Scholars have not come up with a definitive origin of the term Flamenco.. Opinions have ranged from believing the word derives from of Flanders, to referring to the word flame..
The cost of light rail construction varies widely, largely depending on the amount of tunneling and elevated structures required. A survey of North American light rail projects shows that costs of most LRT systems range from $15 million to over $100 million per mile.t the other end of the scale, four systems (Baltimore, Maryland; Camden, New Jersey; Sacramento, California; and Salt Lake City, Utah) incurred construction costs of less than $20 million per mile. Over the US as a whole, excluding Seattle, new light rail construction costs average about $35 million per mile.
US Light Rail CostsNear $70 Million per Mile. A national survey of light rail systems in planning (as reflected in the Federal New Starts reports published in 1999 and 2000) shows an average of $68.91 million per mile (Table #1). This is up 24 percent from 1999.ATIONAL SURVEY OF LIGHT RAIL LINES IN PLANNING: 1999 & 2000 Line Capital Cost (Millions) Miles Cost per Mile (Millions) Notes Dallas $517 12.5 $41.38 2000 data not yet available San Diego-Mission Valley $431 5.9 $73.05 Cost per mile up 19 percent from 1999. Denver $883 19.0 $46.45 Cost per mile up 54 percent from 1999.