Modernization of the nation's rail transit systems: A status report

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6718203

The report is a review and update on the progress the major urban transit authorities have made in rail modernization since 1984. The first Rail Modernization Study (published in April 1987) projected a cost of $17.8 billion (in 1983 dollars) to upgrade the nation's rail system to a good condition over the ten year period from 1984 through 1993. Rail system conditions range from poor to excellent, with good defined as the desirable level over the long term.

• Research Organization: Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Policy
• OSTI ID: 6718203
• Report Number(s): PB-93-145977/XAB; FTA-PA--08-6005-92-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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