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	Regional rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Regional rail or commuter rail usually provide a rail service between a central business district and suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis.
		In the United States and Canada, regional passenger rail service is performed by commuter railroads, which are usually governmental or quasi-governmental agencies.
		Commuter rail trains are usually composed of multiple units, which are self-propelled, bidirectional, articulated passenger rail cars with driving motors on each (or every other) bogie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regional_rail (1081 words)

	TTA Regional Rail :: Frequently Asked Questions ::
		Funding for the Regional Rail Transit System is coming from a combination of federal transit funds, state funds, and a local share - the 5% tax on rental vehicles in the three counties is levied specifically for the purpose of funding transit.
		And, according to the latest U.S. Census data, growth in the region is expected to continue, with a projected increase in population of 110% between 1995 and 2025.
		Diesel powered rail vehicles are self-propelled and therefore independent from an outside power source, eliminating the need for expensive electrification of the rail corridor through electric power lines (catenary) and substations.
	www.ridetta.org /Regional_Rail/FAQ/faq.html (3244 words)

	Ramsey County PH Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Central Corridor is a vital transportation improvement for St. Paul, Ramsey County and the East Metro region.
		The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority unanimously approved a resolution at its Aug. 1 meeting laying out issues that must be addressed by the Metropolitan Council as the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit project moves forward.
		To schedule a presentation on any of the authority's projects or transit corridors, please call Sarah Penman at Ramsey County Regional Rail, 651-266-2778 or send her an email.
	www.co.ramsey.mn.us /rail/index.htm (1014 words)

	Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission, MIPRC
		Advocating for improvements to passenger rail in the Midwest is at the heart of the MIPRC's purpose.
		Midwestern states have developed two complementary plans, the Midwest Regional Rail System (MWRRS) and the Ohio Hub, to significantly improve passenger rail in the Midwest, and to link the region to the improvements being planned in the Northeast.
		Passenger rail is a critical component of a modern, multi-modal transportation system, and needs to have financial support, unified policy development and oversight similar to that afforded to our air, highway and mass transit modes.
	www.miprc.org /advocacy.asp (952 words)

	East/West Rail Project
		An east/west rail connection from Suffern to Port Chester (the fl line) would create a comprehensive rail network for the entire metropolitan area, linking three states and come close to a fourth — Pennsylvania, just across the Delaware River on the last stop of the Port Jervis line in Orange County.
		Whereas Light Rail, meaning a modern trolley that can share the road with vehicles or run in its own right-of-way, has created a lot of excitement in the country its limitations must be considered.
		Commuter Rail (MetroNorth) is the dominant rail infrastructure in the region.
	www.eastwestrailproject.com /html/regional_map.html (626 words)

	Modes: Rail
		Rail stations in Colfax, Auburn, Rocklin, and Roseville are currently undergoing renovations and improvements to parking, shelters, and passenger amenities.
		As part of the 2002 STIP, PCTPA pledged support for the Regional Rail concept by programming $3 million for track improvements needed to accommodate increased rail frequency to Placer County.
		Work on the Regional Rail Implementation Plan began in FY 2002/03, with PCTPA as the administrative lead and Sacramento RT as the contracting agency.
	www.pctpa.org /modes/rail.htm (684 words)

	Trains of Thought
		A plan for connecting Penn Station and Grand Central was developed by regional transportation agencies in the final phase of planning for a new rail tunnel across the Hudson River.
		Regional Rail operations at Penn Station in Manhattan will be greatly improved with the completion of the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, and the construction of a relatively simple two-track connection from Amtrak's West Side line, into existing platforms and tracks at Penn Station.
		Initially, the Regional Rail plan suggests extending the central fare zone west to include Hudson County and the City of Newark, since these places are already accessible with a single PATH fare.
	www.trainsofthought.com (562 words)

	PB96-8: Rail Freight Mobility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The number of containers off-loaded at the port for rail transit outside of the region is twice the flow in the opposite direction.
		For bulk movements, flows from the region are twice the tonnage of flows to the region.
		A report by the Freight Mobility Roundtable was somewhat skeptical of commuter rail as it appeared in the 1995 RTA proposal: "Commuter rail may not be the most effective means of reducing single occupant vehicles, but many of the region’s public officials have embraced it.
	www.researchcouncil.org /Briefs/1996/PB96-8/RailFreightMobility.htm (1803 words)

	The rush to regional rail - Railway Age, February 2000
		"Investing in improved rail service is an investment in California's future." That declaration by Gov. Gray Davis last November could well be the call to arms for a nationwide effort to restore and expand regional passenger rail service as a significant segment of America's transportation network.
		This would be part of the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative, an $852.6 million, 3,000-mile project to connect major cities in nine states.
		Regional rail is a growth industry in North America, with numerous new systems in operation or planned.
	www.railwayage.com /feb00/regionalrail.html (1305 words)

	The Proposed Arizona Rail System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Today, with the growth of our cities, with improved city bus service, with Light Rail imminent in metro Phoenix, and with urban rail moving forward in Tucson, southern Arizona is more suited for Commuter Rail and Regional Rail than ever before.
		In Arizona, rail lines of the Union Pacific, and the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, are ideally suited for commuter and regional service.
		Please lend your support to Commuter and Regional Rail by writing to the Governor, your State Senator and Representative, and your County and City officials.
	www.azrail.org /rail/regional/index.html (592 words)

	Rail Transit World - Light Rail, Rapid Transit, Regional Rail
		A quick overview of some of the highlights of rail transit developments around the world may be helpful in comprehending the significance of modern rail transit technological options and their relevance to a city or region near you.
		Rail rapid transit: Over the last several decades, America has seen a truly remarkable comeback in urban rail transit, once considered a moribund victim of the private motor vehicle transportation system.
		Rail rapid transit: Mexico City's metro, opened in 1969, is predominantly not a standard-rail rapid transit system, but is, like Montreal's, almost entirely modeled after Paris's rubber-tired Gadgetbahn-type technology (although Line A, launched in 1991, is a standard steel-wheel light metro).
	www.lightrailnow.org /features/f_lrt_2005-12a.htm (4877 words)

	The Oil Drum: New York City \| Extending the Reach of Regional Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		However, there are many small cities and towns that used to be connected to the national and regional rail network that served as regional hubs for transportation that were cut-off as automobiles became the dominant form of intercity travel.
		But now, with the green light for the new Trans Hudson Tunnel and as gas prices have increased, small towns and cities across the region are attempting to reconsolidate their former importance as regional centers of commerce and population, restoring regional rail.
		In the coming weeks, rail authority officials are expected to hold a conference call with NJT, operator of a sprawling, statewide rail and bus system which would be the likely operator of the Hoboken-Scranton service.
	nyc.theoildrum.com /story/2006/9/2/204732/7715 (1026 words)

	TTA Regional Rail :: Overview ::
		As ridership grows and funding becomes available, regional rail service could be extended where rail corridors exist and an operating agreement with the railroads can be negotiated.
		Based on the analysis, TTA found that the Triangle region is likely to experience problems that will affect its livability and mobility, including a loss of community identity and open spaces, less efficient and high-cost transit services, increasing highway congestion and a lack of alternative transportation choices.
		The revised document, Recommendations for a Regional Transit Plan, was adopted by the TTA Board of Trustees on October 25, 1995, and subsequently incorporated into the region’s two long-range transportation plans.
	www.ridetta.org /Regional_Rail/Overview/projectOverview.html (2425 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		More importantly, by providing an alternative that can serve and attract regional commuters and event-goers to leave their cars in their own communities, a regional freeway will actually help relieve the strain on neighborhood arterials.
		A comprehensive regional rail system should seamlessly integrate local Seattle rail, cross-lake and any initial north-south line, which Sound Transit's light-rail system proposes to be.
		Light rail requires quite a lot of acquisition of private property, and therefore increasing amounts of tax dollars to buy land (as real estate prices continue to escalate), to relocate families, businesses and utilities.
	freewaymonorail.org /faqs.htm (1378 words)

	Japan Railways Group
		The regional rail passes, like the standard Japan Rail Pass, are available to travelers entering Japan on a non-Japanese passport for short term stay (for Canadian and U.S. citizens 90 days or less) with no special visa.
		The regional rail passes vary as to what is included, and may differ also from the standard Japan Rail Pass.
		At present there are no regional rail passes offered for the JR Central area (the central part of Honshu between Tokyo and Kyoto), or for the smallest of the four main islands, Shikoku.
	www.japanrail.com /JR_regionalrailpass.html (660 words)

	Tampabay: Regional light rail idea is revived
		A light rail system could be expensive and take a long time to complete, Baker said.
		A rail plan and local and local financial commitment would open the door to state and federal money, which is how Orlando is funding a planned commuter rail system, Ioiro said.
		Some type of mass transit, possibly rail, is clearly one component of solving the region's transportation woes, he said.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/09/08/Tampabay/Regional_light_rail_i.shtml (849 words)

	Engineering Division
		Bay Area voters in 2004 passed Regional Measure 2, raising the toll by $1 on the region’s seven state-owned toll bridges to pay for various transportation projects that will reduce congestion and improve travel in the bridge corridors.
		The Regional Rail Plan Project Management Team is a partnership among MTC, BART, Caltrain and the California High Speed Rail Authority.
		Questions regarding regional or high-speed rail issues can be addressed to Ken Ross, City of Livermore, at 925-960-4500 or via e-mail at keross@ci.livermore.ca.us.
	www.ci.livermore.ca.us /eng/eng_rrp.html (374 words)

	CAT: Projects: Regional Rail (CATA Rail)
		The official long-range transportation plan for the four-county region (Pulaski, Faulkner, Lonoke, and Saline) does not presume that the area will build significant rail projects that can carry commuters in the major corridors.
		Light rail, streetcars, monorail, Personal Rapid Transit, and other technologies are defined in the report.
		Successful rail service needs density around stations, it needs a "walkable" environment, and it needs a flexible bus service to provide mobility beyond the stations, around the town centers served by rail, and the urban core.
	www.cat.org /projects/regional_rail.html (303 words)

	Mata Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		A video tape describing the concept and benefits of light rail for Memphis has been developed and is available to neighborhood organizations and civic groups.
		A Regional Rail Steering Committee was established in late 1999 for the purpose of assisting MATA in moving the rail program forward.
		The Regional Rail Steering Committee meetings are open to the public.
	www.matatransit.com /pr_regrail.html (512 words)

	Spokane Light Rail
		Our region's population will increase by approximately 185,000 people bringing the population total to 561,627 in the next 20-25 years (Source: 2000 Census, Office of Growth Management).
		Along with an expanded population for our region, comes an increase in the number of automobiles on the roads and number of miles traveled by each vehicle.
		For the past ten years, regional planners, elected officials, business interests and private citizens have worked together to identify possible locations for a starter high capacity transit alignment to serve the Spokane region.
	www.spokanelightrail.com (194 words)

	Pasco: Regional light rail back on track
		The idea was last floated in the early 1990s, as part of a regional proposal that petered out for lack of a critical mass of population.
		But now, development in Pasco is helping to fuel a sense of urgency for mass transit, and regional officials are pinpointing areas for potential commuter rail lines in the future.
		There has not yet been a cost estimate for the current regional mass transit proposal, but the idea is to have a network stretching across Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Polk, Pinellas, Hillsborough and Sarasota counties, with park-and-ride stations dotting rail lines, Mitchell said.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/12/09/Pasco/Regional_light_rail_b.shtml (866 words)

	Bay Area Regional Rail Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Regional Rail Plan is intended to provide a "comprehensive blueprint for the long term future of regional rail services in the greater Bay Area."
		The staff introduced the study as one that would lead to a 50 year plan that would define what would be needed 50 years from now.
		They indicated that there would be 2 rail plans for each option and 2 ridership and demographic analyses for each plan.
	www.railpac.org /reports/2005/20051024.html (652 words)

	METROPLAN ORLANDO - Rail: Information related to rail systems as a mode of transportation
		Just as I-4 serves as the backbone to our region’s roadway network, a regional rail system will anchor an efficient and effective transit system that includes bus rapid transit and fixed route bus service.
		Commuter rail transit uses existing railroad tracks to connect outlying regions to a centralized city over long distances and operate only during peak commuter times (morning and evening rush hours).
		A proposed light rail study is underway that would connect Altamonte Springs and southern Orange County.
	www.metroplanorlando.com /site/modes/rail.asp (289 words)

	Ramsey County Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		After passenger rail service was discontinued to the Depot in 1971, sections of the Depot complex were sold to various entities.
		In the meantime, RCRRA has acquired property to the northeast of the concourse, which will be used for railroad tracks to once again service the concourse (analysis showed much of the previous Depot complex, now in private ownership, must be purchased for the replacement of railroad tracks to serve the Depot).
		The Union Depot has been identified as a project of national and regional significance in the federal transportation bill, and has been awarded $50 million over the next five years.
	www.co.ramsey.mn.us /rail/UnionDepot.asp (798 words)

	Bay Area Regional Rail Plan: Content: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Regional Measure 2 also requires MTC to adopt a Regional Rail Plan.
		The Regional Rail Plan project management team is a partnership among MTC, BART, Caltrain and CHSRA.
		An Advisory Group, comprised of regional specialists representing the academic, business, and environmental communities, advises the Project Management Team and Regional Rail Steering Committee on various technical aspects of the Plan development.
	www.bayarearailplan.info /Content/10000/about_us.html (232 words)

	Rail for Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Close integration of rail systems with public transportation such as city bus systems is key.
		The Arizona Department of Transportation is working on their Rail Inventory and Assessment Study.
		The Maricopa Association of Governments is preparing a Commuter Rail Strategic Plan, starting in late 2006 to be completed in early 2007.
	www.azrail.org /rail/index.html (177 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The purpose of the working group is to develop and advance plans for converting the region's commuter rail lines into a regional rail system, with fast, frequent service and affordable, integrated fares.
		The group also considers changes to rapid transit and light rail transit that are "regional" in scale.
		This will be our last meeting before the exhibit and program on Regional Rail to be held at the Municipal Art Society's Urban Center, September 7, 2006 through November 8, 2006.
	www.rrwg.org (213 words)

	Regional Rail Lines
		SEPTA Regional Rail's 30th Street Station is actually above ground, not in a tunnel, however it is still part of the center city "tunnel" corridor.
		One of the region's busiest highways, it is being widened, but the work will take several years, and station parking lots in the affected area have been enlarged to lure some drivers onto the trains.
		While the platforms are low, they have nice canopies and rails on the rear such as might be found on a high platform station.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/phila/regionalrail.html (12755 words)

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