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	Regional rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis.
		Commuter trains are usually optimized for maximum passenger volume, in most cases without sacrificing too much comfort and luggage space, though they seldom have all the amenities of long-distance trains.
		For example, so called "intercity" trains in Belgium and the Netherlands carry many commuters and their equipment, range and speeds are similar to those of commuter trains in some larger countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regional_rail (1033 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Politics: Commuter Rail: Stuck in the Station Again
		Moore and other backers of commuter rail want to move freight trains off Union Pacific's tracks between Austin and San Antonio and onto an additional rail line on the proposed SH 130 corridor, which will be built parallel to I-35.
		But the defeat of light rail referenda in Austin and San Antonio may be contributing to skittishness about commuter rail between the two cities, since clearly commuter rail would be more viable if it interconnected with other transportation systems, such as light rail.
		There will be an effort by commuter rail supporters in the upcoming session of the Legislature to modify the 1997 bill and remove the requirement that counties be part of the rail district.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2000-12-22/pols_feature.html (1950 words)

	ajc.com \| Business \| Dollars, logic scream for commuter rail \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rail proponents would love to see that line extended to Griffin (at an additional cost of between $50 million and $65 million) and on to Macon, which would cost another $185 million.
		Investing in commuter rail is also a first step toward high-speed rail, a concept that has been embraced by chambers of commerce across the Southeast.
		The commuter rail line also will require the city of Atlanta to transfer ownership of the red-brick, vacant Georgia Power building on Forsyth Street to the state to help meet the local match.
	www.ajc.com /business/content/business/saporta/0104/12saporta.html (1184 words)

	KRM Commuter Rail - Quick Points
		KRM Commuter Rail is planned to be operated as a 33-mile extension of Metra’s Union Pacific North line currently ends in Kenosha.
		By using existing right-of-way, KRM Commuter Rail can provide convenient and reliable mobility in a corridor that has few alternatives for increasing mobility directly to the densest populations of workers and jobs (over 360,000 jobs and 540,000 population are projected within 3 miles of Wisconsin train stations).
		Commuter rail is consistently proven to assist in leveraging private capital investments as people and businesses locate in communities served by commuter rail.
	www.transitnow.org /quick_points.html (1211 words)

	Commuter Rail
		Commuter rail users in other cities typically pay a higher fare in return for faster schedules and other amenities.
		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)

	The News-Herald - News - 02/20/2001 - Ashtabula could be left out of the loop
		Commuter rail service may be coming to Northeast Ohio, but won't be making Ashtabula County its first - or even second - stop.
		The Northeast Ohio Commuter Rail Feasibility Study - or NEORail - calls for initially extending commuter rail from Cleveland west to Lorain County and southeast to Portage County.
		Commuter rail could begin operating within five to 10 years if local officials begin the first phase of the plan, said Calvin Waite of Oberlin, who chairs NOACA's Commuter Rail Advisory Committee.
	zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=1432757&BRD=1698&PAG=461&...&rfi=8 (629 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Urban Mass Transit In The United States
		In the United States mass transit has, for the most part, meant some kind of local bus or rail service, and it is on these modes that this article focuses.
		Nationwide in 1990, mass transit carried only 5.3 percent of commuting trips, down from 6.4 percent in 1980, and an even smaller percentage of total trips.
		Part of the recovery was due to the rebirth of rail transit since the early 1970s.
	www.eh.net /encyclopedia/?article=schrag.mass.transit.us (3264 words)

	GDOT- Commuter Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		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 (2616 words)

	West Valley Commuter Rail Corridor Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Another advantage is the fact that commuter rail would have a dedicated right-of-way and a capability of speeds comparable to or better than the adjacent I-10.
		Currently, commuter rail is a successful and popular option being utilized by San Diego, Los Angeles, The Bay Area, Dallas and Seattle; with new systems being studied for metro areas such as Salt Lake City and Denver.
		The addition of commuter rail to Express Bus and Light Rail options would ensure that roadways and existing highway corridors would have additional capacity for future growth, while providing a pollution, congestion and stress free alternative to road-weary commuters.
	www.azrail.org /whitepap/2000/2000-2.htm (902 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Commuter rail funding plan gathers steam
		With New Hampshire unable to come up with funding to expand commuter rail service, Nashua is pushing ahead with plans to raise the necessary $14 million itself, and city planners believe they have come up with a plan that could serve as a model for other southern New Hampshire communities that want commuter rail service.
		Some rail advocates, while praising Nashua's plan, also questioned a funding approach for commuter rail expansion that relies on cities and towns raising the money, rather than the state.
		The state transportation department had wanted to use gas tax revenue to cover the expansion of commuter rail, but the state Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the state constitution restricts use of the money to road construction, maintenance, and repair.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/11/04/commuter_rail_funding_plan_gathers_steam (578 words)

	Commuter rail delays frustrate riders [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Commuter rail officials blame the delays last Tuesday on brake failures that led to the cancellation of two trains from Worcester to Boston.
		Tara Frier, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, which operates the commuter rail, said the agency is working out glitches in an electronic messaging system, which is supposed to display information about delays at each station.
		Werkema, who commutes to Boston with his wife, Rachel, said the proximity of the commuter rail was a reason the couple chose to live in Ashland.
	www.ble.org /pr/news/pf_headline.asp?id=9399 (700 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - Eckels touts alternate commuter rail plan
		Commuter rail utilizes heavy trains, such as those run by Amtrak, and runs at high speeds on freight railroads with an exclusive right of way.
		He said commuter rail could be operating by 2006, much more quickly than Metro's light rail expansion, the first piece of which wouldn't start running until 2008.
		"Commuter rail is safer and faster, typically, than light rail because it runs in the existing rail corridors separated from traffic so you're not mixing with the cars on the road," Eckels said.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2183577 (858 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Commuter rail to roll by '07
		UTA commuter rail engineering manager Steve Meyer said that by 2007, the first leg of the commuter train system should be up and running.
		New rail track must be laid for most of the corridor in Salt Lake, Davis and Weber counties.
		Because the commuter rail track is sandwiched between I-15 and the Union Pacific track, a pedestrian tunnel is planned so passengers can access the east train platform from the west parking lot.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,525036755,00.html (1017 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Vt. / Plan for private commuter rail line canceled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A plan for a privately run commuter rail line has been scrapped because there weren't enough advance tickets sold.
		Bellows said the low number shocked her, especially now that road construction is in full swing on U.S. 7, the main commuter artery between Burlington and points south.
		Many commuters don't work so close to the train tracks, though, and would have had to rely on other means of public transportation, such as buses, to reach their destinations, Behr said.
	www.boston.com /news/local/vermont/articles/2005/05/02/plan_for_private_commuter_rail_line_canceled (390 words)

	Dane County Commuter Rail Feasibility Study --- Chapter 5
		The Sun Prairie to Madison rail corridor crosses and parallels a portion of Starkweather Creek in the Town of Burke.
		At locations where the rail operates adjacent to homes or other sensitive land uses, noise barriers or berms may be used along the track to shield the noise from the wheels.
		While the vibration levels of commuter rail operations may be less than the freight trains that currently use the railroad lines, the incidents would be more frequent.
	www.co.dane.wi.us /rail/crfs/html/chap5.htm (1910 words)

	Sound Transit Commuter Rail Link
		Commuter rail makes the best use of existing resources and infrastructure to bring reliable service to the high-growth urban corridor between Everett and Tacoma.
		Although rail work is highly specialized, stations can be built by most general contractors.
		Many of the stations will be part of a wider offering of transit amenities including bus depots and intercity rail transit.
	www.djc.com /special/rta/commuter.html (348 words)

	Mayors, managers call for commuter rail
		Several West Valley mayors and managers are pushing for a statewide commuter rail system that would travel along existing railroad lines or on a new track alongside them.
		Avondale City Manager Charlie McClendon said commuter rail was a "great idea," but he struggled with the lack of information on such issues as cost.
		Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs said the Maricopa Association of Governments will undertake a $5 million study in 2007 on commuter rail, which she said should be expanded to include Pinal County at the minimum.
	www.azcentral.com /community/westvalley/articles/1014gl-peorail14Z1.html (460 words)

	KUTV: Federal Transit Bill Moves Commuter Rail Forward (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Most other commuter rail lines share their track with freight trains, but UTA has purchased its own rights of way from the Union Pacific Railroad.
		But commuter rail will be powered by diesel engines pulling two-level passenger coaches at a top speed of 79 mph, with stops designed every five to six miles.
		The proposed commuter rail extension to the south is not a certainty, but preliminary work, such as conducting environmental impact studies, are under way.
	kutv.com /topstories/local_story_218194818.html (1054 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rail Operations: A siding exists on the west side of the mainline and could be used to separate trains at the station.
		Rail Operations: A new platform on the west side of the tracks may be needed to accommodate commuter rail operations and prevent conflicts with Amtrak trains.
		Rail Operations: There is a mainline track at the site with a siding to the west, which means that the station, platform, and park-and-ride facilities should be developed to the east.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Rail/plans/eb4.cfm (847 words)

	UTU: News
		The commissioner, a skeptic of rail, said conversations with Union Pacific Railroad have convinced him a county-operated commuter train is feasible and could be built quickly and inexpensively.
		The county could start running commuter trains in just a few years, he said, before the Texas Transportation Department is scheduled to start widening U.S. "Compared to light rail, this is something that is much cheaper and certainly something that could be done posthaste," Radack said Tuesday.
		"The concept of commuter rail is one of interest, and we'd like to participate in consideration of that," said John Sedlak, a Metro vice president.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=7784 (544 words)

	Northstar Corridor : Northstar Corridor is a passenger train that could provide commuter rail service between the St. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The NCDA applauds Minnesota's congressional members for authorizing $80 million in federal funds for the Northstar Commuter Rail project.
		The $286.4 billion federal transportation was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House and Senate on July 29.
		Read stories of why businesses are supporting Northstar commuter rail and add your business to the list.
	www.northstartrain.org (378 words)

	Light Rail/Commuter Rail Benefits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For one reason or another, the public more often prefers rail travel, unless the trains involved are in a particularly decrepit state or regularly subject to traffic delays.
		Bus feeder trips to and from the new rail system and a general increase in transit orientation more than compensated for the bus trips replaced by rail...
		The reduction of auto travel in the six "rail regions" is far greater than that attributable to the direct replacement of auto travel by rail travel.
	danenet.wicip.org /bcp/benefits.html (1721 words)

	News 8 Austin \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES
		The commuter rail plan will affect people all over the city, but even people who live in similar neighborhoods have different feelings about the idea.
		Capital Metro voted unanimously to put commuter rail on the November ballot.
		"Effective mass transit, in our case commuter rail is an indispensable part of solving Austin's traffic crisis Commuter rail, combined with changes in land use patterns and an improved existing roadway network is the answer," the statement read.
	www.news8austin.com /content/headlines?ArID=118213&SecID=2 (407 words)

	Keys to Urban Rail Success
		The massive central business district employment numbers and densities support a high degree of substitution by rail of automobile use that is not possible in smaller central business districts (because there is too little demand and it is too dispersed).
		The prerequisites for rail success with respect to controlling traffic congestion are thus high residential population density and massive central business districts.
		Light rail provides little or none of the rail service, because to compete with the automobile requires automobile competitive speeds, something that is not possible without significant grade separation (In a fully grade separated alignment, light rail could replicate the performance of metros).
	www.publicpurpose.com /ut-railkeys.htm (374 words)

	Commuter rail idea gets cool response (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		County commissioners from Sarasota and Manatee are skeptical about a recently revived notion of a commuter rail system for the Tampa Bay area.
		A contributing reason is the cross-state, high-speed rail system that Florida voters endorsed in a 2000 referendum, Sebesta said.
		A commuter rail system could connect with the high-speed rail in Tampa and other locales.
	www.heraldtribune.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040928/NEWS/409280443/1006/SPORTS (381 words)

	JS Online: Commuter rail to Chicago weighed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		That's partly because commuter rail, which runs full-scale trains on existing freight tracks, costs less per mile than light rail, which uses electric vehicles on tracks in reserved lanes of streets or separate rights of way, powered by overhead wires.
		The electric buses under study would be guided by a single rail, by lasers or by magnets, and could briefly leave their routes to steer around obstacles.
		Bauman supports light rail, but now that the connector study has ruled out light rail in favor of guided electric buses, Bauman said the federal money would be better spent on commuter trains.
	www.jsonline.com /traffic/news/jul03/157812.asp (1100 words)

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