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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23535.
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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23535.
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79 ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation AREMA American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 CBD central business district CCJPA Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority CE categorical exclusion CUS Chicago Union Station DMU diesel multiple unit EA environmental assessment EIS environmental impact statement EMU electric multiple unit FONSI finding of no significant impact HrSR higher-speed rail HSIPR High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail HSR high-speed rail LAUPT Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal LRT light rail transit MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MOE maintenance of equipment MOW maintenance of way MPO metropolitan planning organization MSA metropolitan statistical area MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NCTD North County Transit District NEC Northeast Corridor NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NNEPRA Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority O/D origin-destination PPP public-private partnership PRIIA Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 PTC positive train control ROD record of decision ROW right-of-way RSIP rail service and investment program RTD regional transportation district SDP service development plan SEPTA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Abbreviations

80 Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development SOGR state of good repair SRP state rail plan SRPAA state rail plan approval authority SRTA state rail transportation authority STB Surface Transportation Board Tri-Rail South Florida Regional Transportation Authority UTA Utah Transit Authority VMT vehicle miles traveled

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TRB’s National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Report 6: Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development presents the resources, strategies, analytical tools, and techniques to support all phases of planning and decision making in the development of intercity passenger rail service at state, regional, or multistate levels. Components of this guide address three major phases required to build and operate passenger rail: planning, design and construction, and operations. The guide details each primary phase into major required subtasks.

The Contractor’s Final Report, included as Appendix F, presents additional background information gathered during preparation of the guide: a comprehensive resource matrix listing documents related to intercity passenger rail service and development; generalized results extracted from interviews with public-sector representatives, Amtrak, and freight rail stakeholders; and results of an online survey used to help build components of the guide.

This guide serves as a companion report to other NCRRP series reports: NCRRP Report 1: Alternative Funding and Financing Mechanisms for Passenger and Freight Rail Projects and NCRRP Report 5: Developing Multi-State Institutions to Implement Intercity Passenger Rail Programs.

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