Like Bill, I had both a Tinkertoy set and an Erector set as a kid. I never tried building monorails with 'em, however. Lincoln Logs, maybe that's the...
... It's more than talk; I'm told that planning is well advanced for extending the line to Lynn. This would have a lot of advantages: traffic congestion on the...
... The Constitution gives Congress the power to "regulate interstate commerce," not the power to build or improve facilities for interstate commerce. State...
Information indicates that the new weekend ticket will start being used later in March - apparently is awaiting approval of the Board. Keep tune to Metra for...
... Board approval? The Board had already approved this when they approved the new fare schedule. This makes no sense at all. If they are changing fares mid...
Try bolting in the rest of the Erector set. The material handling stuff is just an attept to take it step by step with the familiar But you do have to get...
Of course, monorail versus duorail is a mere mechanical engineering issue (and a red herring, I think). The real planning choice is between manned versus...
You could build a suspended monorail (whether maglev or wheeled) with its "glorified light poles" just long enough so the car floor is a foot or less above the...
... William, if you can build a better mousetrap, or build a better monorail, the world will beat a path to your door. And when it is built, it will be built...
I for one think that your understanding is too conceptual and simplistic, and ignores various engineering principals and inconvenient truths brought out by...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-creditcards-webmar04,0,3839378.story> New CTA transit-card machines to accept credit, debit cards By Jon...
The Green Line extension is more than hot air. I have a superimposed picture of the proposed route(s) which will turn off just south of Lechmere and proceed...
... Well, that will prove useful if a lighthouse is needed on any navigable waters in Pratts Wayne Woods Forest Preserve. Congress has enacted a law...
I did get a dear little friend of mine a Tinkertoy with parts to build a monorail. Unfortunately it did not have a LIM. But that is progress of sorts. ... ...
... the ... the ... Well, after all, I'm the one who said all along that I didn't think the FPD land was in any danger. I was just responding to your seeming...
... Not sure what you mean. The existence of one habitat-diminishing feature is not a great justification for a second. And ComEd rights of way are much less...
... refrain from extending the navigation precedent to railroads. If this were a case of coastal development, I'd say you could be right, the power to regulate...
... The point is not whether Congress theoretically COULD set up and fund a program to condemn land and build track for private railroads. I think modern...
... Dennis was questioning if general legislation allowing the federal government to condemn land for railroad right-of-way existed. I'll assume that the...
... The point being that the area in question is not pristine wilderness. It already sees typical uses for utility rights of way. We knew about the two ...
... Others have pointed out that the corridor was an existing joint railroad interurban and highway corridor and that most of the construction and utility...
Given that the freight railroads already are privatized and states are looking to privatized highways, would the states grant the eminent domain invested in...
Decent points below. I'd just mention that in reference to habitat, that ComEd rights of way most certainly are less disruptive than railroads, and the fact...
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