Urban Rail Track Structures Program Digest

doi:10.21949/1527168

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Urban Rail Track Structures Program Digest

1983-01-01
By John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-UMTA-83-41 ; UMTA-MA-06-0100-83-5
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1527168
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

Today's urban transit systems trace their origins to November of 1832, when the country's first horse-powered rail line opened in New York City . The line was less than a mile long i:lnd offered service along New York's Bowery. In the following fifty years , the United States street railway industry grew to include 3 ,000 miles of track, operated by over 400 street railway companies.
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[PDF - 3.11 MB]
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Volpe Center
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