Vegas has the capacity to display in real time location of buses. Right now only the radio lady (there is only one most times, during rush hours two, to handle...
The following was in the Star Tribune yesterday regarding the late George Issacs. I am not sure how many of you knew of him but he was the local transit guru...
... I never saw the old ones in good condition. Repairs weren't being made since about the late '70's....
Adam H. Kerman
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Feb 1, 2006 1:56 pm
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... Waitaminit. I was told that the light level in the subway were increased a few years after it opened. So which were the fixtures added? Didn't realize any...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 2:09 pm
30879
I'd agree with your point if we were talking about 51-51st, where the demographic shifts (also at about Damen) and hardly anyone rides across the middle...
And they, it may be remembered by some, in the 1950s-60s replaced porcelain enamel "PAY FARE ON TRAIN" signs which were turned over manually by the agent, or...
As Andre noted in a post intermediate between yours and mine: Some parts of the continuous platform had working fluorescent lights outboard of the columns, and...
... It might have made two fine sentences. In his first clause, "Metra" is used in the singular referencing the agency. In the latter, he is using it to refer...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 3:10 pm
30883
... From what I've read of the '50's, there was fear of crime in the park spilling into the neighborhood. Before the war, large regional parks were considered...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 3:18 pm
30884
... I wasn't referring to back lit signs. IIRC, a few station location signs were set up with light fixtures pointing at them. Perhaps they weren't common at...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 3:18 pm
30885
... Is it better or worse than under steam? I grew up in Highland Park and rode the C&NW (still painted the correct colors). Highland Park was served by five...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 3:50 pm
30886
Yet the point still remains, Roy. How many of the people going to or coming from west of Madison for downtown trips have bluetooth or whatever and will be...
... For those interested check out the Illinois Railway Museum website. They're selling those L signs. Some may be ceramic. Others have had the "A-B" part...
What I'd really like to get my hands on are one of the remaining sets of light up/bell boxes which indicate an approaching train from one of the old Ravenswood...
... What are you envisioning for the double-island Hyde Park and Woodlawn stations at the moment, and Kensington for that matter? You don't need segregated...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 4:58 pm
30890
I had to cross a main street at an unsignalled T intersection while walking my dog yesterday. It's five lanes wide, and I was walking during a period of heavy...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 5:39 pm
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Right now most would probably check on the web page before leaving for the bus stop. I think this tracking is a great idea, especially for the buses that only...
... Mine, too. Valerie Jarrett was relying upon secret marketing studies that had discovered a pent-up demand from health-conscious Garfield Parkers from ...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 5:50 pm
30893
On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 11:40:19 -0600, Adam H. Kerman proclaimed... ... Consider yourself lucky; I nearly get hit at the corner of Lake and Oak Park Avenue...
... Oh, goody. Now Tony falsely claims that Rockwell is in a state of poor repair. This will be news to the neighborhood group that contributed to its...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 6:16 pm
30895
... I think he's either confused, trying to confuse the issue, or piggybacking on your message to reply to me....
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 6:20 pm
30896
... Typically, with the pathetic level of service operated (less than what was operated when it was three tracks), 30 to 50 passengers board there per train....
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 6:20 pm
30897
... The situation was unusual enough that I thought it worth mentioning!...
Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
Feb 1, 2006 6:24 pm
30898
On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 11:23:57 -0600, Adam H. Kerman proclaimed... ... Probably. I wish he'd get a clue and learn how to make in-line conversation. Shhh, here...
On Wed, 2006-02-01 at 11:32:57 -0600, Adam H. Kerman proclaimed... ... [...] ... I see Ravenswood being a good stop for reverse commute to the northern suburbs...
... From their high speed internet connections on their home laptops that everybody living on the west side owns? ... So for overnight service that only comes...
... map) ... Yeah, I agree. I find the backlash to be somewhat amusing, since this isn't exactly new stuff. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada has had this for 20...
Community meetings should be held to see if there is enough potential ridership to re-open 67th St.; or possibly run a temporary trial (it does intersect the...
Since South Shore and Metra University Park trains mainly stop only at 57th St. (except evenings and weekends), a new set of platforms would be built at 58th...
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