AMD 3 by Josh Crane

AMD 3 by Josh Crane

Für AMD 3, ich habe gelesen über öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln in Deutschland. (For AMD 2, I read about public transit in Germany). I found many types of getting around town. The main ones in the article I read were a Bus, Straßenbahn (streetcar), Stadtbahn (light rail, which is just a type of tram above ground), the U-bahn (underground), and the S-bahn (commuter railway).

Buses have a place in every town, where some of the larger infrastructures may not be. They operate in a very timely manner, and it is not uncommon to have several busing companies serving the same area. There is a route for everywhere and anywhere, sometimes multiple serving the same route. Bus stops can be marked by a yellow/green circle with a green H. In larger cities, there exists streetcars. These are like San Francisco’s wire car system, and also quite useful. These systems are confined to railways rather than roads, and may travel underground. Then there is the Light Rail: “…Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hannover, Cologne, and cities in the Ruhr region, have relatively new light rail systems known as a Stadtbahn.” The differences are longer trains, wider tracks, and taller platforms for loading. In the city, it will run underground, but once outside the city limits, it will run overground like a train. In any event, they have the right of way in most situations, making them properly fast. The largest cities have demand for the U-bahn. These run underground of course, and are designed to move people from part to part of large cities. These are the standard subway system we think of in New York, Chicago, or Atlanta. Lastly, there is the S-bahn. These run from the dense cities to the suburbs around, so commuters can be efficient. They usually glide above ground, but will go under once nearing the city. However, Berlin elevated its S-bahn, much like Detroit’s monorail.

There are other forms of transport, like the Seilbahn, which is a type cable railway or cable-car; the R-Bahn that is more of a regional train to outlying areas around major cities; and the Schwebebahn. It is a suspension railway, the most famous one in Wuppertal being over 100 years old.

 A Suspension Rail