... As I stated before, it was in response to population increase. We're not disagreeing here. ... The southeast side may have a greater population today than...
I don't know whether the news has penetrated to the US, but the voice of the London Underground announcements such as "Mind the Gap" and "Thank you for riding...
... had when ... I kind of sense, that there really are not that many people in Hegewisch who have places to go, that are served by the #30 bus or connecting...
... After Reagan won the 1980 election, ONLY ONCE since then have I voted for a Republican. (Susan Catania, former state rep, was running for some countywide...
how about the Reconstruction finance Corporation during the Depression? ajk100@... wrote: Show me where railroads took public money before the mid 60's,...
Would someone remind me how Ryan paid for Illinois First? I recall a bond issue was involved; but what was the underlying source of funds? Are we still paying...
... Illinois First provided sufficient state match for federal funds, not that CTA and RTA properly prioritized the money. There's been no state match--none at...
... "A" bonds (highway) and "B" bonds (transit). The bonds were paid off from a mix of general fund and highway fund monies. And some of the grants weren't ...
My first steam tech posting cited Barriger's forword to Middleton, When the Steam Roads Electrified, on a WWII Pennsy study that the central plant load of the...
... Dead wrong there was a crossing that looked quite well used when I moved there in '58 ... Never saw an STS bus on this route. ... Primarly to serve the 2...
... difference in fuel consumption and track maintenance costs, much of which is offset or exceeded by time-related benefits. Don't think you'd find many...
Sounds like the Pennsy was overbuilt or expected a lot more traffic. South Shore had a number of 1,500 kW substations that could get seriously overloaded by a...
If the article about pounding the track is true, it another argument for a turbine, which does not pound the track and which is considerably more efficient. I...
... When the Steam Roads Electrified, on a WWII Pennsy study that the central plant load of the electrification averaged 16% of the total fleet horsepower and...
The Pere Marquette is actually threatened with discontinuance because the State of Michigan keeps cutting its share of the (503b?) subsidy. My family and I...
The book is not that hard to find and you can look it up yourself. Figuring that the generating capacity of mobile generation is necessarily equal to fleet...
What I meant to say was that raising speed from 40 mph to 60 makes relatively little difference in fuel and maintenance compared to increasing speed to 80 or...
I was being sarcastic about the train doing poorly. Sorry. The availability of train service to Chicago from Western Michigan has got to be an attraction for...
RTA RELEASES 2008 BUDGET The RTA released its 2008 proposed operating and capital program budget for the region's transit system. Click here to review the...
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZgetjerQQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQfsooZ1QQrdZ0 For those of you who are interested, I have listed several bus operating guides, bus...
... That's OK, I guess sarcasm is hard to type. ... has got to be an attraction for the area. It IS handy if you don't like to drive or object to paying...
... My error. I wasn't aware that it was CTA's practice to have an extension bus route post-bustitution of a car line. What possessed them to do that?...
Compiled from various sources. About 5 miles south of CUS, the Pere Marquette rear ended a NS freight that was standing or about to start up. The location was...
4:35 p.m. Due to an equipment problem at 17th Street, Green Line and Orange Line service has temporarily been interrupted south of the Roosevelt station....
... route ... The most prominent example is Western Avenue. At one time it was a streetcar line that extended from Howard Street to 111th Street. Under CTA the...
... In my years of contributing to rail and transit message boards, I have discovered that irony, sarcasm, and humor are lost on a majority of readers. It must...
... The question "How long is too long?" comes up often, which is why CTA has considered reconfiguring Western as two routes rather than maintaining the old...
Late reports on radio say the train was signaled for 15 mph. It was doing 40. Why there were 5 people in the cab ??? WBBM 780 - Chicago's #1 source for local...
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