Valley Metro Light Rail

Valley Metro light rail serves the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa, while the streetcar serves downtown Tempe. Construction of the light rail began in March 2005 and operations started in December 2008. Construction of the Tempe Streetcar began in 2017, with operations beginning in May, 2022. The Light Rail Trains (LRT) operate on city streets mostly using a "center reservation" system, whereas some areas of the system have no contact with other traffic. The LRTs have a maximum speed of 58 mph, but usually operate at a much slower speed due to traffic interfaces and stopping for boardings and alightings. The Tempe Streetcar serves 14 stops along 3 miles of track in downtown Tempe and along the edge of the Arizona State University (ASU) Downtown campus. Both systems are powered by an overhead catenary electric system. Historically, the Phoenix Street Railway, founded by Moses Sherman, provided streetcar service from 1887 to 1948. Mr. Sherman is most notably remembered for creation of the Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, CA, as well as development in West Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, and Hollywood, CA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Metro_Rail and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Streetcar and https://www.valleymetro.org/maps-schedules/rail山谷都会轻轨（Valley Metro Light Rail）服务菲尼克斯（Phoenix）、坦佩（Tempe）与梅萨（Mesa）三座城市，而坦佩有轨电车则覆盖坦佩市中心区域。轻轨工程于2005年3月动工，2008年12月正式投入运营；坦佩有轨电车项目于2017年开工，2022年5月启动运营。 轻轨列车（Light Rail Trains, LRT）大多采用“中心预留（center reservation）”系统在城市街道运行，部分区段可与其他交通完全隔离。LRT最高时速可达58英里，但受交通交汇、停靠上下客等因素影响，实际运营速度通常远低于此。坦佩有轨电车沿3英里长的轨道设置14个站点，覆盖坦佩市中心及亚利桑那州立大学（Arizona State University, ASU）市中心校区周边区域。两套系统均采用架空接触网供电系统。 历史沿革方面，摩西·谢尔曼（Moses Sherman）创立的菲尼克斯有轨电车公司（Phoenix Street Railway）曾于1887年至1948年间提供有轨电车服务。谢尔曼最广为人知的成就是创建了加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的洛杉矶铁路（Los Angeles Railway）与太平洋电气铁路（Pacific Electric Railway），并参与开发了西洛杉矶、圣费尔南多谷及好莱坞地区。 参考链接： https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Metro_Rail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Streetcar https://www.valleymetro.org/maps-schedules/rail