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[quote user="BNSFwatcher"] Does anyone know of a definitive history (book) about the railroads of Staten Island? I haven't a clue, having only been there twice, if I can include a drive over the Verrezanno-Narrows bridge. I did the ferry, once, but never got off! I'm most interested in the tunnel, from Brooklyn, that was started, but never got far. Was Robert Moses (a.k.a. "Dirtball") involved in that? Thanks. Bill[/quote] You can get a decent start on your research at
[quote user="schlimm"] "A bankruptcy judge in Chicago ruled Tuesday that a federal agency can take over United Airlines ' pension plans, allowing the carrier to walk away from nearly $10 billion in unfunded liabilities, the largest pension default in U.S. history. It helps United clear one of the biggest financial hurdles in its 29-month effort to exit bankruptcy protection. The airline's pension funds are short $9.8 billion, but the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will pick
[quote user="BaltACD"] The one thing that everyone continues to overlook about Amtrak. From it's inception by Congress it has been designed to fail. The fact that it still exists is a testament of leadership to all those that have held the top leadership position....imagine defying Congress's intent for the past 38 years. [/quote] Designed to fail? Maybe! A better assessment can be found in the program which was laid on Amtrak's management. Had the architects eliminated the
[quote user="UChicagoMatt"] Travel will always be part of the equation. People enjoy travel and much business must be done face to face for closing lots of deals and for in-person inspection of materials and documents, etc. Lots of local commuting can be eliminated; certainly highway miles reduced with ride-sharing and more public transit options. High-speed rail is ideal for regional travel. It need not "make money" to actual make money by eliminating travel delays, soaring highway
[quote user="BaltACD"] For the past several years the airlines have all be clamoring that they are financially at deaths door with the current fare/cost structure...a structure where the airlines are not paying fully allocated costs for either the terminal facilities (airports) or traffic control (air traffic control systems). Were those costs to be fully passed on to the airlines, very few people could afford to fly at the fares that would have to be charged. As it stands now, airlines
[quote user="aegrotatio"] The recent conference on nationwide HSR has defined new names. Since we Americans call Acela "High Speed Rail" the new nationwide 220 MPH system is cleverly going to be called "Very High Speed Rail."[/quote] Did the "Wise Men and Women" who attended the conference on nationwide HSR offer a detailed plan on how they propose to pay for it? For a nation with federal and government debt totaling $13.8 trillion, which is projected to grow
[quote user="4merroad4man"] [quote user="oltmannd"][quote user="Sam1"]So why should I conclude that Phillips has any inside knowledge to buttress his opinions? Why should I believe that he is in a position to assess Mr. Boardman's leadership skills?[/quote]None needed and Phillips stated so in his column. The judgement of lack of leadership is based primarily on what Boardman has said publicly measured against what Amtrak hasn't done in the past year. Pretty
[quote user="schlimm"] Of course. However, one, I am not entirely certain bond issues for airports are totally covered by fees and two, the real issue is how the government spends money for transportation, not focusing on the revenue stream. It is the rationing of resources that should concern us all.[/quote] Most airport construction and improvements bonds are issued as revenue bonds. They are serviced from revenues generated by the facility users. In the case of the airports, the revenues
[quote user="schlimm"] [quote user="oltmannd"]it's the other way around. It's not that there's nothing to learn from other countries, it's just that each situation is unique and has it's own set of circumstances. That New Zealand does not have coast to coast double stack trains doesn't mean they are unwilling to learn from the US, it means that the benefit of such service in New Zealand does meet the cost for providing it. That Europe's heavy haul rail
[quote user="schlimm"] [quote user="Sam1"]n FY08 the average federal subsidy for Amtrak was $48.50 per passenger or 22.61 cents per passenger mile. The average federal subsidy for the nation's commercial airlines was $3.92 per passenger or .45 cents per passenger mile, [/quote] Fact check: In the 2009 budget, total FAA = $14.6 Bil. ATC = $9.7 Bil; total commercial passengers = 675 mil., which works out to a subsidy of $21.63 per passenger, of which $14.37 is for ATC. sam1
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