First, a pole supporting a bus-sized vehicle on a beam would need to be substantially more robust than that needed to support a 10' arm and lamp head. A...
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calcaleng
May 13, 2012 10:52 pm
From the Metra web page: http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/service_updates/g8_nato_summit.html "...bicycles will not be allowed on trains. Banned items cannot...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
May 13, 2012 10:55 pm
... Common sense would say no. Have you checked with Metra?...
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Albert
buslist
May 13, 2012 11:15 pm
And I have answered your question, not possible with this version of the Alweg design. Look at this photo...
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justinlee1066
May 13, 2012 11:47 pm
... That is a nice summary page. Cermak and Roosevelt are closed all the way to Michigan ... which is why I'm estimating that as the "soft" line. And that fits...
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Albert
buslist
May 14, 2012 1:43 am
Actually Disney purchased rights to the design which they later sold to Bombardier....
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CTA Gray Line Project
grayline15
May 14, 2012 2:02 pm
... Albert, the links in your second paragraph don't work for me. I don't know if it is the Google address - or my browser (Google Chrome). Mike Payne...
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Albert
buslist
May 14, 2012 4:15 pm
Sorry not sure how to fix that, they work in Safari. Anyhow when I get time I'll try puting the images into my flicker space....
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Albert
buslist
May 14, 2012 4:18 pm
And of course Hatachi has rights as well, they even built the train sets for Tokyo Disney. Is there to be a monorail in Shanghai Disney, is there one in Paris...
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Albert
buslist
May 14, 2012 4:35 pm
Oops forgot the link http://www.hitachi-rail.com/products/monorail_system/overview/index.html...
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chicagopcc
May 14, 2012 8:21 pm
On last week's trip to the Magic Kingdom, I learned first hand what the future might be like if all future highway construction in Illinois will be tolled....
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
May 14, 2012 8:46 pm
... future might be like if all future highway construction in Illinois will be tolled. And why exactly will all future highway construction in Illinois be ...
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chicagopcc
May 14, 2012 9:15 pm
David S., note that I said, "IF" meaning there is no basis for an expectation that all Illinois highway construction in the future will be tolled. But several...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
May 14, 2012 9:24 pm
As much as I dislike having to pay tolls on Illinois toll roads, the facts are that even with the recent increase in tolls, our rates are a bargain compared to...
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Albert
buslist
May 14, 2012 9:59 pm
Mike, not exactly the same but use <http://www.flickr.com/photos/throgers/6967714079/>,<http://wikitravel.org/upload/en/9/94/TamaToshiMonorail6061.jpg> and...
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Albert
buslist
May 14, 2012 10:24 pm
Discovered the good photo of the end of a Disney car <http://www.flickr.com/photos/buslist/7199260706/in/photostream/lightbox/> Note the single large wheel...
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chicagopcc
May 14, 2012 10:29 pm
YES! YES! That picture says 1000 words. I never imagined the drive wheel was so large. Thanks Albert for sticking with us. What I could never find on the...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahk@...
May 14, 2012 11:50 pm
... Cannot David Harrison speculate (not predict) about the future based on decades of state actions? Since the original Toll Road bonds were paid off, the...
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chicagopcc
May 15, 2012 12:13 am
... Well thank you Adam Kerman. See, after nights of good sleep and a restful vacation, my head is clear, or at least clearer. It was just that I heard and...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
May 15, 2012 12:27 am
... be" and in Florida I found a perfect example of those predictions. They are even building toll lanes in the median of Interstate 4. Could this be the ...
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Dennis McClendon
southlooplis...
May 15, 2012 12:49 am
... By applying to FHWA. http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/states-take-closer-look-interstate-tolling.html But since the Eisenhower...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
May 15, 2012 12:59 am
Well, if and when someone actually proposes turning all or part of I290 into a tollway, which would be extremely unpopular with people living in the western...
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chicagopcc
May 15, 2012 1:11 am
... Every year I take a model train layout to one of the largest model train shows....The Amherst Train Show in West Springfield, MA. My favorite route...
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roygbenedict@...
roy_g_benedict
May 15, 2012 1:17 am
"Definitely not 62nd & Woodlawn" <http://24.media.tumblr_m3rf0iRp8K1r79v1io1_1280,jpg> turns out to be "definitely 63rd & Illinois Central RR," or if you...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
May 15, 2012 1:53 am
Great detective work, Roy. When I was researching the early history of the Chicago L a while back in the Tribune archives, I recall reading about how the City...
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chicagopcc
May 15, 2012 2:03 am
First elevation and first "subways." David Harrison...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 15, 2012 4:14 am
One thing you might notice is that the toll roads are around Chicago, not Downstate. This is partly to do with having so much traffic and so few lanes that...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
May 15, 2012 4:31 am
I-290 may go through the most Democratic part of Du Page Co. Republicans pay tolls on I-88 and I-294 and may want parity. ________________________________ ...
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David Sadowski
davidsadowski
May 15, 2012 5:26 am
... pay tolls on I-88 and I-294 and may want parity. What, are we going to have Republican and Democratic toll roads? I am sure there are plenty of GOPers on...
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CTA Gray Line Project
grayline15
May 15, 2012 8:42 am
... Thanks Albert, these links worked fine; as Mr. Spock would say - "fascinating". Mike Payne...
