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Practical operating capacity can be up to 6,000 PHPD passengers. CHAPTER 4 – TECHNOLOGY OPITONS Intercity Rail Passenger Service Intercity rail passenger service connects rural communities and major cities that are separated by greater distances than a commuter train. Intercity passenger trains generally operate daily services with station stops of distances of about 100-miles between cities. Today, Amtrak provides rail service between McCook, Holdrege, Hastings, Lincoln and Omaha along the BNSF line. Various states are sponsoring intercity rail services. Examples include California’s Capitol Corridor (San Jose- Sacramento), San Joaquin (Oakland/Sacramento-Bakersfield), and Surfliner (San Luis Obispo- San Diego) services. Texas, Oklahoma, New York, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, etc., also sponsor intercity rail services (by covering operating subsidies), using Amtrak crews and freight railroad tracks. COMPARISONS OF TECHNOLOGIES Based on the foregoing information and other characteristics of operating systems around the world, the several candidate technologies can be evaluated for their potential applicability for a regional transit system in the Nebraska study area. Comparisons are grouped under the categories established at the start of this chapter, Site Specific Requirements, Technical Maturity, and Service Performance. Site Specific Requirements Physical characteristics - minima and maxima - determine the relative ease or difficulty of inserting a particular technology into the pre-existing urban fabric of a built-up cityscape. The following Table 4-1 summarizes some of the key requirements of the candidate technologies. (This space intentionally left blank.) 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page 4 - 8 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
CHAPTER 4 – TECHNOLOGY OPITONS Table 4-1: Site Specific Requirements of Candidate Technologies Item Commuter Rail Intercity Rail LRT Intercity and Express Bus Locational Flexibility (a) -A, Exclusive R/W -B, Semi-Exclusive R/W -C, Shared R/W Required No No Required No No Feasible Feasible Feasible Feasible Feasible Feasible Curves and Grades: -Minimum Curve Radius (b) -Maximum Grade Stations: -Grade-Separated -Surface Platforms 50m 2% Not required Feasible 40 m 2% Not required Feasible 25 m 7% Not required Feasible 13 m 12% Not required Feasible Notes: (a) See LRT paragraphs for definitions of Category A, B and C rights-of-way. (b) Minimum-radius curves must be traversed at restricted speeds; for rail systems, need 350 m radius with 15 centimeters super-elevation to sustain 80 km/h speed through curve; similar for rubber tire systems. To reach maximum levels of operating reliability and performance, LRT and BRT also are most desirably located in exclusive (R/W); but they can be accommodated in semi-exclusive R/W (Category B) when full grade separation is precluded by costs or other impacts. A semiexclusive R/W, such as a boulevard or freeway median or reserved curb street lane, separates transit vehicles from parallel traffic flows. Special prioritization is needed at traffic signals, however, to expedite transit vehicle movements through at-grade intersections. If no other option is feasible, LRT and BRT vehicles even can be operated in shared R/W (Category C). Such segments should be kept as short as possible, because operating speeds will inevitably be relatively low, and schedule reliability will suffer from the effects of transit vehicles stuck in the general traffic flow. Grades and, especially, curves affect the ability to locate a transit guideway within the confines of a city street R/W. LRT and BRT vehicles are capable of making much sharper turns than regional and intercity rail passenger trains. Sharp turns limit speeds; but in some places this is a necessary trade-off to enable location of a guideway within the limits of an urban street. Technical Maturity All of the technologies described are in daily revenue service. However, the number of operating systems varies significantly among alternatives. Buses, light rail vehicles (and their ancestor, the electric interurban) and commuter and intercity rail passenger trains are ubiquitous. Examples of such systems may be found in numerous cities around the world: Express buses: Virtually every city with transit Light rail (including Streetcars): 350 systems worldwide Commuter rail: over 15 cities in North America 384180 NEBRASKA TRANSIT CORRIDORS STUDY Page 4 - 9 WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES
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APPENDICES
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Appendix D NTRAC MEMBERS The follow
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