Knoxville Light Rail: A Proposal
Channel: Eric Nelius
Date: 2022-10-18

0:00 Introduction
0:58 Why Light Rail?
2:21 Previous Proposals
3:35 My Proposal
4:55 Existing Infrastructure
5:45 Cost Analysis
9:29 Further Expansions
10:04 Funding Opportunities


Credits:
Inside of Knoxville Hultquist proposal:
https://insideofknoxville.com/2018/09/how-about-light-rail-for-knoxville/



The Long Run (Knoxville Running Store):
https://thelongrun865.com/

Underground Gay Street:
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2019/06/12/jack-neely-history-and-dewhirst-properties-tour-underground-100-block-gay-street-downtown-knoxville/1340290001/


Images of World’s Fair Park:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E2%B1%AE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Fair_Park#/media/File:Worlds_fair_park_knox.jpg (AppalachianCentrist)

Knoxville Growth Stats:
https://www.wate.com/news/knoxville-ranks-sixth-among-fastest-growing-cities-in-the-state/
https://www.wate.com/news/states-sending-the-most-people-to-tennessee/?ipid=promo-link-block3

High Speed Rail Map a product of first cultural industries:
www.firstcultural.com

Seattle transit map intellectual property of King County, Washington:
https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/schedules-maps/maps/seattle/frequent-routes.aspx#view

Image of Joe Hultquist by J. Miles Cary of Knoxville News Sentinel
Image of Eddie Mannis by Michael Patrick of Knoxville News Sentinel
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2018/04/10/knoxville-legislators-pushing-rail-transit-downtown/499543002/


OKC Study:
https://web.archive.org/web/20100628035914/http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/redearth/TrainStudy.pdf
Nashville costs ~1.3 million 2006 dollars/mile → 1.91 MM/mi in 2022
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

Train costs:
https://www.trainconductorhq.com/how-much-do-locomotives-cost/ 1.2 MM
http://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20ES44DC.HTML
https://nijacar.com/how-much-does-a-passenger-train-cost/

Thumbnail Image:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail#/media/File:Ny_pendeltag_stockholm.jpg

Photo of Seattle Sounder by sounderbruce:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder_commuter_rail#/media/File:19628994343_Jpg_(117561851).jpeg

Photo of Music City Star (public domain):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_City_Star#/media/File:MCSLineup01_jpg_79417.jpg

Cost of road construction table:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/1/27/how-much-does-a-mile-of-road-actually-cost

Photo of Knox County Courthouse (by Nfutvol):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_County,_Tennessee#/media/File:Oldknoxcourthouse.JPG

Photo of Tennessee State Capitol (by gatorfan252525):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Capitol#/media/File:Tennessee_State_Capitol_in_July_2021.jpg
Photo of US Capitol:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.#/media/File:12-07-13-washington-by-RalfR-08.jpg
Infrastructure Bill:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684/text