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Commuter Rail: <br />What is 2?, and How is It <br />Different Than Light Rai/? <br />Rush Line Task Force <br />November 8, 1999 <br />KJ <br />What Is Commuter Rail? <br />• Passenger train service <br />• Operates on existing freight tracks <br />• Service hours are 6 -9AM and 3 -6PM <br />• Trains run Inbound to city center in AM <br />and outbound in PM <br />• Integrated with other alternative <br />transportation <br />V <br />What Is Commuter Rail? <br />• Average rider <br />• Married <br />• Homeowner <br />• Household income of $50,000 <br />• Owns two or more cars <br />• Approximately 19 systems In N. America <br />• Chicago, New York, DC <br />• Another 20 under development <br />• Dallas, Seattle <br />V <br />What Is Commuter Rail? <br />Differences: <br />Commuter Rail and Light Rail <br />• Are not competing systems; each meets <br />different needs <br />• Average trip length <br />• Commuter: 22 miles <br />. Light: 3 miles <br />• Miles between stations <br />. Commuter: 3 -5 miles <br />• Light: 1/2-2 miles <br />Differences: <br />Commuter Rail and Light Rail <br />. Cost <br />. Commuter: $3 -10M per mile <br />• Light: $20 -40M per mile <br />• Track ownership <br />• Commuter. Existing railroads <br />. Light: Public entitles <br />. Hours of operation <br />• Commuter: 8 hours <br />• Light: 22 hours <br />Page 99 <br />