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Title: 7TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE SYSTEMS - PART 1 - PLENARY SESSIONS. EXPERIENCES FROM THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE: APPLYING HOV TREATMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE METROLINK RESPONSE
Accession Number: 00681956
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Metrolink system and its response to the Northridge earthquake are described. Metrolink is part of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, which was established through a joint-powers agreement among five counties. The sole purpose of the authority is to plan, build, and operate commuter rail service. After the earthquake, key segments of the freeway system were broken and traffic, especially in the north was disrupted. The rail lines fared much better. The Red Line bounced one foot vertically and one foot laterally, but remained relatively undamaged. Surface railroad tracks, especially in curves, moved as much as a foot laterally, but maintained gauge. Immediately after the earthquake Metrolink service was expanded to help maintain mobility. Reassignment of vehicles into the area started immediately. The system was extended to intercept commuters coming from the Antelope Valley. Before the earthquake, daily system ridership was slightly under 1,000. Ridership peaked in the two weeks immediately after the earthquake and then leveled out. Current ridership is about 3,000. A number of capital improvements are being made on the line. In many ways, the earthquake put Metrolink on the map. Whereas about 10% of the residents of Los Angeles knew what Metrolink was before the earthquake, this number is now around 80 or 90%. The response by Metrolink showed that the system could be counted on and that it is an important part of the overall transportation system in the Los Angeles area.
Supplemental Notes: The preparation of these proceedings was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, United States Department of Transportation. 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 Title: Monograph Accession #: 00681938
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Stanger, REditors: Turnbull, K FHubbard, S MPagination: p. 31-32
Publication Date: 1995-7
Serial: Conference:
7th National Conference on High-Occupancy Vehicle Systems - HOV Systems in a New Light
Location:
Los Angeles, California Media Type: Digital/other
Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: NTL, TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 24 1995 12:00AM
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