From: ahk@chinet.com

Stephen Sprunk  wrote:
>On 14-Aug-14 12:22, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

>>But Stephen cannot find any federal standard for "light rail" or
>>"heavy rail" that doesn't exist.

>I can't?  There's this from the Federal Transit Administration:

I don't know what it is, but what it isn't is a standard. It's a description,
that may not match what the next author writes about.

>"Commuter Rail (CR)
>A transit mode that is an electric or diesel propelled railway for urban
>passenger train service consisting of local short distance travel
>operating between a central city and adjacent suburbs. Service must be
>operated on a regular basis by or under contract with a transit operator
>for the purpose of transporting passengers within urbanized areas
>(UZAs), or between urbanized areas and outlying areas.

>Such rail service, using either locomotive hauled or self-propelled
>railroad passenger cars, is generally characterized by:
>   Multi-trip tickets

This entirely sucks. Class: What is the key characteristic of commuter
service, the reason why it's called commuter service?

>   Specific station to station fares

I guess that means single station fare zones? That ain't true either.

>   Railroad employment practices, and

Except in Philadelphia where the railroad workers were placed on contracts
like rapid transit workers. I seem to recall a very lengthy strike that
the transit district won.

It also misses the key point that it runs on a railroad under federal
jurisdiction. Duh.

>   Usually only one or two stations in the central business district. . . .

We have railroad terminals near, but not in, the CBD, all over place.

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