Houston METRO Light Rail.docx
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HoustonMETROLightRail
HoustonMETROLightRail
PhotobyPeterEhrlich.
Houston,Texas'slargestcity,lastsawelectrictractionin1940.Althoughlightrailhadbeentalkedaboutandstudiedsincethe1980s,itsimplementationhasalwaysbeencontroversial,asthepervasivenessoftheautomobileandthefreewaysystemconstructedtosupportautotravelissecondonlytoLosAngeles--andthecityhasthestate'sworstairpollution,asaresult.
Ittookaspateoflightrailconstructionand1996openinginthestate'ssecondlargestcity,Dallas,tospurcitygovernmenttoconsiderlightrailinearnest.Allalongtheway,however,LRTremainedcontroversial,andapowerfulobstructionistanti-raillobby,supportedbyinfluentialHouston-areaRepublicancongressmanTomDeLayandbackedbyright-wingthinktanks,triedeveryefforttoderaileventhefirstline.ButanenergeticcityadministrationmanagedtobringLightRailtoHouston,despitealltheinterference.
After3yearsofconstruction,HoustonandHarrisCountywelcomedthestarterRedLine,a$324million,7.5-milerouteconnectingdowntownHoustonwiththesouthernportionofthecityonJanuary1,2004.Thegreatestsourceofridersisthesprawling,mile-longTexasMedicalCenteralongFanninStreetinsouthHouston.
18sleeknew6-axle,70%lowfloorLRVsbuiltbySiemensprovideservice19hoursaday.Normalserviceiswithsingle-cartrains,buttheLRVscanbecoupledin2-carsets,whichwereusedonOpeningDayandonSuperBowlSunday.Siemensalsoprovidedthepowergeneratingsystemforthetrains.Thecartypeisnicknamed"Avanto".
Trainscurrentlyoperateevery12minuteseveryday.Inafewmonths,scheduleswillberevisedtoincreaserushhourservicefromHermannParkthroughtheMedicalCentercomplextotheFanninSouthterminal.
Beginningwiththemonthoftestingbeforeopeningforservice,theHoustonLightRailsystemhashadmorethanitsshareofaccidents,mostlyfrommotoristsignoring"NoLeftTurn"signs.Apparently,allalongMainSt.andatthesiteofmanyoftheaccidents,leftturnshaveactuallyNEVERbeenallowed.Motoristshavealwaysbrokentheseregulations,butwereabletodosowithoutproblemsbyyieldingtooncomingtraffic.Withatrainnowinthecenterlane,thingsaren'tsosimple.Atmanyotheraccidentsites,however,leftturns(andsomerightturns)acrossthetracksarerestricted(thesearenewregulations)whenatrainisapproaching.Amajorre-educationprogramforHoustonmotoristsmaybeintheoffing.
DowntownSegment
Houston'sRedLinebeginsatUH-DowntownStation(UniversityofHouston-Downtown).ThetrackwayrisesfromMainandCommerceonMainStreet'sBuffaloBayouBridgetotheUniversity,whichisaconvertedwarehouse.Ascissorscrossingisjustsouthoftheislandplatform.
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
UH-Downtown
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"106/116
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
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4/1538
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
UH-Downtown
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"107/105
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
8/2118
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
UH-Downtown
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"116/106
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
13/1963
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
SouthofUH-Downtown
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"102
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
7/1469
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
SouthofUH-Downtown
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"105
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
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6/1759
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
SouthofUH-Downtown
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"106
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Notes:
FacingCommerceStreet
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9/5769
PrestonStationisnext,andnorthboundandsouthboundplatformsstraddlePreston,thecrossstreet.Houston'strendyrestaurantdistrictislocatedonadjacentblockswestandsouthofPrestonStation.
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Preston
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
8/1316
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Texas,SouthofPreston
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"106
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Notes:
Aviewfromacafé
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7/1189
NextstationisMainStreetSquare.Again,southboundandnorthboundplatformshandleboarding.ThedifferencehereisthatMainStreetSquareseparatesthenorthboundplatform,whichabutsMcKinney,withthesouthboundplatformbetweenLamarandDallas.Inbetweenisanelaboratefountain,whichspraysstreamsofwaterashighastheLRTwires,butnotwhentrainspassthrough.MainStreetSquareishometoalargeshoppingdistrict.
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Walker
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"109
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Notes:
Notesingletrackingoninboundtrack
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
MainStreetSquare
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"101
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
2/873
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
MainStreetSquare
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"109
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Notes:
Notesingletrackingoninboundtrack
Viewed(thisweek/total):
7/1066
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
MainStreetSquare
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"109
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
16/1428
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
MainStreetSquare
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"109
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
6/1177
(image28486)(145k,720x478)
Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
MainStreetSquare
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"116
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
6/1495
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Dallas
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"109
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
7/1079
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Polk
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"112
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
6/1044
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Mainnr.Clay
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"109
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
11/1002
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Clay
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"105
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
5/912
(image28476)(152k,720x478)
Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Clay
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"112
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
5/941
(image28480)(128k,720x478)
Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Main&Clay
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"114
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
4/1056
NextcomesBellStation,wherethelineemergesfromthecanyonoftallofficebuildings,followedbyDowntownTransitCenterStation,alongsideHarrisCountyMTA(METRO)'snewheadquartersbuilding,whichwasnearlyreadytobeopenedduringthiswriter'svisitinFebruary2004.
(image28428)(162k,720x478)
Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
ApproachingBellStation
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"102
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
6/1016
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
ApproachingBellStation
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"105
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
4/860
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Bell
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
6/852
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Bell
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
7/1148
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Bell
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/5/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
6/1357
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Country:
UnitedStates
City:
Houston
System:
HoustonMETRORail
Location:
Bell
Car:
Siemens"Avanto"101
Photoby:
PeterEhrlich
Date:
2/6/2004
Viewed(thisweek/total):
7/1157
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Country:
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