Interurban

The Interurban was a great thing, an electric train that carried people up and down Texas and back and forth between cities like Dallas and Fort Worth before the government started paving the country with interstate highways after World War II.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

We just re-did the interchange between downtown and the Interurban running past the new Events Center.

Bicycling Magazine: Seattle is 4th Best Biking City « PubliCola 2010

But, instead, he deliberately threw up the battle with San Jose Interurban and

Chapter V 2010

Daylight, the pair raided the San Jose Interurban.

Chapter V 2010

If LR could be built for the same cost as the RV Link 14 miles it would be about $2. 8B - LR would use the old Interurban 14th NW route to 65th saving land purchases, but the rest of the route would be on expensive turf compared to MLK.

McGinn Says His Rail Plan Will Be Affordable, Run on Surface Streets « PubliCola 2010

That had the potential to serve not only Tacoma but Federal Way, and could have been the first link in a light rail system that could have served Sea-Tac, Des Moines, Burien, and up into West Seattle, a Southwest King County Interurban, if you will.

Technology We Aren’t Aware of Yet « PubliCola 2010

That electric trains in the United States have such a lengthy history was news to me, but at the Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, Texas that's just part of the story.

Christine Negroni: In Texas, Electric Trains Old And New Christine Negroni 2011

Soos Creek, Green River and Interurban are some of our major paths.

Bicycling Magazine: Seattle is 4th Best Biking City « PubliCola 2010

The second are Rapid Passenger Rail, which are a distinct step up from traditional Interurban Express trains, but operate at speeds that allow them to use upgraded level crossings, and normally use tilt-train technology to support average trip speeds of 90mph+ and top speeds of 110mph to 125mph.

Matthew Yglesias » The High-Speed Rail Stimulus? 2009

While the SDOT is at it, how about clarifying whether or not the parking lots that occupy the former Interurban rail line right-of-way are part of some kind of formally designated bike trail.

“Walk Bike Ride” Plan Would Narrow Nickerson for Bikes « PubliCola 2010