The AT&SF bridge over the Sanitary and Ship Canal at Ridgeland is a center pivot swing bridge. May be another at 4600 w on the Belt. I don't remember. ... ...
Wilson west of Western is impossibly narrow. Worse than Lunt. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line with recent "spoofing"...
Garfield has been a problem for decades. Back when it was the #6, there didn't seem to be as many delays, but then traffic volumes were lower then, too. Andre ...
The date is the day #37 buses were rerouted because the viaduct was closed. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line with recent...
There are several center pier railroad bridges still in use on the Sanitary & Ship Canal, including IC east of California. ATSF east of Harlem, BRC east of...
... So is the IC Iowa bridge, but I assume Dennis meant street bridges. Hm. Is the S&S channel wider in places that there are piers for swing bridges?...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 1:39 pm
14701
... Is the Root Street bridge still being eliminated?...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 1:43 pm
14702
i still call the now UP line that sine the C&NW operated the long distance and commuter service on there. they're i think putting in a new retainer wall if...
... <dale_rosenthal@y...> wrote: Actually, I regularly see people skip the 49 for the X49. The X only parallels the 49B for 6 blocks. And, in a 150-block bus ...
... <dale_rosenthal@y...> wrote: On the South Lakefront, the idea that the primary source of the gains on the affected routes was people who formerly...
On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 16:10:22 -0000, mikebennidict proclaimed... ... I'm pretty sure that's an original wall; all the entrances to the old CNW have been...
S&S is same width basically all the way. Center piers meant some careful navigation (and more than one hit). Calumet River's last center pier was the Calumet &...
Forgot one - Old Illinois Northern (now Central Illinois) just north of Corwith Yard. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line...
Try the big clearing (not clearing Yard) by18th St. It's where there's a few jcts. visible from 18th St. viaduct over the Dan Ryan Line, just before you veer ...
Question to the Group, Burlington received the first experimental bi-level commuter car (#700) in 1950. Information seems to state that their were a total of...
Can't really explain it better, but last week while coming back from the airport, i saw the bridge go up from the orange line to let a barge pass. it was...
... I agree; UP is some railroad out west. ... Ah, Metra's long-term project to make it excessively expensive to put a third main back on that railroad. The...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:07 pm
14713
... But if your destination is Evergreen Plaza, then you might as well wait for the X49 to avoid the transfer at 79th....
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:09 pm
14714
... Your math is off. Riders of the old 27 had to transfer. Riders of the old 47 had to transfer (although the express service during off peak was just...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:18 pm
14715
... Click on the links to the aerial photos on my Web site. http://transit.chicago.il.us/16-property-1.pdf...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 1, 2004 10:21 pm
14716
... The Amtrak vertical lift bridge (built 1914 for the Pennsylvania Lines) has only 10.5 feet of clearance above the water, so it's lifted several times a...
I saw the newsletter where Emmanuel was patting himself on the back, but I didn't see that it said Lawrence. Goes to show how much attention I pay to...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:07 am
14719
... The Lawrence bit is in the CTA ordinance accepting the federal funding for express service on Irving. I assume he has no opponent....
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:11 am
14720
Let's see if I understand this. You're saying that the money is already being used for the off-peak express service on the X80 Irving Park beginning last...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:27 am
14721
The first 30 were purchased and delivered.in 1950-1. Nothing experimental, the order was for 700-729. Additional groups of cars were purchased in small groups...
... X48 was my joke as the ordinance said it was accepting the Lawrence money for use on Irving. ... Apparently the appropriation is named "Lawrence" but...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:45 am
14723
Thanks for clarifying. I doubt that we need express routes on both streets, if either. Route 48, of course, is a local service elsewhere on the system. But as...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Sep 2, 2004 3:56 am
14724
... Rotten luck that the builders of the I&M Canal failed to consider the impact on the street grid on the sout' side....
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Sep 2, 2004 4:00 am
14725
All: On Monday (8/30), a brochure was left on our front door. The brochure was from the CTA promoting the x80 bus. I live about 1.5 block from Irving Park bus...
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