Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 1: Guidebook

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Cherrington ◽  
Allan Rutter ◽  
Curtis Morgan ◽  
Emmanuel S. “Bruce” Horowitz ◽  
James Stoetzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Rail Services

Contracting Commuter Rail Services, Volume 2: Commuter Rail System Profiles

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Cherrington ◽  
Allan Rutter ◽  
Curtis Morgan ◽  
Emmanuel S. “Bruce” Horowitz ◽  
James Stoetzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Rail System ◽  
Rail Services

scholarly journals Indonesian experience on travel time use on-board of commuter rail services

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 2705-2716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosritzal ◽  
Bayu Martanto Adji ◽  
Dilum Dissanayake
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Rail Services

Impact of Commuter-Rail Services in Toronto Region

1996 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Stewart Wells ◽  
Bruce G. Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Rail Services

scholarly journals Understanding the Shared Operation of Commuter Rail Transit and Freight Railroads

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongfang (Rachel) Liu ◽  
Fei Yang ◽  
Mei Chen
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Rail Services

Seeking a thorough understanding of shared operation between commuter rail transit and freight railroads, a nationwide survey was conducted of transit and rail freight interaction. This survey contacted and received responses from all 21 commuter rail services in North America. In addition to a general understanding of the shared-use practices, this paper presents the key factors that contribute or impede successful shared-use operations between commuter rail and freight railroads by examining detailed operation arrangements, shared asset management, dispatching priorities, accident histories, and insurance and liability issues. A few critical issues directly related to the success of future shared operations are highlighted for the reference of new-start systems and those who are seeking knowledge in the arena of shared-use operations.

Diesel Multiple Units in 21st Century North America: Comparative Survey and Evaluation of Services, Demand, and Cost

2017 ◽  
Vol 2648 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
David O. Nelson ◽  
Tara N. Blakey ◽  
Katherine K. O’Neil
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Electric Light ◽  
Self Powered ◽  
Survey And Evaluation ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Multiple Units ◽  
Rail Services

U.S. officials working with finite resources to build and operate new fixed-guideway transit services grow more creative every year, finding ways to offer new and expanded services with fixed or declining resources. One creative approach to the development of new urban passenger rail services has been to operate on tracks shared with light-density freight services. Most services have used conventional commuter rail passenger rolling stock for these services, but, in some circumstances, this relatively heavy equipment has been inappropriate, and officials have been forced to consider sharing freight tracks with lighter, shorter trains. Some of these trains have been conventional electric light rail cars, but since the turn of the 21st century, five new U.S. services using self-powered diesel rail cars (historically called diesel multiple units, or DMUs) have opened to offer new travel options in Texas, California, New Jersey, and Oregon. FTA has termed these new shared-track DMU services “hybrid rail.” This paper reviews the circumstances and conditions that gave rise to the development of these hybrid DMU systems. The paper then reports the results of a study that used federally reported data to conduct a survey and evaluation of these services as compared with electric light rail and conventional commuter rail services. The analysis found that the new DMU systems tended to function in a new service stratum between commuter and light rail that served the needs of markets that neither of those traditional modes was well suited to address.

Contracting Commuter Rail Services

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
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James Stoetzel ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Commuter Rail ◽  
Rail Services
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