehicle design standards and procedures are prescribed in detail in its Design Manual (M3000), which Toll Rail considers to be a proprietary design code developed and controlled by its mechanical engineering professionals.
		Land Transport NZ acceptance of new types of rail vehicles will generally be granted in two stages: Type Acceptance and Operational Acceptance.
		Previously-used rail vehicles to be imported into New Zealand will not be considered to have any form of "ancestor" rights in respect of their use in New Zealand.
	www.ltsa.govt.nz /rail/introduction-of-rail-vehicles.html (1218 words)

	The Seventh Congressional District of Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Both commuter rail and light rail routes were then given federal authorization as the "Central Florida Light Rail System" in the 1998 Transportation Efficiency Act (TEA-21).
		In 1999, the initially proposed 14-mile segment of light rail was rejected by the Orange County Commission because of local routing concerns.
		Data from a 1989 Commuter Rail Study, the 1997 LYNX Light Rail Study and the 1999 Volusia County Commuter Rail Study confirmed that substantial ridership exists in the I-4 corridor for a commuter rail service.
	www.house.gov /mica/projrailcommhistory.htm (880 words)

	Searail Vehicle Shipping
		Feel confident that your vehicle will be shipped on time and in exactly the same condition it was ad the point of departure.
		SEARAIL ships vehicles over the Canadian National (CN) rail network which connects Canada from east to west, and south to U.S. railroads.
		With 7 vehicle shipping locations (Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax), and door to door pickup and delivery available almost anywhere in Canada, SEARAIL is your complete Canadian vehicle shipping solution.
	www.searail.ca (245 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The new vehicles are scheduled for delivery in 2001 and 2002, and will bring the total number of light rail cars in the RTD fleet to 37.
		Siemens is the leading supplier of light rail cars in North America, with more than 500 rail vehicles operating in 10 cities.
		Its mass transit vehicle manufacturing and assembly facilities are located in Sacramento and Carson, Calif. Siemens is also a leading supplier of electrification for mass transit and mainline applications.
	www.sts.siemens.com /news/99_00/032000.html (734 words)

	New Jersey Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Light rail has proven to be an excellent mode of transportation for NJ residents and throughout our nation.
		Light rail is a clean, efficient, and speedy way to commute locally or to make local connections to major terminals and service.
		This system, which introduced new light rail vehicles and new stations in 2001, connects to Newark Penn Station - the major transportation terminal in the state - and intersects with an extensive local bus network in the greater Newark area.
	www.njtransit.com /sf_lr.shtml (286 words)

	California Driver Handbook - Sharing the Road with Other Vehicles - School Buses, Trolleys, Light Rail Vehicles, and ...
		When a bus, streetcar, or trolley is stopped at a safety zone or at an intersection where traffic is controlled by a police officer or traffic signal, you may pass, as long as it is safe to do so, and at no more than 10 mph.
		Do not overtake and pass any light rail vehicle or streetcar on the left side, whether it is moving or standing.
		Emergency vehicles often use the wrong side of the street to continue on their way.
	www.dmv.ca.gov /pubs/hdbk/pgs53thru55.htm (552 words)

	The Third Rail - Light Rail Notes from 1975 - page 1
		Editor's Notes: The Standard Light Vehicle Rail (SLRV) was the U.S. government's showy attempt to signal its commitment to street railways and light rail transit.
		The term encompasses many variations, but is most often used to describe systems using electric rail vehicles of less than heavy rapid transit size on systems employing substantial private right-of-way, with or without grade crossings.
		The conference included field trips on the light rail line to Media and on the third-rail Norristown run, plus a trip to the Boeing Vertol helicopter plant (the former Baldwin Locomotive Works) to inspect assembly of the U.S. Standard Light Rail Vehicle (SLRV), and enjoy a test ride on the Boeing property.
	thethirdrail.net /0007/lrt1.htm (557 words)

	Permaquip - Road Rail Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But - your HTT Road/Rail Vehicle is more than a solution, it is an integral part of any railway infrastructure team - it is a Team Machine - and like any professional team member it has experience built in - and it shows!
		As well as utility vehicles HTT also design and manufacture a range of Road Rail Overhead Access vehicles.
		The exciting new road rail GATOR from HTT is the most versatile general purpose tug and equipment carrier available.
	www.httuk.com /ProductRange/roadrail.html (369 words)

	ALSTOM Transport - Rail vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Our service-proven, traditional or automatic driverless metro trains and light rail vehicles can be customized to a wide variety of dimensions and car styling, inside and out, at the most competitive price.
		CARA is a new generation of high performance auxiliary converters for rail vehicles, developed in modular building blocks for reduced size, weight and cost.
		With 55,000 supplied to 60 countries over 40 years, we are experts in bogie design and build for all types of rail vehicles.
	www.transport.alstom.com /home/Market_segments/URBAN_TRANSPORT/Rail_vehicles/index.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/home/Market_segments/URBAN_TRANSPORT/Rail_vehicles (378 words)

	About Light Rail
		METRO light rail vehicles have a capacity of 200, and can be linked together in sets of three.
		Light rail vehicles are low-floor vehicles, so passengers will not have to step up or down to board.
		The light rail Operations and Maintenance Center is located in Phoenix near the junction of Loop 202 and Highway 143.
	www.valleymetro.org /METRO_light_rail/About_Light_Rail/index.htm (334 words)

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