Thanks for this information. ________________________________ From: Albert <buslist@...> To: CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, May 12, 2012...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 13, 2012 8:03 pm
Assuming a monorail cost less for a given volume of ridership, it should have a walkway with a railing. Be a good thing for older elevateds too. I enjoyed...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 13, 2012 7:53 pm
I haven't seen how much diversion might occur from the increased cost of rail infrastructure? Another question I have is whether trucking companies or...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
May 13, 2012 6:59 pm
... The Secret Service is being deliberately coy, but at the meeting Tuesday night gave the impression that resident-only restrictions would extend at most a...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
May 13, 2012 6:50 pm
... Passengers can certainly walk from car to car, at least on the most modern trainsets as at the Tokyo Disneyland. But as with high-speed rail, the...
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chicagopcc
May 13, 2012 6:02 pm
My understanding is that "bogies" are the trucks and wheel assemblies. In the few diagrams I have seen, the wheels all seem to be beneath the car bodies....
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justinlee1066
May 13, 2012 5:45 pm
... The perimeter I am estimating is based on road closures. With LSD closed at 39th, 31st closed at Cottage Grove and additional restrictions to be announced...
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Albert
buslist
May 13, 2012 5:29 pm
As stated before, the bogies occupy much of that space ... I still want to know why connective doorways couldn't be installed inbetween the passenger cars too....
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calcaleng
May 13, 2012 5:11 pm
... Thanks. I'm pretty sure that the 3 oz exception was not there when they put up the announcement on Friday morning. Hopefully, they are getting some...
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justinlee1066
May 13, 2012 4:46 pm
... Metra's wording: "Riders may not carry any food on the trains. Liquids and personal effects (such as makeup) must be less than three ounces in size. This...
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Albert
buslist
May 13, 2012 4:45 pm
For a look at one of the Japanese monorails check out <http://www.flickr.com/photos/9282072@N02/4690626664> note the hanging from a light pole construction. Or...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
May 13, 2012 4:37 pm
... I'm not sure where you're getting your information. Only one station (McCormick Place itself) is within the security perimeter. No portion of Grant Park...
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calcaleng
May 13, 2012 4:04 pm
... Well, if they announced the screening procedures in advance, that would give the terrorists time to analyze them and find ways around them. Now, let's...
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justinlee1066
May 13, 2012 3:19 pm
... One did not have to look at the schedule link to see that inbounds are cancelled on Monday afternoon: "Inbound main line trains scheduled to arrive at...
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Keith Allison
sky9erkcyes
May 13, 2012 2:17 pm
Very sobering!!! ________________________________ From: chicagopcc <msibnsf@...> To: CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:33...
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CTA Gray Line Project
grayline15
May 13, 2012 11:15 am
... I _don't_ want to start yet another p/c, but I believe I agree with Thomas - Aviation is a part of transit/transportation in Chicago. Mike Payne...
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Thomas Quimby
thomas_quimby
May 13, 2012 9:00 am
Well what is transit, but a transportation system which includes taxi`s, buses, trains, chicago has water taxis on the Chicago river, can this not also involve...
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Thomas Quimby
thomas_quimby
May 13, 2012 8:36 am
Parachutes for all the passengers. ________________________________ From: David Sadowski <dsadowski@...> To: CHICAGOTRANSIT@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Thomas Quimby
thomas_quimby
May 13, 2012 8:35 am
Don`t they use monorails in Japan, what would they do in an evacuation? And didn`t Disney World last year have a Monorail collision at a station? ...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
May 13, 2012 7:58 am
... I see now that I missed the link in Friday's press release to the temporary schedules. It wasn't emphasized. ... That's quite a gap in service. That...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
May 13, 2012 7:38 am
... Hey, Larry? You may condemn me for replying to an off topic thread, but the A-1 worst way to get a conversation back on track is to complain and complain...
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justinlee1066
May 13, 2012 4:56 am
... Such doorways would need to be secured and would take away from seating ... unless they were done in the style of removable windows where people would...
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justinlee1066
May 13, 2012 3:44 am
... I'll just stick with the transportation professionals at the FRA on this issue. Thanks!...
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Albert
buslist
May 13, 2012 2:35 am
Pretty much most of the transportation professionals believe it to be true so think what you will....
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calcaleng
May 13, 2012 2:18 am
... Here are the revised schedules for May 19 - 21: http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/NATO%20-%20MED%20Schedule%20May%2019%20to%2021.pdf There...
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chicagopcc
May 13, 2012 12:59 am
There is an evacuation that could be used on the Magic Kingdom loop. The MK loop is two beams and the trains run clockwise and counter. This evauc uses a...
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chicagopcc
May 13, 2012 12:24 am
That is correct. Each car has four sets of doors, two per side that feed a compartment of two traverse bench seats that go all the way across the car, from...
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chicagopcc
May 12, 2012 11:58 pm
My concern would be a fire evac. They have had two on the Disney monorails...one electrical and one from a burning tire. From the looks of the typical...
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Larry M
minnman55421...
May 12, 2012 11:54 pm
I thought this was a group about Chicago transit. Where does the subject of airplanes fit into the picture? Can we please get back on track (pun intended) and...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
May 12, 2012 11:52 pm
How many hours do either of you have in a simulator or in the air?...
