Originally posted by Clevelandrocks What are the ridership estimates? [/quote Initial estimates are for about 1,700 boardings per weekday. They plan to run 4 or 5 inbounds at 30 minutes intervals in the morning with 2 or 3 outbounds - reverse in the evening. Project boarding growth to about 7,000 per day in the first 10 years of operation. dd Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 3:38 PM Good! I would like to see some kind of commuter rail start up in Milwaukee/southeastern Wisconsin. An extension of Chicago's Metra system would be just fine. Also, the Canadian Pacific is abandoning a stretch of track that runs right past the Milwaukee Brewers' Miller Park, through the Veterans Administration grounds, through State Fair Park, and near th Milwaukee County Zoo. The line needs a LOT of work, but wouldn't it make an ideal commuter/tourism line? -Mark http://www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply dldance Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Near Promentory UT 1,590 posts Posted by dldance on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 4:29 PM dharmon - Capital Metro tried 4 years ago with a billion dollar proposal that involved lots of new construction, full electrification, and closing lanes on congested streets for ROW. That failed. This proposal is much more modest and is based on existing ROW. ohlemeier - I agree with you about Austin's traffic. When I moved to Austin about 15 years ago - my commute was 30 - 45 minutes. Now it take 60 - 80 minutes so mostly I work from home. fuzzybroken - commuter rail is expensive. Austin is putting almost $2 million per mile into this and the existing track is almost all continuous rail in excellent condition. I don't think that any commuter rail project will withstand initial financial analysis - but you have to start somewhere or our traffic problems will only get worse. Having ROW is a good start. dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:14 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance dharmon - Capital Metro tried 4 years ago with a billion dollar proposal that involved lots of new construction, full electrification, and closing lanes on congested streets for ROW. That failed. This proposal is much more modest and is based on existing ROW. ohlemeier - I agree with you about Austin's traffic. When I moved to Austin about 15 years ago - my commute was 30 - 45 minutes. Now it take 60 - 80 minutes so mostly I work from home. fuzzybroken - commuter rail is expensive. Austin is putting almost $2 million per mile into this and the existing track is almost all continuous rail in excellent condition. I don't think that any commuter rail project will withstand initial financial analysis - but you have to start somewhere or our traffic problems will only get worse. Having ROW is a good start. dd I wasn't aware of a previous attempt. But then again, it's been awhile since I lived there. Keep up the reporting of one of my favorite places.....and have a bite at Threadgills for me.. Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:22 PM And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... Reply dldance Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Near Promentory UT 1,590 posts Posted by dldance on Thursday, November 4, 2004 10:00 AM Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, November 4, 2004 10:14 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM Reply dldance Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Near Promentory UT 1,590 posts Posted by dldance on Thursday, November 4, 2004 9:56 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM yes - but its getting pricey dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, November 4, 2004 11:20 PM County Line was always on the pricey side. When I was at school, that luxury was reserved for when when the parental units were buying....and maybe a stop at the grocery store on the way home. I alway thought it was the ultimate date place....cause if she still liked you with BBQ sauce all over ya, you were in....They had one in Corpus too. And speaking of Corpus, there used to be this little BBQ place out of town by the yellow cake plant that was right next to a small yard. Took some nice pics of a SSW geep. But that was years ago. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance dharmon - Capital Metro tried 4 years ago with a billion dollar proposal that involved lots of new construction, full electrification, and closing lanes on congested streets for ROW. That failed. This proposal is much more modest and is based on existing ROW. ohlemeier - I agree with you about Austin's traffic. When I moved to Austin about 15 years ago - my commute was 30 - 45 minutes. Now it take 60 - 80 minutes so mostly I work from home. fuzzybroken - commuter rail is expensive. Austin is putting almost $2 million per mile into this and the existing track is almost all continuous rail in excellent condition. I don't think that any commuter rail project will withstand initial financial analysis - but you have to start somewhere or our traffic problems will only get worse. Having ROW is a good start. dd
Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, November 4, 2004 10:14 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM Reply dldance Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Near Promentory UT 1,590 posts Posted by dldance on Thursday, November 4, 2004 9:56 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM yes - but its getting pricey dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, November 4, 2004 11:20 PM County Line was always on the pricey side. When I was at school, that luxury was reserved for when when the parental units were buying....and maybe a stop at the grocery store on the way home. I alway thought it was the ultimate date place....cause if she still liked you with BBQ sauce all over ya, you were in....They had one in Corpus too. And speaking of Corpus, there used to be this little BBQ place out of town by the yellow cake plant that was right next to a small yard. Took some nice pics of a SSW geep. But that was years ago. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM Reply dldance Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Near Promentory UT 1,590 posts Posted by dldance on Thursday, November 4, 2004 9:56 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM yes - but its getting pricey dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, November 4, 2004 11:20 PM County Line was always on the pricey side. When I was at school, that luxury was reserved for when when the parental units were buying....and maybe a stop at the grocery store on the way home. I alway thought it was the ultimate date place....cause if she still liked you with BBQ sauce all over ya, you were in....They had one in Corpus too. And speaking of Corpus, there used to be this little BBQ place out of town by the yellow cake plant that was right next to a small yard. Took some nice pics of a SSW geep. But that was years ago. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM yes - but its getting pricey dd Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, November 4, 2004 11:20 PM County Line was always on the pricey side. When I was at school, that luxury was reserved for when when the parental units were buying....and maybe a stop at the grocery store on the way home. I alway thought it was the ultimate date place....cause if she still liked you with BBQ sauce all over ya, you were in....They had one in Corpus too. And speaking of Corpus, there used to be this little BBQ place out of town by the yellow cake plant that was right next to a small yard. Took some nice pics of a SSW geep. But that was years ago. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by dldance Originally posted by dharmon And Austin has a freeway named for a railroad...... [/quote soon to have two - the new Texas 130 toll road bypass follows some of the abandoned MKT ROW - some are already calling it the Katy freeway. ps - had BBQ at the County Line last night. dd STOP! That's cruel and unusual punishment! Do they still do the family style meals with some of everything? MMMM
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