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Light Rail
Light Rail

Light rail is gaining popularity in a number of cities throughout the USA. Light rail's name comes, not from the size of the track, but rather the average passenger density. Light rail actually complements bus service in high commuter corridors.

Phoenix
  Phoenix, AZ, Metro light rail in Tempe, AZ,  5/04/09.
 Sprinter
  North County Transit District's Sprinter train at Oceanside, CA, 4/28/09. Sprinter's run on a 22 mile stretch of track between Oceanside and Escondido, CA.
Portland MAX
Portland, OR, MAX train, 8/05/02.		 Metro Transit
Metro Transit's light rail train in Minneapolis, MN, 6/09/04.
Sound Transit
Sound Transit's light rail train in Tacoma, WA, 7/21/03.		 Denver
Regional Transportation District train at Denver, CO, 4/17/06.
San Diego
San Diego [CA] Trolley, 4/29/08.
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