Welcome to the home page of the Light Rail Transit Committee, formally designated as Committee AP075 of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). TRB is an arm of the National Academies of Science. The committee comprises transit professionals engaged in development, operation, and evaluation of light rail transit systems, and the purpose of this site is to facilitate the exchange of information among committee members. Here you will find a full annotated bibliography of all the published research the committee has been involved in. We also will post here calls for new research.

As we expand this site, we hope that it will assist you in your light rail transit responsibilities. We welcome your comments and suggestions. To become a friend of the group, please sign up using MyTRB. We now have a LinkedIn group! (Open to members and friends of the committee only.)

Official Scope

This committee is concerned with the development and operation of light rail transit systems. All functional aspects of light rail transit are considered, including: management, planning, finance, design, construction, technology, labor, safety, performance, intermodal coordination, joint development and evaluation.

The committee's latest Triennial Strategic Plan (adopted May 2012) is available here.

Updates 

May 10, 2024

MID-YEAR MEETING: Ted Rosenbaum is in the process of organizing a mid-year meeting in mid-to-late May.  Details will be coming soon.

ANNUAL MEETING RECAP: Draft minutes and presentations from the 2024 Annual Meeting are here.