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Title:

CLEVELAND'S LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM IN THE 1980S: THE ONGOING REVOLUTION

Accession Number:

00625606

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309054001

Abstract:

In the early 1980s, the light rail lines in Cleveland were completely reconstructed and equipped with a new fleet of radically different cars not at all suited for street running, effectively converting the line to a low-platform semi-metro and thus realizing much of the long-term intention of the original builders. But these projects, costing upwards of $100 million, were not the end of the matter. Despite the damage to riding volume caused by the disturbances of reconstruction, the revolution resumed near the end of the 1980s. Five recent, basic changes have been made to the system: conversion to right-hand running in the formerly left-hand area, installation of a cab signal system on the western portion, construction of a combined end-to-end high-low platform station downtown as part of an indoor shopping center, evolution of the two boulevard center strips into linear parks, and retrofit of the new car fleet to overcome two major problems. The work reveals much about tolerable levels of deviation and disruption in planning and construction of new or revamped light rail lines. The lesson is derived that operations management must be more assertive early in the planning process when rail transit systems are being altered for purposes not directly related to their performance.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1361, Light Rail Transit: Planning, Design, and Operating Experience (Papers presented at the Sixth National Conference on Light Rail Transit, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 24-27, 1992). Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01405036

Language:

English

Authors:

Landgraf, Robert J

Pagination:

p. 259-267

Publication Date:

1992

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1361
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309054001

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Design features

Geographic Terms:

Cleveland (Ohio)

Old TRIS Terms:

Cleveland (Ohio)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 22 1993 12:00AM