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Posted by Easy on Mon Aug 30 01:31:45 2010, in response to Re: Photos - Dallas DART & Miscellaneous - Part 2, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 30 00:59:41 2010. They fit the wikipedia definition made by the guy that wrote the book on the topic. Especially the blue line in LA from Long Beach to LA. Maybe others.Real-world lines fit on a continuum between wholly urban street railways and full-fledged railroads. George W. Hilton and John F. Due, in The Electric Interurban Railways in America,[2] define an interurban as a system which shares most or all of four characteristics: Electric power Passenger service as primary emphasis Heavier, faster equipment than urban streetcars Operated on street trackage in cities but on roadside tracks or private rights-of-way in rural areas The definition of "interurban" is necessarily blurry. Some streetcar systems evolved partly into interurban systems with extensions or acquisitions, while other interurban lines became, effectively, light rail systems with no street running whatsoever, or became primarily freight-hauling railroads with a progressive loss of passenger service. Another distinction is made between "interurban" and "suburban". A suburban system is oriented toward a particular city center in a single urban area, serving primarily commuters who live in the suburbs of a city. An interurban is more like a regular railroad local train service, moving people from one city center to another with no single center. However, unlike a local train, the interurban serves a smaller region and has more frequent service, and is oriented to passenger rather than freight service, although some small-load freight service was common, especially in the days before trucks (lorries). |
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