On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 20:39:36 -0600, EDWARD ROBERT SIROVY ... Wait a tic...Isn't the Valpo line the one that used to run to Union with standard Diesel...
... Well, Congress neglected to pass the highway bill. There are enough contested House seats that there's a slight possibility there could be a Democratic ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 3:31 pm
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... You are thinking of the Ft.W (Pennsy main line), which isn't being proposed for resumption of suburban service. This is proposed for dual-mode service,...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 3:38 pm
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... That's it; thanks. ... Time for me to dig out a more detailed map... ... I was actually just looking at that on Friday, which is what prompted my "WTF?"...
... Also, the Trunk goes through Lansing which would make this line a bit more successful, as the Trunk is south of development in Lake County, Indiana. ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 3:57 pm
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On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 09:38:49 -0600, Adam H. Kerman proclaimed... ... Do you have a map of this proposal? I'm interested in seeing more. Thanks....
... Stations along the CWI and ex-Wabash (75th Street) portion: http://transit.chicago.il.us/CWI-PLAN-RAIL-MAP-w-streets-NO-USGS-041503.pdf Simplified...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 5:55 pm
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The old Valpo line could be resurrected relatively easily, as almost all the track is still active. But it would suffer from the same problems the former...
... You're wrong, Andris. It's intact because Hammond and Munster mothballed it. They own the r-o-w. Presumably the local residents want passenger trains (as ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 6:24 pm
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The Monon is "mothballed" between Hammond and Munster. This is true. But after what, ten years or so, do you really think the people living along the tracks...
On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 12:23:57 -0600, Adam H. Kerman proclaimed... ... Damn right. I was just there this past weekend on my way down to a haunted house....
... Yes, Andris. Hammond politicians wouldn't be actively pursuing it if it were politically unpopular. I think the people who live along it think they'll be ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 7:33 pm
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... I'm not talking about Hohman Avenue's grade crossing of the railroads, but the Monon's crossing of, how many other railroads to get to State Line? The fact...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 7:51 pm
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On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 13:50:54 -0600, Adam H. Kerman proclaimed... ... Yea, I've been hearing about that grade seperation for a few years now. I have family in...
... Other people seem to know how much traffic railroads see each day. Perhaps someone on the list knows? That's the ex-Nickel Plate, the NS Mainline. Its ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 1, 2004 9:21 pm
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Actually, the current "CSS&SBRR" is a private corporation that handles just the freight business of the old "South Shore" line, plus some added trackage from...
... Processing Tar Sand takes a lot of energy. Currently that energy is supplied by natural gas. They get natural gas from ... wait for it ... liquid oil...
About ten days ago, there was a discussion of the various arrangements of the station houses on the Englewood "L." It was recognized that the Halsted station...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Nov 2, 2004 4:32 am
17293
A few years ago the capacity was studied and judged to be adequate for adding the West Lake service to the existing route of the South Shore Line between...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Nov 2, 2004 5:58 am
17294
Chicago Tribune: CTA voice tells the riders where to exit--and lobby http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/columnists/chi-041101020 ...
As I was riding the #15 bus yesterday, I noticed there were bus stops the equivalent of every block on Wentworth between 51st and 47th. Most seemed to be...
... Roy, was not the Kensington interlocking reconfigured within the last year?...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Nov 2, 2004 5:11 pm
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Bus cameras let 2,300 get away November 2, 2004 BY FRAN SPIELMAN <mailto:fspielman@...> City Hall Reporter Surveillance cameras on two CTA buses have...
To my knowledge, track arrangement and interlocking at Kensington has not yet been changed. —a message from Roy G. Benedict Publishers’ Services copy |...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Nov 3, 2004 12:50 am
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Printer Friendly www.suntimes.com Back to regular view http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-cam02.html Print this page Bus cameras let 2,300 get away ...
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