[Reader-list] References/literature on metro rail systems

[يا سر ~ yasir]

dears,

there are several levels of underground trains that run at various
depths, sometimes 3 or 4. the NYC train has a great website. actually
i thought the subject of this mail was something like shaers on buses
and rickshaws, and 'poetry in motion' in NYC transportation. They also
have a transit museum. i think i send these links around once year [!]

http://www.mta.info/mta/pim/poems.htm
http://www.transitmuseumeducation.org/trc/resources

and music
http://www.mta.info/mta/aft/muny/
theres a form for auditions, its terribly bureacratic for all the inspiration





On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Saugato Datta <sdatta at mit.edu> wrote:
> Incidentally, although trains run underground in the city centre in
>  *most* metro
>  systems, much of the track length is at grade or on elevated tracks. In
>  London,
>  for example, about 55 per cent of the system is above-ground (although you
>  wouldn't know it if the only parts you used were in Central London, as most
>  tourists do). In New York, too, about 140 km of track is overground, and 220
>  underground. In this respect, the Delhi Metro is fairly typical: it's simply
>  incorrect to say that the definition of a metro system is that trains run
>  underground. Instead, it is the frequency and carrying capacity, as
>  well as the
>  use of dedicated tracks, that sets a metro system apart from light rail or
>  suburban commuter networks.
>
>
>
>
>  Quoting Kiran Jonnalagadda <jace at pobox.com>:
>
>  > Radhika, the New York MRT runs just below ground level, not deep
>  > underground. I believe the London system is similar. NYC's roads have
>  > grates covering the tunnels. One can feel a strong gush of air when a
>  > train runs below -- an occurrence immortalised by Marilyn Monroe's
>  > skirt in _The Seven Year Itch_ [1].
>  >
>  > These metro rail systems predate the technology that allowed deep
>  > underground systems such as in Delhi, Bangkok and Singapore.
>  > Incidentally, the Singapore MRT runs above ground everywhere except in
>  > the central business district, and Bangkok has a parallel Skytrain
>  > system that covers more territory than the metro.
>  >
>  > [1] http://www.marilyncollector.com/legend/syi.html
>  >
>  > --
>  > Kiran Jonnalagadda
>  > http://jace.seacrow.com/
>  > http://jace.livejournal.com/
>  >
>  > On 15-Feb-08, at 6:41 PM, radhikarajen at vsnl.net wrote:
>  >
>  >> Hi,
>  >>
>  >> metro rail basically is a concept, where the rails in the transport
>  >> system in metros run below the ground level, like in mega metro
>  >> cities of London, also known as tube rail, or in Neyyork,
>  >> inderground rail system.In such a system, the boarding and alighting
>  >> is done at underground stations,  and the entire work is carried out
>  >> with huge tunnelling machines below the ground level at around 500
>  >> feet, but indian metro seems to be on the metro grounds, thus
>  >> causing great inconvenience to all citizens, be it business,
>  >> residence or road usage.
>  >>
>  >>  Regards.
>  >>
>  >> ----- Original Message -----
>  >> From: Zainab Bawa <bawazainab79 at gmail.com>
>  >> Date: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:26 am
>  >> Subject: [Reader-list] References/literature on metro rail systems
>  >> To: urbanstudygroup at sarai.net, sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>
>  >>
>  >>> Dear all,
>  >>>
>  >>> I am working on an article/series of articles on the upcoming
>  >>> metro rail
>  >>> project in Bangalore. I am looking for literature/references on
>  >>> metro rail
>  >>> systems across the world in terms of the how metro rail systems
>  >>> work/don'twork for certain cities, displacements that have
>  >>> occurred owing to the
>  >>> construction of the metro and the various social, economic and
>  >>> politicalimpacts of metro rail projects.
>  >>>
>  >>> Thanks.
>  >>>
>  >>> Cheers,
>  >>>
>  >>> Zainab
>  >>>
>  >>> --
>  >>> Zainab Bawa
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