Highway 1 Day of Action TOMORROW!

Just one more day… Please get your friends and family out to this important, historic event in the Fraser Valley. It’s simple: Choose an overpass, make some signs, & do your part, Saturday from 11:00am to 1:00pm, to bring passenger rail service back to the Fraser Valley! LIGHT RAIL FANS TO HIT THE HIGHWAY Our […]

10 questions for May’s election – How much of a transit expert are you?

Lisbon tram climbing a 13.8% grade! Ai??Ai?? Here are ten questions toAi??Ai??test the knowledge ofAi??Ai??political candidates about LRT & public transit in May’s provincial election. Passing grade is 70%. 1) What is light rail transit? 2) What is metro? 3) What is capacity? 4) What grade maximum is now industry standard for light rail? 5) […]

April 11 Day of Action UPDATE

LIGHT RAIL FANS TO HIT THE HIGHWAY Banner-making workshops Abbotsford Where: gather at UFV – Abbotsford campus, east lobby of building A, by the Roadrunner Cafe (bottom floor). If you get lost, contact Paul Gieselman at 604-703-3650. When: Tuesday April 7, 7:00 pm Vancouver workshop/party Where: 1825 Charles St (@ Salsbury) When: Thursday April 9, […]

Nordhausen – TramTrains for small towns

Nordhausen is a German cityAi??Ai??at the southern edge of the Harz Ai??Ai??mountains, in the state of Thuringia.Ai??Ai?? Nordhausen’s population is a very modest 44,272 andAi??Ai??with a population density of 421 /kmAi??A?, one would think that the town is just too small for light-rail butAi??Ai??has a metric gauge tramway networkAi??Ai??with 2 lines (7 km long, built […]

Calgary’s C-Train Development & Operating Costs

C-Train’s Development and Operating Costs Total system development costs to date: $548 M Ai??Ai?? Original cost of vehicle acquisition/unit: $1.2 M Ai??Ai?? Current vehicle replacement cost: $3.9 M Ai??Ai?? Total costs of track construction per meter: above ground $30,000 below ground $35,000 at grade $15,000 Ai??Ai?? Average costs per station: $2.1 M Ai??Ai?? Cost of […]

World transit system list as of 2006 – from the LRTA

The following is the number or various type of transit systems around the world including those under construction, excluding airport shuttles, commuter/mainline rail, entertainment parks and funiculars. Classification always brings areas of doubt, particularly in countries such as Japan and Switzerland where clear dividing lines just do not exist. Metro (including SkyTrain) – 146 Light […]

Trondheim – A template for light-rail in the valley? It’s a cert!

Population (2009) Ai??Ai??-Ai??Ai??Total 168,257 Ai??Ai??-Ai??Ai??Density 480/km2Ai??Ai??(1,243.2/sqAi??Ai??mi) Trondheim, Norway boasts the northernmost tramway line in the world: the GrA?A?kallbanen, the last remaining bit of the Trondheim Tramway is an 8.8 km (5.5 mi) route (which is mostly single-track outside the inner most parts of the city; except the stretch between Breidablikk and Nordre Hoem stations) which […]

Seeing is believing – Diesel LRT in the USA.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixMw5M9tt80] The following is the New Jersey Camden “River Line, operating Diesel light rail.

April 11 – Highway 1 Day of Action

*BANNER MAKING WORKSHOPS* coming up – Abbotsford, date/time TBA (check back) Want to help make some history? “Rail For The Valley” and “Better Transit, Not Freeways” Present… April 11 – HIGHWAY 1 DAY OF ACTION Gateway to what?! On Saturday, April 11, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, join with others across the region in hoisting banners […]

Can trams (the interurban) operate with passenger and freight trains? They can in Germany!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdJPaih0Fw] To everyone who says that the interurban can’t operate on existing railways or share tracks with freight trains, this U-Tube video from Karlshrue Germany should be watched. If the Germans can do it, so can we!