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Utah Transit Authority
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It operates fixed route buses, flex route buses, express buses, ski buses, three light rail lines, a streetcar line, and a commuter rail train from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo. UTA is headquartered in Salt Lake City with operations and garages in locations throughout the Wasatch Front, including Ogden, Midvale, Light rail vehicles are stored and maintained at yards at locations in South Salt Lake and Midvale. UTA’s commuter rail equipment is stored and serviced at a facility in Salt Lake City, all of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, FrontRunner stations, the Utah Transit Authority traces its roots to 1953 when several bus companies united to form the organization. Ironically, among the companies of the UTA was National City Lines. The Traction company operated electric trolleys in Salt Lake City neighborhoods like the Avenues, bus service in the 1950s became unpopular, with low gas prices and subsidized construction of highways like Interstate 15. By 1960, bus ridership was only one third the level of war-time Salt Lake. In 1969, the Utah State Legislature passed the Utah Public Transit District Act, UTA was subsequently founded on March 3,1970 when the cities of Sandy, Salt Lake City, and Murray voted to form a transit district. Service was extended to Weber and Davis counties in 1973 and to Utah County in 1985, today, the UTAs service area is over 1,400 square miles and covers seven counties, Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, and Weber. UTA saw rapid expansion through the mid-1970s and 1980s, four bus routes to Granger, Hunter, Kearns, Magna, and Tooele were also created the same year. Sunday service on 25 routes began in 1975, only to be removed sometime before 1988, in 1976 the UTA began offering ski service to Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, and Solitude ski resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. Today, the UTA offers seasonal buses to four resorts as well as Snowbasin Resort and Powder Mountain in Weber County. Since 1970, the service area of UTA has seen bus route redesigns. Weber and Davis Counties saw an overhaul of their bus routing in 2002, the largest and most comprehensive change in routing occurred in August 2007 in Salt Lake County, with the goal of increasing ridership by twelve percent. Prior to 2007, night service had different numbering and routing than regular daytime service, after the redesign, nighttime routes were to retain the same routing and numbering as their daytime counterparts. Routes were consolidated as well, with 69 routes reduced to 60, fifteen-minute service during weekday daytime hours was extended from two to 11 routes, and all other routes in the system had 30 service during weekday peak hours at the very least. Fast buses, which connected suburbs to the city and charged the fare as local buses, were also introduced and expanded. The redesign proposal was met criticism, with low-income advocacy groups claiming that the redesign focused too heavily on commuters rather than the disadvantaged
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Light rail
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Light rail, light rail transit or fast tram is urban public transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way. A few light rail networks tend to have closer to rapid transit or even commuter rail. Other light rail networks are tram-like in nature and partially operate on streets, Light rail systems are found throughout the world, on all inhabited continents. They have been popular in recent years due to their lower capital costs. The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the U. S, Urban Mass Transportation Administration to describe new streetcar transformations that were taking place in Europe and the United States. In Germany the term Stadtbahn was used to describe the concept, and many in UMTA wanted to adopt the direct translation, however, UMTA finally adopted the term light rail instead. Light in this context is used in the sense of intended for light loads and fast movement, the infrastructure investment is also usually lighter than would be found for a heavy rail system. The Transportation Research Board defined light rail in 1977 as a mode of urban transportation utilizing predominantly reserved, electrically propelled rail vehicles operate singly or in trains. LRT provides a range of passenger capabilities and performance characteristics at moderate costs. Light rail is a generic international English phrase for these types of rail systems, the use of the generic term light rail avoids some serious incompatibilities between British and American English. The word trolley is used as a synonym for streetcar in the United States. A further difference arose because, while Britain abandoned all of its trams except Blackpool after World War II, when these cities upgraded to new technology, they called it light rail to differentiate it from their existing streetcars since some continued to operate both the old and new systems. Conventional rail technologies including high-speed, freight, commuter/regional, and metro/subway/elevated urban transit systems are considered heavy rail, people movers and personal rapid transit are even lighter, at least in terms of capacity. Monorail is a technology that has been more successful in specialized services than in a commuter transit role. Due to varying definitions, it is hard to distinguish between what is called light rail, and other forms of urban and commuter rail, a system described as light rail in one city may be considered to be a streetcar or tram system in another. Conversely, some lines that are called light rail are in very similar to rapid transit, in recent years. Some light rail systems, such as Sprinter, bear little similarity to urban rail, in the United States, light rail has become a catch-all term to describe a wide variety of passenger rail systems. There is a significant difference in cost between these different classes of light rail transit, tram-like systems are often less expensive than metro-like systems by a factor of two or more
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Green Line (TRAX)
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The Green Line is a light rail line on the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, operated by the Utah Transit Authority. The TRAX Green Line is designated as UTA Route 704, the Green Line begins with the West Valley Central Station at the West Valley Intermodal Center, which is located at 2750 West 3590 South in West Valley City. Just after leaving that station it passes between the West Valley City Police Department and the West Valley City Hall, before heading north down the middle of Constitution Boulevard. After passing by the end of Valley Fair Mall, it crosses West 3500 South. It then heads east along the side of West 3100 South and crosses over I-215. Just after the Maverik Center it turns north, resuming a course in the median of the street, after Decker Lake it heads northeast in the median of Decker Lake Drive until that street heads due north at Research Way. At Research Way the Green Line turns east again and heads down the median of that street, just before South Redwood Road is Redwood Junction. Leaving the roadway right-of-way, after a crossing on South Redwood Road. The tracks head north until they cross West Parkway Avenue and then runs down the middle of Winston Street to River Trail at 2340 South, after that station it continues north for about a half a block before leaving the street via an at-grade crossing and heading east. It immediately crosses the Jordan River, and then follows along the side of the 21st South Freeway. Central Pointe is the only TRAX station served by the S Line. The S Line platform is situated just southeast of the TRAX platform, upon crossing West 2100 South the three TRAX lines leave South Salt Lake and enter Salt Lake City and continue north as they cross West 1700 South and West 1300 South. Just north of West 1300 South is Ballpark, which service to Smiths Ballpark. After Ballpark the three continue north in the center median of South 200 West, crossing under the 900 South/I-15 on and off ramps. This station, which is just north of West 900 South, is an infill station, the three lines continue north in the median of South 200 West, crossing West 800 South, until they reach West 700 South. At West 700 South they turn east and proceed down the middle of that street for two blocks, crossing South West Temple Street, just north of West 500 South and slightly west of the Scott Matheson Courthouse, is the first station within the Free Fare Zone, Courthouse. At West 400 South the Red Line turns east and heads toward Library and eventually the University of Utah while the Green, after crossing West 300 South the two lines reach Gallivan Plaza, which is just west of the Wells Fargo Center and the Gallivan Center. Continuing in the median of South Main Street, the Green and Blue lines continue north crossing West 200 South and this station is in the middle of the new City Creek Center commercial and residential development. At the north end of South Main Street the two lines turn west down the middle of West South Temple Street for a more than a block before reaching the next station
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Gallivan Plaza (UTA station)
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Gallivan Plaza is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States serviced by the Blue Line and Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper, the Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake International Airport to West Valley City. The station is located at 275 South Main Street, with the platform in the median of Main Street. The station is situated southwest of the Gallivan Center and it served as a transfer station from 2001 to 2011 while the University Line was open. All four of these skyscrapers have banks as anchor tenants, so the area is central to Salt Lake Citys financial district, the station was opened on 4 December 1999 as part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system. And is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, the station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City. Transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge, unlike many TRAX stations, Gallivan Plaza does not have a Park and Ride lot. Like the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub, there is a nearby Greenbike docking station, Greenbike is seasonal and, depending on weather conditions, shuts down operations in November-December and starts up again in March-April. All of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on Blue Line. These ramps are not used on weekends or on the Green Line, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. Train schedules are current as of Change Day,8 December 2013, on weekdays the first northbound Blue Line train leaves the Gallivan Plaza Station at about 5,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 6,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,12 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,39 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Fashion Place West Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,08 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11,43 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,30 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,48 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,23 pm
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Salt Lake Valley
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Salt Lake Valley is a 500-square-mile valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U. S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably Murray, Sandy, South Jordan, West Jordan, brigham Young said this is the place, when he and his fellow settlers moved into Utah after being driven out of several states. The Valley is surrounded in every direction except the northwest by steep mountains that at points rise 7,100 feet from the valley floors base elevation. Every entrance into the valley is narrow and often congested. Flowing from Utah Lake in Utah Valley in the south, the Jordan River runs north through a gap in the Traverse Mountains, the Jordan River, along with numerous mountain streams and reservoirs, provides irrigation water to the rapidly growing Valley. This southwestern expansion is typified and will be facilitated by the Mountain View Corridor, some experts are claiming that the Valley will be urbanized rim-to-rim within the next 50 years. The first development, known as the Daybreak Community, has substantial portions already completed and it will focus on transit-oriented development (it already has service by TRAX light rail and will also feature a ski resort in the Oquirrh Mountains and a university campus. The Interstate 215 belt route, State Route 154, State Route 201, the Utah Transit Authority operates an extensive bus system across the Wasatch Front, including the Salt Lake Valley, in addition to three light rail lines in the Valley. A commuter rail line known as FrontRunner runs north to Pleasant View in Weber County, mormon Trail Salt Lake County, Utah
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Salt Lake County, Utah
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Salt Lake County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,029,655 and its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The county was created in 1850, Salt Lake County occupies the Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east. In addition, the section of the county includes part of the Great Salt Lake. The county is noted for its ski resorts, Salt Lake City won the bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake County is the central county of the Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area. This area was occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples, the area that was to become Salt Lake County was settled by European Americans in 1847 when Mormon pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fled religious persecution in the East. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley of the Utah Territory after traveling what settlers later called Emigration Canyon, brigham Young, their leader, declared This is the place after seeing the valley. Compared to eastern regions, it seemed arid and unpromising to some of the migrants, settlers used extensive irrigation to develop agriculture and the flourishing, self-sufficient city, Great Salt Lake City. Thousands of Mormons joined them in the several decades. The county was organized on January 31,1850, with slightly more than 11,000 residents recorded. Mormon settlements were scattered across the valley and beyond and they relocated the territorial capital to Great Salt Lake City in 1857, when the name was subsequently shortened to Salt Lake City. They abandoned the valley and the set up Camp Floyd to the south in Utah County. Patrick Edward Connor, the leader of the garrison at Fort Douglas, was openly anti-Mormon and he sent out parties to scout for mineral resources in the nearby mountains, hoping to encourage non-Mormons to settle in the territory. During the late 19th century, mines were established in the Wasatch mountains, exploiting the mineral wealth was difficult until the Utah Central Railroad was constructed and reached this area in 1870. In the Oquirrh Mountains, the Bingham Canyon Mine, which contains vast deposits of copper and silver, was developed as the most productive of the countys mines. The mine, located in the southwest portion of the county, attracted thousands of miners, at its peak, the city of Bingham Canyon contained 20,000 residents, all crowded along the steep walls of the canyon, and natural disasters were a frequent occurrence. By the early 20th century, most of the mines in the county had closed, however, the Bingham Canyon Mine kept on expanding. In the early 21st century, it is among the largest open-pit mines in the world, after the railroad came to the county, the population began to expand more rapidly and non-Mormons began to settle in Salt Lake City
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Utah
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Utah is a state in the western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the U. S. on January 4,1896, Utah is the 13th-largest by area, 31st-most-populous, and 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Utah has a population of more than 3 million, approximately 80% of whom live along the Wasatch Front, Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast, approximately 62% of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS, which greatly influences Utahn culture and daily life. The LDS Churchs world headquarters is located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the only state with a majority population belonging to a single church. The state is a center of transportation, education, information technology and research, government services, mining, in 2013, the U. S. Census Bureau estimated that Utah had the second fastest-growing population of any state. St. George was the metropolitan area in the United States from 2000 to 2005. Utah also has the 14th highest median income and the least income inequality of any U. S. state. A2012 Gallup national survey found Utah overall to be the best state to live in based on 13 forward-looking measurements including various economic, lifestyle, the name Utah is derived from the name of the Ute tribe. It means people of the mountains in the Ute language, according to other sources Utah is derived from the Apache name Yudah which means Tall. These Native American tribes are subgroups of the Ute-Aztec Native American ethnicity and were sedentary, the Ancestral Pueblo people built their homes through excavations in mountains, and the Fremont people built houses of straw before disappearing from the region around the 15th century. Another group of Native Americans, the Navajo, settled in the region around the 18th century, in the mid-18th century, other Uto-Aztecan tribes, including the Goshute, the Paiute, the Shoshone, and the Ute people, also settled in the region. These five groups were present when the first European explorers arrived, the southern Utah region was explored by the Spanish in 1540, led by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, while looking for the legendary Cíbola. A group led by two Catholic priests—sometimes called the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition—left Santa Fe in 1776, hoping to find a route to the coast of California, the expedition traveled as far north as Utah Lake and encountered the native residents. The Spanish made further explorations in the region, but were not interested in colonizing the area because of its desert nature, in 1821, the year Mexico achieved its independence from Spain, the region became known as part of its territory of Alta California. European trappers and fur traders explored some areas of Utah in the early 19th century from Canada, the city of Provo, Utah was named for one, Étienne Provost, who visited the area in 1825. The city of Ogden, Utah was named after Peter Skene Ogden, in late 1824, Jim Bridger became the first known English-speaking person to sight the Great Salt Lake. Due to the salinity of its waters, Bridger thought he had found the Pacific Ocean
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South Salt Lake, Utah
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South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,617 at the 2010 census, incorporated in 1938, South Salt Lake celebrated its 75th-year Diamond Anniversary in 2013. Nestled among and often confused for neighboring larger cities, it is close to everything from golf courses to a night life while still maintaining its small town feel. Some of Utahs best ski resorts are about a 30-minute drive, in 1936 Central Park incorporated as its own town. Jesse Fox Jr. developed the area South Salt Lake refers to as Central Park around 1890 and it runs approximately from State Street to 300 East and 2500 South to 3000 South. Mr. Fox chose the name after visiting New York and seeing Central Park there and he was impressed by the park, and the urban planning. He wanted his development to be related to the status of the Central Park in New York, South Salt Lake was a rural place at the time but he was so impressed at what he saw back east, he wanted to make a connection to the development here. A few of the names in the neighborhood have a connection to Mr. Fox. He had a daughter named Esther Vidas Fox, and another named Lucy Beryl Fox, there was no daughter named Leslie. However, there was a relative, Lester Fox who went by Leslie. In 1925 the LDS Central Park Ward was created and named after the development, on August 14,1936 a resolution creating the Town of Central Park was approved by the Board of County Commissioners. There were 37 pages of signatures in favor of incorporating the town, on or about July 15,1937, one-fourth or more of the legal voters of said Town of Central Park, Utah petitioned to disincorporate the town. On November 2,1937,1013 votes were cast,731 were for the dis-incorporation, almost a year later the Town of South Salt Lake was established in September 1938. The property formerly known as Woodrow Wilson Elementary was renamed Central Park Community Center to reflect the history in the area and it boasts a ball diamond, a playground, a Head Start Pre-School, and the Pete Suazo Boxing Gym. Every day you can see kids playing soccer, or baseball, animal lovers with their dogs, joggers, on Thursday, September 29,1938 a meeting was called to order at 8,30 p. m. by Robert R. Fitts. Also in attendance at this meeting were Alma Kasteler, A. S, dykman, Clyde H. Peck, and Ariel A. Jensen. The official resolution as passed by Salt Lake County creating the Town of South Salt Lake, Board members took their oath before Justice Herman Gygi. And so it began, The Town of South Salt Lake with Mr. Fitts as the first town president, the town was created because of a need for a sewer system
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Siemens SD-100 and SD-160
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The SD-100 and SD-160 are light rail tram vehicles manufactured by Siemens. The SD-100 uses direct current motors, while the SD-160 model features alternating current motors, both models are suited for passenger loading at street, and at high-platform, levels. Both models are in use various cities in North America, such as San Diego, Salt Lake City, Denver, Calgary and Edmonton. The SD-160s dimensions are 24.802 metres by 2.654 metres by 3.811 metres and it is powered by four AC motors which provide a maximum of 580 kW and a maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour. It accelerates at 1.07 m/s² and decelerates at 1.31 m/s², the brakes also serve as a generator, regenerating power back to a citys electrical lines. The SD-160 has a capacity of 236 passengers with 64 seats. Each vehicle also features an onboard closed-circuit TV security camera system for increased passenger safety, unlike the Siemens SD-100, the Siemens SD-160 does not use the bi-folded doors, instead using sliding doors similar to designs featured on the Siemens S70. In addition, both can be used together in mixed trains consisting of SD-100s and SD-160s, the new, streetcar-length S70 cars ordered for San Diego are designed to be compatible with the SD-100, allowing the SD-100 to operate in a mixed consist, sandwiched between two S70 cars
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Urban Transportation Development Corporation
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The Urban Transportation Development Corporation Ltd. was a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario, Canada. It was created in the 1970s as a way to enter what was expected to be a burgeoning market in advanced light rail mass transit systems. UTDC built a team of engineers and project managers. It developed significant expertise in linear propulsion, steerable trucks and driverless system controls which were integrated into a system known as the Intermediate Capacity Transit System. Urban Transportation Development Corporation Ltd. was a holding company, during its time it held several wholly owned subsidiary companies, Metro Canada Ltd. was established as the contracting, delivery and operating company for system sales. UTDC USA Inc. was a company located in Detroit. UTDC Services Inc. provided transit service consulting to international clients, UTDC Research and Development Ltd. was formed to support the continuing improvement of the group’s base technology, and to repurpose it and apply it to different, non-transit markets. Buses that ran on rails, materials handling systems, steerable trucks for freight rail cars, the Services and R&D companies were merged in the mid-1980s to form Transportation Technology Ltd. The Intermediate Capacity Transit System was sold into three markets, the Toronto Transit Commission for its Scarborough RT line, Detroits Detroit People Mover, and Vancouvers SkyTrain system. Now armed with a portfolio from light to heavy rail, UTDC had a number of additional successes in North America. It was privatized in the 1980s, when it was purchased by Lavalin of Quebec, the UTDC factories in Kingston and Thunder Bay continue to produce rapid transit systems for use in Ontario and abroad. Toronto grew extensively during the 1960s and 1970s, and like many cities in North America, most of this growth was in the suburbs. In order to move workers to and from the business and industrial areas in the city centre, an series of expressways was planned. As work on the new highways started, a wave of public protest followed as many houses, the work became increasingly opposed in Toronto, especially after the cause was taken up by famous urban commentator, Jane Jacobs. In 1971 Bill Davis won the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership contest, if we are building a transportation system to serve the automobile, the Spadina Expressway would be a good place to start. But if we are building a system to serve people. Davis felt that the future of urban transit lay not in the automobile, in keeping with this, the street portion of the Spadina Expressway was cancelled in 1971, but full funding remained for the Spadina subway line that shared the same right-of-way. However, subways were suitable only for high-density routes that could afford to pay for their construction and operation
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Siemens S70
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The Siemens S70 or Avanto is a low-floor light rail vehicle, streetcar, or tram manufactured by Siemens Mobility, a division of Siemens AG. The S70 is in use, or on order, by light rail systems in the United States. In this field, it mainly with Bombardier and Kinki Sharyo low-floor LRVs and modern streetcars manufactured by Inekon. Here its principal competitors are Bombardier’s Flexity Link tram-train and Alstom’s Citadis Regio-Citadis/Citadis-Dualis tram-train variants, to date, the Avanto has been sold to two tram-train operations in France. The S70/Avanto has a design and can be built in a number of different sizes and configurations. The streetcar version is 9 feet shorter than the standard LRV version, there are some interior differences as well, the LRV version has the upper seats facing the cab, while the streetcar version has the upper seats facing the doors of the train. In addition, the horn on the LRV version is located on the bottom of the cab while the version is located on the top of the train. The SD Trolley vehicles are designed to operate in tandem with older Siemens SD-100 vehicles. The Avantos built for France have a length of 36.68 m, most S70 vehicles are double-ended, with operating controls at both ends and doors on both sides. An exception is the 40 cars in service on Portlands MAX system, however, they have doors on both sides and in service they always operate in pairs, coupled back-to-back, so that each consist has operating cabs at both ends. The S70/Avanto can be configured to operate on various power supplies. The Avantos ordered for France are dual voltage, capable of operating on 750 V DC when running on tram or light rail tracks and on 25 kV AC when running on main line tracks. The vehicles operating in Paris currently operate on AC only, its DC capabilities will not be used until an extension of the current line to Montfermeil is completed, houston METRORail, Texas,18 units purchased, with delivery complete in late 2004. 19 additional units on order, procured using Utah Transit Authority options, the original cars are the long variant, the new cars are the shorter variant as used by UTA. San Diego Trolley, California,11 full size 92-foot units purchased in first order in October 2004, a second order, for 57 81-foot cars, was placed in October 2009, the order was later increased to 65 streetcar length S70s in 2012. All of the S70 vehicles are projected to be in service by 2014, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, Lynx Blue Line,16 units purchased for $50 million, in service since November 2007. Four additional units purchased in 2008 and in service by March 2010 to keep up with higher than expected ridership, in 2012, after 4 years of operation, the trains had to be repaired at the Siemens facility in California for an estimated cost of $400,000 each. CityLynx Gold Line, Six units were purchased in 2016, with delivery by 2020 and these six cars will have internal batteries to allow off-wire operations in some areas
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Track gauge
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In rail transport, track gauge is the spacing of the rails on a railway track and is measured between the inner faces of the load-bearing rails. All vehicles on a network must have running gear that is compatible with the track gauge, as the dominant parameter determining interoperability, it is still frequently used as a descriptor of a route or network. There is a distinction between the gauge and actual gauge at some locality, due to divergence of track components from the nominal. Railway engineers use a device, like a caliper, to measure the actual gauge, the nominal track gauge is the distance between the inner faces of the rails. In current practice, it is specified at a distance below the rail head as the inner faces of the rail head are not necessarily vertical. In some cases in the earliest days of railways, the company saw itself as an infrastructure provider only. Colloquially the wagons might be referred to as four-foot gauge wagons, say and this nominal value does not equate to the flange spacing, as some freedom is allowed for. An infrastructure manager might specify new or replacement track components at a variation from the nominal gauge for pragmatic reasons. Track is defined in old Imperial units or in universally accepted metric units or SI units, Imperial units were established in United Kingdom by The Weights and Measures Act of 1824. In addition, there are constraints, such as the load-carrying capacity of axles. Narrow gauge railways usually cost less to build because they are lighter in construction, using smaller cars and locomotives, as well as smaller bridges, smaller tunnels. Narrow gauge is often used in mountainous terrain, where the savings in civil engineering work can be substantial. Broader gauge railways are generally expensive to build and require wider curves. There is no single perfect gauge, because different environments and economic considerations come into play, a narrow gauge is superior if ones main considerations are economy and tight curvature. For direct, unimpeded routes with high traffic, a broad gauge may be preferable, the Standard, Russian, and 46 gauges are designed to strike a reasonable balance between these factors. In addition to the general trade-off, another important factor is standardization, once a standard has been chosen, and equipment, infrastructure, and training calibrated to that standard, conversion becomes difficult and expensive. This also makes it easier to adopt an existing standard than to invent a new one and this is true of many technologies, including railroad gauges. The reduced cost, greater efficiency, and greater economic opportunity offered by the use of a common standard explains why a number of gauges predominate worldwide
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Railway electrification system
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A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply. Electrification has many advantages but requires significant capital expenditure, selection of an electrification system is based on economics of energy supply, maintenance, and capital cost compared to the revenue obtained for freight and passenger traffic. Different systems are used for urban and intercity areas, some electric locomotives can switch to different supply voltages to allow flexibility in operation, Electric railways use electric locomotives to haul passengers or freight in separate cars or electric multiple units, passenger cars with their own motors. Electricity is typically generated in large and relatively efficient generating stations, transmitted to the railway network, some electric railways have their own dedicated generating stations and transmission lines but most purchase power from an electric utility. The railway usually provides its own lines, switches and transformers. Power is supplied to moving trains with a continuous conductor running along the track usually takes one of two forms. The first is a line or catenary wire suspended from poles or towers along the track or from structure or tunnel ceilings. Locomotives or multiple units pick up power from the wire with pantographs on their roofs that press a conductive strip against it with a spring or air pressure. Examples are described later in this article, the second is a third rail mounted at track level and contacted by a sliding pickup shoe. Both overhead wire and third-rail systems usually use the rails as the return conductor. In comparison to the alternative, the diesel engine, electric railways offer substantially better energy efficiency, lower emissions. Electric locomotives are usually quieter, more powerful, and more responsive and they have no local emissions, an important advantage in tunnels and urban areas. Different regions may use different supply voltages and frequencies, complicating through service, the limited clearances available under catenaries may preclude efficient double-stack container service. Possible lethal electric current due to risk of contact with high-voltage contact wires, overhead wires are safer than third rails, but they are often considered unsightly. These are independent of the system used, so that. The permissible range of voltages allowed for the voltages is as stated in standards BS EN50163. These take into account the number of trains drawing current and their distance from the substation, railways must operate at variable speeds. Until the mid 1980s this was only practical with the brush-type DC motor, since such conversion was not well developed in the late 19th century and early 20th century, most early electrified railways used DC and many still do, particularly rapid transit and trams
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Volt
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The volt is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. One volt is defined as the difference in potential between two points of a conducting wire when an electric current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power between those points. It is also equal to the difference between two parallel, infinite planes spaced 1 meter apart that create an electric field of 1 newton per coulomb. Additionally, it is the difference between two points that will impart one joule of energy per coulomb of charge that passes through it. It can also be expressed as amperes times ohms, watts per ampere, or joules per coulomb, for the Josephson constant, KJ = 2e/h, the conventional value KJ-90 is used, K J-90 =0.4835979 GHz μ V. This standard is typically realized using an array of several thousand or tens of thousands of junctions. Empirically, several experiments have shown that the method is independent of device design, material, measurement setup, etc. in the water-flow analogy sometimes used to explain electric circuits by comparing them with water-filled pipes, voltage is likened to difference in water pressure. Current is proportional to the diameter of the pipe or the amount of water flowing at that pressure. A resistor would be a reduced diameter somewhere in the piping, the relationship between voltage and current is defined by Ohms Law. Ohms Law is analogous to the Hagen–Poiseuille equation, as both are linear models relating flux and potential in their respective systems, the voltage produced by each electrochemical cell in a battery is determined by the chemistry of that cell. Cells can be combined in series for multiples of that voltage, mechanical generators can usually be constructed to any voltage in a range of feasibility. High-voltage electric power lines,110 kV and up Lightning, Varies greatly. Volta had determined that the most effective pair of metals to produce electricity was zinc. In 1861, Latimer Clark and Sir Charles Bright coined the name volt for the unit of resistance, by 1873, the British Association for the Advancement of Science had defined the volt, ohm, and farad. In 1881, the International Electrical Congress, now the International Electrotechnical Commission and they made the volt equal to 108 cgs units of voltage, the cgs system at the time being the customary system of units in science. At that time, the volt was defined as the difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power. The international volt was defined in 1893 as 1/1.434 of the emf of a Clark cell and this definition was abandoned in 1908 in favor of a definition based on the international ohm and international ampere until the entire set of reproducible units was abandoned in 1948. Prior to the development of the Josephson junction voltage standard, the volt was maintained in laboratories using specially constructed batteries called standard cells
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Direct current
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Direct current is a flow of electrical charge carriers that always takes place in the same direction. The current need not always have the magnitude, but if it is to be defined as dc. This contrasts with alternating current which varies the direction of flow, sources of direct current include power supplies, electrochemical cells and batteries, and photovoltaic cells and panels. The intensity, or amplitude, of a direct current might fluctuate with time, in some such cases the dc has an ac component superimposed on it. An example of this is the output of a cell that receives a modulated light communications signal. A source of dc is sometimes called a dc generator, batteries and various other sources of dc produce a constant voltage. This is called pure dc and can be represented by a straight, the peak and effective values are the same. The peak to peak value is zero because the instantaneous amplitude never changes, in some instances the value of a dc voltage pulsates or oscillates rapidly with time, in a manner similar to the changes in an ac wave. The unfiltered output of a wave or a full wave rectifier. In 1820, Hans Christian Orsted discovered that electrical current creates a magnetic field and this discovery made scientists relate magnetism to the electric phenomena. In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. He improved a 50-year-old idea using lower current electricity, a vacuum inside the globe and a small carbonized filament. At that time, the idea of lightning was not new. Edison not only invented an incandescent electric light, but an electric lighting system contained all the necessary elements to make the incandescent light safe, economical. Prior to 1879, direct current electricity had been used in lighting for the outdoors and it was in the 1880s when the modern electric utility industry began. It was an evolution from street lighting systems and from gas and it was located in Lower Manhattan, on Pearl Street. This station provided light and electricity to customers in a one square mile range, the station was called Thomas Edisons Pearl Street Electricity Generating Station. This station introduced four elements of an electric utility system, Efficient distribution, competitive price, reliable central generation
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Overhead line
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An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses, or trains. Overhead line is designed on the principle of one or more overhead wires situated over rail tracks, the feeder stations are usually fed from a high-voltage electrical grid. Electric trains that collect their current from overhead lines use a device such as a pantograph and it presses against the underside of the lowest overhead wire, the contact wire. Current collectors are electrically conductive and allow current to flow through to the train or tram, non-electric locomotives may pass along these tracks without affecting the overhead line, although there may be difficulties with overhead clearance. Alternative electrical power transmission schemes for trains include third rail, ground-level power supply, batteries and this article does not cover regenerative braking, where the traction motors act as generators to retard movement and return power to the overhead. To achieve good high-speed current collection, it is necessary to keep the wire geometry within defined limits. This is usually achieved by supporting the wire from a second wire known as the messenger wire or catenary. This wire approximates the path of a wire strung between two points, a catenary curve, thus the use of catenary to describe this wire or sometimes the whole system. This wire is attached to the wire at regular intervals by vertical wires known as droppers or drop wires. It is supported regularly at structures, by a pulley, link, the whole system is then subjected to a mechanical tension. As the contact wire makes contact with the pantograph, the insert on top of the pantograph is worn down. The straight wire between supports will cause the wire to cross over the whole surface of the pantograph as the train travels around the curve, causing uniform wear. On straight track, the wire is zigzagged slightly to the left. The movement of the wire across the head of the pantograph is called the sweep. The zigzagging of the line is not required for trolley poles. Depot areas tend to have only a wire and are known as simple equipment or trolley wire. When overhead line systems were first conceived, good current collection was only at low speeds. Compound equipment - uses a second wire, known as the auxiliary
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Airport (UTA station)
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Airport is a light rail station located at the Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah serviced by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Green Line has service to West Valley City via Downtown Salt Lake City, the station is located 700 North Terminal Drive, with the island platform extending south from the terminal. Unlike many TRAX stations, Airport does not have a Park, like many other UTA stations, this station has artwork included in its design. The work of art for the Airport station is the fence separating the station from the approaching the terminals. The yellow fence was built to have the appearance of a mountain skyline and it is called The Canyon and was designed by Gordon Huether of Napa, California. Even though the station is located 6 miles from Downtown Salt Lake City it is much closer to the city center than most airports that serve major cities in the United States. It takes about 20 minutes to travel from the Airport station to the downtown area, the station is part of a railway right-of-way that was created specifically for the Green Line. The station opened on April 14,2013, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, Tobacco is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. While the Airport station is currently the terminus for the Green Line. This extension will connect with a bus transit line that UTA plans to build in the near future along the 5600 West corridor. The last train leaves at 11,27 pm, however, the last train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, the last southbound train to the West Valley Station leaves at 10,42 pm. On Saturdays the first train leaves at about 6,30 am and the last train leaves at 11,16 pm
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Salt Lake City International Airport
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Salt Lake City International Airport is a civil-military airport about 4 miles west of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The airport is the closest commercial airport for more than 2.5 million people and is within a 30-minute drive of nearly 1.3 million jobs, following Delta and Delta Connection, the largest carriers are Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. In 2015,22,141,610 passengers flew through Salt Lake City, the airport is the twenty-first busiest airport in the United States by passenger count. There were 324,955 aircraft operations in 2014, about 900 per day, the airport is the fifteenth busiest airport in the United States and twenty-fourth in the world by operations. As of April 2013 there were over 645 scheduled nonstop airline departures and arrivals per day to 89 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Salt Lake City International Airport continues to rank high for on-time departures/arrivals and fewest flight cancellations among major US airports. The airport ranked first for on time departures and arrivals and second for percentage of cancellations as of September 2014, the airport is owned by Salt Lake City Corporation and is administered by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports. The city owns and operates two airports, South Valley Regional Airport and Tooele Valley Airport. The airport is financially self-sustaining with revenue generated from airline and passenger fees, concessions, vehicle parking, fuel and it is the only major airport in the country with no outstanding debt. World-famous aviator Glenn H. Curtiss brought his newly invented Seaplane to the carnival, Curtiss took off from the nearby Great Salt Lake, awing the 20,000 spectators and making international headlines. For several years the new field was used mainly for training and that would change in 1920 when the United States Postal Service began air mail service to Salt Lake City. The airport expanded and hangars and other began to appear. In the same year, the airfield was given the name Woodward Field, named for John P. Woodward, in 1925 the postal service began awarding contracts to private companies. Western Air Express, the first private company to carry U. S. mail, less than a year later Western Air Express would begin flying passengers along the same route. Western Air Express later became Western Airlines, which had a hub in Salt Lake City. Charles Lindbergh visited Woodward Field in 1927 drawing many spectators to see The Spirit of St. Louis, during the next few years the airport would gain another runway and would span over 400 acres. In 1930 the airport was renamed Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, the first terminal and airport administration building was built in 1933 at a cost of $52,000. By then United Airlines had begun serving Salt Lake City on flights between New York City and San Francisco, as air travel became more popular and the United States Army Air Forces established a base at the airport during World War II, a third runway was added. The April 1957 OAG shows 42 weekday departures,18 on Western,17 United and 7 Frontier, United had flown nonstop to Chicago since 1950, but a New York nonstop didnt start until 1968
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Power (UTA station)
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Power is a light rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah, served by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The station is located at 1480 West North Temple Street, with the platform in the median of the street. The Rocky Mountain Power facility is located just south of the station, unlike many TRAX stations, Power does not have a Park and Ride lot. Like many other UTA stations, this station has art work included in its design, the art work for the Power station includes benches designed to resemble wind turbines. The combined work is called The Power Station and was designed by Darl Thomas of Salt Lake City, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the Green Line. The station opened on April 14,2013, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. It is also one of four TRAX stations that is powered by solar panels located on top of the canopy through a project which was initially funded in part by Rocky Mountain Power. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Green Line train leaves the Power Station at about 5,15 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,06 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,35 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 6,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10,57 pm and the last southbound train leaving at 11,24 pm, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 9,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,37 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,04 pm. Green Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays, bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014
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FrontRunner
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The FrontRunner runs south from Pleasant View to Provo with a total length of 88 miles. The name is most often stylized by UTA as F r o n t R u n n e r, uTA-owned track parallels UP track until Ogden, where UP and UTA share the final 6 mi of track to Pleasant View. Most of the used by the FrontRunner is single-tracked, with double-track at stations. FrontRunner closely parallels Interstate 15 for most of the route, there are about 25 round trips on weekdays between Ogden and Provo. Trains run hourly from about 4,30 a. m. to just after midnight on weekdays, on Saturdays trains run every hour from about 6 a. m. to 1,30 a. m. on Sunday morning. As of August 2016 the FrontRunner does not run during most hours of Sundays, FrontRunner operates some service on holidays other than Thanksgiving, Christmas and the observed Christmas holiday, and New Years Day and the observed New Years holiday. FrontRunner is a train locomotive system. FrontRunner trains face north, regardless of the direction of travel, each station has a Park-&-Ride lot. There is no charge for parking in lots, and the number of parking spaces available at each station ranges from limited to 874. Since not all FrontRunner passenger cars are wheelchair accessible, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, in addition, each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed, including the placement of ramps for wheelchair boarding. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, work started on the initial section of the line in 2005. Seven of the eight stations opened to riders on April 26,2008. Eight more stations opened on December 10,2012, only bus service was used between Ogden and Pleasant View until September 29,2008, when the track improvements were complete. Union Pacific limited the FrontRunner to one train in the morning. Riders were required to transfer from one train to another at the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center, in January 2009 this was increased to three trains for each morning and evening, with one running straight through in each direction, though the other two still required transfers between trains. Service to Pleasant View temporarily ended September 6,2011, FrontRunner trains were able to run only four times daily to Pleasant View due to the sharing of track with Union Pacific, low ridership exacerbated the problem. Limited weekday-only commuter service to Pleasant View resumed on December 10,2012 with two picking up passengers in the morning and two trains dropping off passengers in the evening. However, no transfers between trains are required, as was sometimes the case in the past, notwithstanding, service is supplemented by regular bus runs between Pleasant View and the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center for the morning and evening weekday commutes
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Jackson/Euclid (UTA station)
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Jackson/Euclid is a light rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah serviced by the Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The station is located at 820 West North Temple Street, with the platform in the median of the street. Unlike many TRAX stations, Jackson/Euclid does not have a Park, like many other UTA stations, this station has art work included in its design. The art work for the Jackson/Euclid station is murals that include a collection of images that reflect the vibrant neighborhoods along the Airport TRAX Line. The set of murals is called Comunidades en Solidaridad, A Collective Transformative Vision and was designed by Ruby Chacón of Salt Lake City, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the Green Line. The station opened on 14 April 2013 and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority and it is also one of four TRAX stations that is powered by solar panels located on top of the stations canopy through a project which was initially funded in part by Rocky Mountain Power. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Green Line train leaves the Jackson/Euclid Station at about 5,15 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,02 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,39 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 6,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 10,53 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,28 pm, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,15 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 9,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,33 pm and the last southbound train leaving at 8,08 pm. Green Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays, bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014
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North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe (UTA station)
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The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City and connects with the rest of the TRAX system and UTAs S Line streetcar. Although the official name of the station is North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe, North Temple Bridge/Guadalupes parking lot can easily be accessed from 300 North at 500 West, but is also accessible from 200 North on the east and from 500 West on the south. Pedestrians can also access the TRAX platform from either end of the North Temple Street Viaduct at 400 West or 600 West, although both platforms are considered at grade, the station is still considered a flying junction since the TRAX tracks pass over the FrontRunner and Union Pacific tracks. Just east of the station is West High School and south of the station is The Gateway, the station is located within the Quiet Zone, so trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor. The TRAX portion of the station is part of the Airport extension, the FrontRunner portion is an infill station created to connect the Green Line to the FrontRunner after the Green Line was routed away from Salt Lake Central as part of the Airport Extension. The TRAX portion of the station is part of a right of way that was created specifically for the Green Line. Like many other UTA stations, this station has art work included in its design, the art work for the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station is the stairway and elevator connecting the upper and lower parts for the station. The roof of the stairway and sides of the shaft were designed to have the appearance of a crystal. It is called Crystal Light and was designed by Catherine Widgery of Cambridge, although not part of FrontRunner South, the FrontRunner portion of the station opened on the same date as that extension,10 December 2012. The station is operated by Utah Transit Authority, since not all FrontRunner passenger cars are wheelchair accessible, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the passenger cars clearly indicate accessibility options. In addition, each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the FrontRunner has about twenty-three round trips on weekdays between Ogden and Provo and about five more trips between Ogden and Downtown Salt Lake City. On Saturdays there are only nineteen round trips between Odgen and Provo, trains run hourly from about 4,30 am to just after midnight on weekdays. Saturdays have hourly runs from about 6,00 am to 2,30 am the next morning, as of August 2013 the FrontRunner does not run on Sundays or holidays. Each weekday there is service to Pleasant View with two trains in the morning and two trains in the evening for the weekday commute. As of April 2014 the FrontRunner schedule incorporated an approximately seven-minute delay at the North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station for northbound trains only, rather than continue on as soon a passengers had boarded, northbound trains would remain at the station until a scheduled departure time. At the same time a similar delay was incorporated into the schedule for trains at the Salt Lake Central Station. With the schedule changes in August 2014, a delay was included for trains at stations in both directions
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California Zephyr
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The California Zephyr is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois, and Emeryville, California, via Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. At 2,438 miles it is Amtraks longest route after the Texas Eagle, Amtrak claims the route as one of its most scenic, with views of the upper Colorado River valley in the Rocky Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada. It was scheduled to pass through the most spectacular scenery on its route in the daylight. Since 1983 the California Zephyr name has applied to the Amtrak service, which operates daily and is a hybrid of the route of the original Zephyr and its former rival. During fiscal year 2012, the California Zephyr carried more than 376,000 passengers, the train had a total revenue of $47,605,728 in 2012, a 6. 4% increase on 2011. Cars owned by different railroads ran together, cars cycled in and out for service, repairs, and varying passenger loads with the seasons. The first train was named in San Francisco by Eleanor Parker while California Lieutenant Governor Goodwin Knight, mayor of San Francisco Elmer Robinson, for the inaugural run in 1949, every woman on the train was given silver and orange orchids flown from Hilo, Hawaii. The car hostesses were known as Zephyrettes, in summer 1954 the schedule for 2,532 miles Chicago to San Francisco was 50hr 50min. An eastbound California Zephyr through Ruby Canyon saw the trains first birth on March 1,1955, the California Zephyr was not immune to falling passenger travel in the 1960s, moreover, it began to lose money even when sold out. The Western Pacific applied to discontinue its portion in 1966 but the Interstate Commerce Commission refused after public outcry. The D&RGW made the same request in 1969 and in 1970 the ICC permitted Western Pacific to end its portion, provided the D&RGW, the last westbound California Zephyr to the west coast left Chicago on March 22,1970 and arrived in Oakland two days later. The California Zephyr had operated for 21 years and 2 days, east of Salt Lake City the train was reduced to a tri-weekly schedule, operating as California Service on the Burlington and as the Rio Grande Zephyr on the Rio Grande. The Rio Grande portion of the train was extended beyond Salt Lake to Ogden, Utah, allowing Nevada and this continued until the creation of Amtrak on May 1,1971. After debuting on the Denver Zephyr in 1936, they served on the California Zephyr from 1949 until it was discontinued in 1970, at any one time, there were 10 or 11 Zephyrettes who were actively employed. When Amtrak revived the California Zephyr in 1983 it invited a former Zephyrette, Beulah Bauman, a pair of the Western Pacifics Budd Rail Diesel Cars, replacements for the Royal Gorge, also picked up the name Zephyrette. At the last minute, the Rio Grande refused to join Amtrak and this forced Amtrak on to the Union Pacifics Overland Route through southern Wyoming instead of Colorado. The Rio Grande continued to operate the Rio Grande Zephyr between Denver and Ogden, in 1983 the D&RGW elected to join Amtrak, citing increasing losses in passenger operations. Amtrak re-routed the San Francisco Zephyr over the D&RGWs Moffat Subdivision between Denver and Salt Lake City, its preference from 1971
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Emeryville station
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Emeryville is an Amtrak station in Emeryville, California that replaced the older Amtrak 16th Street Station in Oakland. The original Beaux-Arts Oakland 16th Street Station was declared due to unreinforced masonry after sustaining damage in the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989. Emeryville opened on August 13,1993, although service continued at Oakland for another year, the station is served by Amtrak Californias Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins and Amtraks Coast Starlight. Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Emeryville was the fourth busiest in FY2012 and this Station is located in Alameda County. Extensive Amtrak Thruway bus connections are available in Emeryville, Route 99 connects all arriving and departing trains with San Francisco. Additional connections are provided by Route 17 to Santa Barbara and Route 34 to Stockton, several public transit bus lines serve the station vicinity, The free Emery Go-Round Hollis and Hollis South routes stop on Horton Street, across the street from the station. Golden Gate Transit Route 580 stops on Hollis Street, a short walk east of the station, AC Transit Route 26 stops on Shellmound Street, across the pedestrian bridge located at the station. Media related to Emeryville station at Wikimedia Commons Amtrak – Stations – Emeryville, CA Emeryville Amtrak Station Emeryville --Great American Stations
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California
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California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the western coast of the U. S, California is bordered by the other U. S. states of Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California. Los Angeles is Californias most populous city, and the second largest after New York City. The Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nations second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, California also has the nations most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The Central Valley, an agricultural area, dominates the states center. What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its war for independence. The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California, the California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic changes, with large-scale emigration from the east and abroad with an accompanying economic boom. If it were a country, California would be the 6th largest economy in the world, fifty-eight percent of the states economy is centered on finance, government, real estate services, technology, and professional, scientific and technical business services. Although it accounts for only 1.5 percent of the states economy, the story of Calafia is recorded in a 1510 work The Adventures of Esplandián, written as a sequel to Amadis de Gaula by Spanish adventure writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The kingdom of Queen Calafia, according to Montalvo, was said to be a land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts. This conventional wisdom that California was an island, with maps drawn to reflect this belief, shortened forms of the states name include CA, Cal. Calif. and US-CA. Settled by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years, various estimates of the native population range from 100,000 to 300,000. The Indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct groups of Native Americans, ranging from large, settled populations living on the coast to groups in the interior. California groups also were diverse in their organization with bands, tribes, villages. Trade, intermarriage and military alliances fostered many social and economic relationships among the diverse groups, the first European effort to explore the coast as far north as the Russian River was a Spanish sailing expedition, led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, in 1542. Some 37 years later English explorer Francis Drake also explored and claimed a portion of the California coast in 1579. Spanish traders made unintended visits with the Manila galleons on their trips from the Philippines beginning in 1565
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Amtrak
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Founded in 1971 to take over most of the remaining U. S. passenger rail services, it is partially government funded yet operated and managed as a for-profit corporation. Amtrak serves more than 500 destinations in 46 states and three Canadian provinces, operating more than 300 trains each day over 21,300 miles of track, some track sections allow trains to run as fast as 150 mph. In fiscal year 2015, Amtrak served 30.8 million passengers and had $2.185 billion in revenue, nearly two-thirds of passengers come from the 10 largest metropolitan areas, 83% of passengers travel on routes shorter than 400 miles. Its headquarters is at Union Station in Washington, D. C, the name Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and trak, the latter itself a sensational spelling of track. From the mid-19th century until about 1920, nearly all intercity travelers in the United States moved by rail, historically, U. S. passenger trains were owned and operated by the same privately owned companies that operated freight trains. About 65,000 railroad passenger cars operated in 1929, from 1920 into the later 20th century, passenger rails popularity diminished and there was a series of pullbacks and tentative recoveries. Rail passenger revenues declined dramatically between 1920 and 1934 because of the rise of the automobile, in the same period, many travelers were lost to interstate bus companies such as Greyhound Lines. However, in the mid-1930s, railroads reignited popular imagination with service improvements and new, diesel-powered streamliners, such as the gleaming silver Pioneer Zephyr and Flying Yankee. Even with the improvements, on a basis, traffic continued to decline. World War II broke the malaise, passenger traffic soared sixfold thanks to troop movements, in 1946, there remained 45 percent fewer passenger trains than in 1929, and the decline quickened despite railroad optimism. Passengers disappeared and so did trains, few trains generated profits, most produced losses. Broad-based passenger rail deficits appeared as early as 1948, and by the mid-1950s, by 1965, only 10,000 rail passenger cars were in operation,85 percent fewer than in 1929. Passenger service was provided on only 75,000 miles of track, the 1960s also saw the end of railway post office revenues, which had helped some of the remaining trains break even. The causes of the decline of rail in the United States were complex. Until 1920, rail was the practical form of intercity transport. By 1930, the companies had constructed, with private funding. In 1916, the amount of track in the United States peaked at 254,251 miles, some rail routes had been built primarily to facilitate the sale of stock in the railroad companies, they were redundant from the beginning. These were the first to be abandoned as the financial positions deteriorated
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Salt Lake City Intermodal Hub
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Service at the intermodal hub is also provided by Amtrak, Greyhound Lines, and U Car Share, as well as UTA local bus service. The site of the hub is the location of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in Salt Lake City. This location housed the buildings, a roundhouse, and freight houses for the railroad. It also included D&RGWs original passenger depot prior to the construction of the 1910 depot on Rio Grande Street, several large locomotive maintenance buildings remain on the west side of the railroad tracks, though there are plans to demolish them. The main hub building, along 600 West, opened in 2005 and this building consists of a rehabilitated D&RGW freight house, with a modern round shaped addition on the south end. The freight house originally extended north, but was cut in half. The southern half become the current hub building, while the half was meant for rehabilitation as well. The northern half of the house was eventually torn down. The railroad tracks at the edge of the hub, originally built as the mainline of the D&RGW. The FrontRunner line shares this rail corridor, Salt Lake Central is the name of UTA portion of the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub and that is the station name used on all route maps and schedules. The intermodal hub is in the Free Fare Zone of Downtown Salt Lake City which allows transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone to ride fare free. The intermodal hub is located within the Quiet Zone, so all trains do not routinely sound their horns when approaching public crossings within this corridor. Unlike most FrontRunner and TRAX stations, there is only a small Park, UTA indicates that there is limited parking available. All of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are accessible to those with disabilities. Since not all FrontRunner passenger cars are wheelchair accessible, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, in addition, each train has one or more Train Hosts available to provide assistance as may be needed, including the placement of ramps for wheelchair boarding on FrontRunner trains. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the TRAX train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on TRAX Blue Line. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, there are also multiple UTA Bus service routes that include Salt Lake Central as one of their stops. Local bus service is provided to all areas of Salt Lake City, additional service to Park City is provided through PC-SLC Connect
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Red Line (TRAX)
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The Red Line is a light rail line on the TRAX system in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah operated by the Utah Transit Authority. It originally began operation in December 2001 as the peak-hour-only Sandy/University Line and it was later rerouted to South Jordan and renamed the Red Line in August 2011, running as an all-day route. The current line runs from the University of Utah through Downtown Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Murray, Midvale, West Jordan, and South Jordan to Daybreak. The 703 route number was first used by the Sandy/University Line, also known as the Murray/Midvale/University Line, the original line from the University to Sandy ran only twice a day during commute hours, while the University Line ran regularly. On August 7,2011, UTA switched to a naming system. That day also marked the opening of the Mid-Jordan extension, running from Fashion Place West through Midvale, nine new stations and over 10 miles of tracks were constructed for the Daybreak extension at an estimated cost of $452 million. The TRAX Red Line is designated as UTA Route 703 and it heads northwest, remaining in the middle of South Grandville Avenue, until it reaches about 5600 West and 10900 South, at which point South Grandville Avenue heads north. Shortly thereafter, it reaches the station, South Jordan Parkway. Continuing north, it crosses over Bingham Creek and then leaves the Daybreak Community and South Jordan and it then heads northwest just south of and paralleling West Old Bingham Highway. After crossing South 5200 West and South 4800 West, it reaches the next station,4800 W Old Bingham Hwy. Continuing northeast and still paralleling West Old Bingham Highway, it crosses Wasatch Meadows Drive, West 9000 South, after crossing over Bangeter Highway, it continues on its northeastern course. Just after West Old Bingham Highway heads directly north the Red Line reaches Jordan Valley, briefly before and after Jordan Valley the parallel roadway on the north side is West 8600 South. After crossing South 3200 West, the Red Line no longer follows a roadway right-of-way, after crossing the Utah and Salt Lake Canal Trail, it crosses South 2700 West and reaches the next station 2700 West Sugar Factory Road. Maintaining its northeastern course, the Red Line runs north of, thereafter, it continues northeast, while Sugar Factory Road heads due east. After crossing South Redwood Road, it reaches West Jordan City Center, briefly before and after West Jordan City Center the parallel roadway on the south side is West 8045 South. The West Jordan City Hall, West Jordan court building, and Jordan School District office building are northwest and north of this station. From South 1500 West, the Red Line maintains is northeastern course as it crosses South 1300 West and this station is located just south of Gardner Village. From the Historic Gardner, it heads north crossing over the North Jordan Canal and it then briefly runs along the west side of, but parallel to, the Jordan River Parkway and the Jordan River
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Old GreekTown (UTA station)
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Old GreekTown is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States serviced by the Blue Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper, for several years prior the opening of the Airport Extension, it was also on the route of the Green Line. The station is located at 550 West 200 South with the platform in the median of the street. There is also newly built transit-oriented development on the street, the historic Rio Grande Station is a half-block south. The station opened on 27 April 2008 and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority and it is one of three additional stations that extended TRAX from Arena Station to the Intermodal Hub in 2008. The station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City, transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge. Unlike many TRAX stations, Old GreekTown does not have a Park, all of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on Blue Line. These ramps are not used on weekends or on the Green Line, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Blue Line train leaves the Old GreekTown Station at about 5,30 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,22 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,29 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Fashion Place West Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,18 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11,33 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 10,00 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,58 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,13 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Blue Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,8 December 2013 Old GreekTown is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any bus connections. However, the bus routes have a stops in close proximity to the station
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University Medical Center (UTA station)
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The Red Line provides service from this station to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan. The station is located on the campus of the University of Utah at 10 North Mario Capecchi Drive, the station provides service for the nearby medical facilities, including the University of Utah Hospital, Primary Childrens Medical Center, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the Moran Eye Center. Unlike many TRAX stations, University Medical Center does not have a Park and Ride lot, however, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station opened on 29 September 2003 and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first train leaves the University Medical Center Station at about 5,30 am, however, the last train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, the last train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 11,00 pm. On Saturdays the first train leaves at about 7,00 am, however, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, the last southbound train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 10,17 pm. On Sundays the first train leaves at about 10,00 am, however, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, the last southbound train to the Daybreak Parkway Station leaves at 6,57 pm. Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends, bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014
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Planetarium (UTA station)
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Planetarium is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, served by the Blue Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper, for several years before the Airport Extension was opened, it was also on the route of the Green Line. The station is at 150 South 400 West with the platform in the median of the street. It is immediately east of the Clark Planetarium and the rest of The Gateway, the station opened on 27 April 2008 and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. It is one of three stations that extended TRAX from Arena Station to the Intermodal Hub in 2008. The station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City, transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge. Unlike many TRAX stations, Planetarium does not have a Park, all of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on Blue Line. These ramps are not used on weekends or on the Green Line, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Blue Line train leaves the Planetarium Station at about 5,30 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,20 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,31 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Fashion Place West Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,16 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11,35 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 10,00 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,56 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,15 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Blue Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,8 December 2013, Planetarium is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any direct bus connections. However, the bus routes have a stops in close proximity to the station
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Fort Douglas (UTA station)
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The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan. The station is located on the campus of the University of Utah at 200 South Mario Capecchi Drive, the station was named after the former Fort Douglas army garrison located just east of the station. Unlike many TRAX stations, Fort Douglas does not have a Park, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station opened on 29 September 2003 and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train to the station leaves the Fort Douglas Station at about 5,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,17 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,29 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,27 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,39 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 8,07 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,19 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014, UTA Route 21 -2100 South/2100 East UTA Route 213 -1300 East/1100 East UTA Route 473 - Salt Lake/Ogden Highway 89 Express Official UTA website Official TRAX website
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Free public transport
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Free public transport, often called fare free public transit or zero-fare public transport, refers to public transport funded in full by means other than collecting fares from passengers. It may be funded by national, regional or local government through taxation or by commercial sponsorship by businesses. The concept of free-ness is one that may take other forms, the city of Hasselt in Belgium is a notable example, fares were abolished in 1997 and ridership was as much as 13 times higher by 2006. Local zero-fare shuttles or inner-city loops are far more common than city-wide systems and they often use buses or trams. These may be set up by a city government to ease bottlenecks or fill gaps in the transport network. Some zero-fare services may be built to avoid the need for large transport construction, port cities where shipping would require very high bridges might provide zero-fare ferries instead. These are free at the point of use, just as the use of a bridge might have been, community bicycle programs, providing free bicycles for short-term public use could be thought of as zero-fare transport. A common example of transport is student transport, where students travelling to or from school do not need to pay. A notable example is the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which much of the funding to operate the Stevens Point Transit system. All students at the university can use any of the four city-wide campus routes, the university also funds two late night bus routes to serve the downtown free of charge with a goal of cutting down drunk driving. In some regions transport is free because the revenues are lower that expenses from fare collection is already paid by government or company or service. Many large amusement parks will have trams servicing large parking lots or distant areas, six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, provides tram service throughout its parking lot. Transport operators can benefit from boarding and shorter dwell times. In 2008 bus drivers of Société des Transports Automobiles in Essonne held strikes demanding zero-fare transport for this reason and they claim that 90% of the aggression is related to refusal to pay the fare. Some zero-fare transport services are funded by businesses in the hope that doing so will increase sales or other revenue from increased foot traffic or ease of travel. Employers often operate free shuttles as a benefit to their employees, zero-fare transport can make the system more accessible and fair for low-income residents. If use of cars is discouraged, zero-fare public transport could mitigate the problems of global warming. Several large U. S. municipalities have attempted zero-fare systems, the catch of the car-based system is that the car trip is not in fact free, but it is generally perceived as such
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University South Campus (UTA station)
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The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan. The station is located on the campus of the University of Utah at 1790 East South Campus Drive with the platform situated in the middle of that street. Northeast of the station is the Jon M. Huntsman Center, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station opened on 29 September 2003 and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train leaves the University South Campus Station at about 5,15 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,15 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,32 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,25 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,41 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 8,05 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,21 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014
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Arena (UTA station)
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Arena is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, served by the Blue Line and Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper, the Green Line has service from the Salt Lake City International Airport and to West Valley City via Downtown Salt Lake City. The station is located at 301 West South Temple immediately north of the Vivint Smart Home Arena, the station opened on 4 December 1999, and was part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system. It is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, the station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City. Transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge, unlike many TRAX stations, Arena does not have a Park and Ride lot. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on Blue Line. These ramps are not used on weekends or on the Green Line, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. With the opening of the extension on 14 April 2013. Arena was previously called Delta Center, but when the name of the arena was changed to EnergySolutions Arena, EnergySolutions was not included in the name as the UTA Board decided to no longer allow corporate names on stations. Train schedules are current as of Change Day,8 December 2013, on weekdays the first northbound Blue Line train leaves the Arena Station at about 5,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 5,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,18 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,33 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Fashion Place West Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,14 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11,37 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 10,00 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,54 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,15 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Blue Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. On weekdays the first northbound Green Line train leaves the Arena Station at about 5,15 am, the last northbound train leaves at 10,58 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,43 pm
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Stadium (UTA station)
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Stadium is a light rail station on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, served by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides a service from the University of Utah Medical Center to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan, the address listed by UTA for the station is 1349 East 500 South. However, the two side platforms are actually located immediately east of a one-way section of University Street. The station is accessible from both 400 South and 500 South, but not University Street. Situated on the edge of the University of Utah Campus. The area west of the station is residential housing, southeast of the station is the Mount Olivet Cemetery. As part of the UTAs Art in Transit program, the features a woven bronze sculpture created by Michael Stutz entitled Flame Figure. Installed in December 2001, the sculpture was commissioned by the Salt Lake City Arts Council to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics, unlike most TRAX stations, Stadium does not have a Park and Ride lot. The station is part of a right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station was opened on 15 December 2001 as part of the former University Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, following the approval of federal funding in February 2000, construction of the University Line commenced on 7 August 2000. The naming of the station Stadium was made official by the UTA Board on 25 April 2001, the station opened as one of the four new TRAX stations included as part of the University Line. On weekdays the first northhbound Red Line train leaves the Stadium Station at about 5,15 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,12 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,35 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on weekends the first northbound train leaves at about 6,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,22 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,44 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014, Stadium is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any direct bus connections. However, the bus routes stop in close proximity to the station
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Temple Square (UTA station)
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Temple Square is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, served by the Blue Line and Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper, the Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City. The station is located at 150 West South Temple, with the platform in the median of the street. It is situated north of the Salt Palace Convention Center and Abravanel Hall, just southwest of Temple Square. The station was opened on 4 December 1999, and was part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system and it is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. The station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City, transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge. Unlike many TRAX stations, Arena does not have a Park, all of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on Blue Line. These ramps are not used on weekends or on the Green Line, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. Train schedules are current as of Change Day,8 December 2013, on weekdays the first northbound Blue Line train leaves the Temple Square Station at about 5,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 5,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,16 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,35 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Fashion Place West Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,12 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11,39 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,52 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,19 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Blue Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. On weekdays the first northbound Green Line train leaves the Temple Square Station at about 5,00 am, the last northbound train leaves at 10,56 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,45 pm
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900 East (UTA station)
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900 East is a light rail station in the Central City neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States serviced by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to Daybreak in South Jordan, the station is located at 875 East 400 South, with the island platform being in the median of 400 South. As part of the UTAs Art in Transit program, the features a sculpture of stainless steel and recycled bicycle wheels created by Stuart Keeler. Unlike most TRAX stations,900 East&400 South does not have a Park, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station was opened on 15 December 2001 as part of the former University Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train leaves the 900 East &400 South Station at about 5,15 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,09 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,38 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,19 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,47 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,59 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,27 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014,900 East &400 South is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any direct bus connections. However, the bus routes stop in close proximity to the station. UTA Route 209 -900 East UTA Route 228 - Foothill/2700 East UTA Route 455 - Weber State University/Davis County/University of Utah Official UTA website Official TRAX website
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City Center (UTA station)
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City Center is a light rail station in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, served by the Blue Line and Green Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX system. The Blue Line has service from the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub in Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper, the Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City. The station is located at 100 South Main Street in the middle of the City Creek Center and it is the northern-most station on Main Street, the dividing line between the east and west quadrants of the city, and is situated between South Temple Street and 100 South. The station was opened on 4 December 1999 as part of the first operating segment of the TRAX system, and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority. The station is included in the Free Fare Zone in Downtown Salt Lake City, transportation patrons that both enter and exit bus or TRAX service within the Zone can ride at no charge. Unlike many TRAX stations, City Center does not have a Park, like the Salt Lake Intermodal Hub, there is a nearby Greenbike docking station. Greenbike is seasonal and, depending on conditions, shuts down operations in November-December. All of UTAs TRAX and FrontRunner trains and stations, as well as all fixed route buses, are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act and are accessible to those with disabilities. Signage at the stations, on the platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. Ramps on the platform and assistance from the train operator may be necessary for wheelchair boarding on Blue Line. These ramps are not used on weekends or on the Green Line, in accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. In 2012, City Center Station became part of the core of the City Creek Center, one of the largest mixed-use, transit-oriented developments in Salt Lake City. Spanning three blocks between South Temple and 100 South, it transformed 23 acres of real estate into a mixed-use complex with 700 residential units and 750,000 sq ft of retail. Train schedules are current as of Change Day,8 December 2013, on weekdays the first northbound Blue Line train leaves the City Center Station at about 5,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 5,45 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,14 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,37 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Fashion Place West Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,00 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,10 pm and the last northbound train leaves at 11,41 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,45 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,15 am
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Trolley (UTA station)
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Trolley is a light rail station in the Central City neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States serviced by the Red Line of the Utah Transit Authoritys TRAX light rail system. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak Community of South Jordan, the station is located at 625 East 400 South, with the island platform being in the median of 400 South. Unlike most TRAX stations, Trolley does not have a Park, the station is part of a railway right of way that was created specifically for the former University Line. The station was opened on 15 December 2001 as part of the University Line and is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, signage at the stations, on the passenger platforms, and on the trains clearly indicate accessibility options. In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops, TRAX stations, and FrontRunner stations. On weekdays the first northbound Red Line train leaves the Trolley Station at about 5,00 am, the last northbound train leaves at 11,05 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,42 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Saturdays the first northbound train leaves at about 6,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 7,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 11,17 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 11,49 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, on Sundays the first northbound train leaves at about 9,30 am and the first southbound train leaves at about 10,15 am. The last northbound train leaves at 7,57 pm and the last southbound train leaves at 8,29 pm. However, the last southbound train only goes as far south as the Central Pointe Station, Red Line trains run every fifteen minutes on weekdays and every twenty minutes on weekends. Bus routes are current as of Change Day,17 August 2014, Trolley is one of several TRAX stations that does not have any direct bus connections. However, the bus routes stop in close proximity to the station. UTA Route 228 - Foothill/2700 East UTA Route 455 - Weber State University/Davis County/University of Utah Official UTA website Official TRAX website
