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The Norristown High-Speed Line (NHSL) is an interurban electric railway connecting the western terminus of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA's) Market-Frankford subway and elevated line at 69th Street, Upper Darby, with Norristown, a distance of 13.4 mi. En route, the NHSL serves 22 stations located in Delaware and Montgomery counties. The NHSL rehabilitation and modernization projects, as currently approved or planned for funding, involve the acquisition of 26 new multiple-unit electric interurban passenger cars capable of 70 mph (all of which will be equipped with cab signals and over-speed protection); capital spare parts for the cars; installation of a new wayside signal system that is compatible with the new cars and provides cab signal information to the motorman and over-speed command to the vehicle propulsion and braking control system as well as automatic and remote control of interlockings; reconstruction of most of the track system; rebuilding of two stations; rehabilitiation of several bridges; creation of a new vehicle maintenance and repair facility; rehabilitation and enlargement of intermediate passenger stations along the line; construction of new pedestrian bridges to replace old ones; and the construction of new or expanded parking facilities for patrons at passenger stations. Accomplishment of this program should enable SEPTA to present a substantially improved level of safety and quality of service to existing and potential NHSL patrons for the 1990s and into the next century. During the period 1972-1988, UMTA had awarded approximately $110 million in federally funded grants to accomplish $153,000,000 in various captial improvement projects related largely to the NHSL. Additional funding is anticipated to complete the intended projects that are part of the overall program.

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Capital investments; Electric railroads; High speed rail; Modernization

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads

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Dec 31 1990 12:00AM

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• ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MOTIVE POWER FOR SUBURBAN RAIL RAPID TRANSIT
• BENEFITS TO BUS OPERATORS OF INTRODUCING A COMPREHENSIVE LIFE CYCLE COSTING SYSTEM: A PRACTICAL APPLICATION
• BUS MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE: FINDINGS AND DIRECTION FOR RESEARCH
• BUS SERVICE TIMES AND CAPACITIES IN MANHATTAN
• CAPITAL PROJECT PRIORITY SETTING AT THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
• CASE STUDY IN LAND USE AND PARKING REGULATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CAMPUS TRANSIT SERVICES: DEVELOPMENT OF CY-RIDE IN AMES, IOWA
• CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE FIXED-GUIDEWAY DECISION PROCESS
• DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE: HOW TO INCREASE TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSIT INDUSTRY: EXPERIENCE OF CONNECTICUT TRANSIT AND SOME CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE
• EVALUATING A LARGE NUMBER OF STATION AND ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVES
• FINANCIAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAIL EXTENSION PROGRAM
• FINANCING PEOPLE MOVERS: THE CASE OF ATLANTIC CITY
• IMPACT OF LABOR CONTRACT PROVISIONS ON TRANSIT OPERATOR PRODUCTIVITY
• IMPROVING THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED TRANSIT STATIONS ON NEIGHBORHOODS
• LINDENWOLD RAIL LINE AND NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BUSES: A COMPARISON
• MARKET-BASED APPROACH TO TRANSIT FACILITY DESIGN
• NET COSTS OF PEAK AND OFFPEAK TRANSIT TRIPS TAKEN NATIONWIDE BY MODE
• PLANNING A NEW VEHICLE AND ROADWAY SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING BUS ROUTE CHANGES TO SERVE NEW RAPID TRANSIT LINES: THE ARCHER AVENUE EXPERIENCE IN NEW YORK
• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF QUITO
• SCHEDULING TRANSIT EXTRABOARD PERSONNEL
• SITE SELECTION AND SIZING OF AN LRV STORAGE YARD
• THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT: NINE-JURISDICTION PLAN FOR TOMORROW
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• VEHICLE REPLACEMENT STRATEGIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES
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