All About Rail
By Christopher MacKechnie, About.com Guide
Since the opening of the San Diego Trolley in 1981, many cities in the United States and Canada have been busy building new rail projects and expanding existing one. In addition, recent interest in high speed rail - caused partially by the promise of federal funding - has caused many states to begin to plan their own lines. Read all about both here.
All About Light Rail and Subways
Read here about the light rail and subway lines that exist or are currently planned throughout the world.
- Los Angeles's Westside Subway Extension
- New Starts Program Overview
- Los Angeles County's Measure R Sales Tax and Rapid Transit Program
- Rail Transit's Effect on Property Values
- The Toronto Transit Commission's Rapid Transit Projects
- Why We Can't Cancel the Subway Line and Run More Buses
- The BRT versus Light Rail Debate
- The Two Methods of Subway Construction
- The Proper Stop Spacing of Rapid Transit Lines
- New York MTA's Capital Projects
- How Much Do Rail Transit Projects Cost to Build and Operate?
- Transit Follies: Lessons from Detroit
- Review of A Century of Subways [New York]
- Review of Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities In the Twenty-First Century
All About Commuter, Intercity, and High Speed Rail
Public transit is not just for getting around town; it is also for travel between cities and suburbs and cities and other cities.