San Diego's light rail system has been impressive from the start. It pioneered the light rail model now blanketing the US, and it's evolved into an effective and ever-expanding example of high-quality rail service.
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Timestamps
- 32:00 See [3]
References & notes
- [1] Mass Transit: DART installs EV charging stations at Glenn Heights Park & Ride and Illinois Stations
- [2] San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: History
- [3] Vanishing Underground: San Diego's Trolley & Rapid Network Evolution
- [4] Wikipedia: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
- [5] UT Austin Center for Transportation Research: The Decision Process for Implementing Fixed-Guideway Systems
- [6] Wikipedia: San Diego Trolley
- [7] The San Diego Union-Tribune: From the Archives: Hello Trolley! The San Diego Trolley hit the rails 40 years ago
- [8] nycsubway.org: San Diego, California
- [9] Light Rail Transit in San Diego: The Past as Prelude to the Future
- [10] Metro Jacksonville: San Diego Trolley 30 Years Later: Special Report
- [11] Metro Wiki: San Diego Trolley
- [12] PolitiFact: The 50 largest cities in the United States
- [13] FTA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System 2019 Annual Agency Profile
- [14] FTA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
- [15] Wikipedia: San Diego
- [16] South Bay Historical Society: The Great Flood of 1916
- [17] US Inflation Calculator
- [18] Wikipedia: Coaster (rail service)