never ending sandy - ugh!

 

 

TRANSIT

Sandy tunnel repairs to limit LIRR capacity for 2 years, Amtrak says

By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO / NEWSDAY October 2, 2014

 

 

Amtrak repairs to its superstorm Sandy-damaged East River tunnels will force the LIRR to use one fewer tube to and from Penn Station for two years, officials said Wednesday.

 

The project is expected to cost at least $328 million and shut down two tubes, each for one year at a time. The work, which won't begin for more than a year, will cause "an appreciable reduction in capacity" at Penn Station during rush hours, Amtrak vice president Stephen Gardner said.

 

more:

http://www.amny.com/transit/sandy-tunnel-repairs-to-limit-lirr-capacity-for-2-years-amtrak-says-1.9457765

Never-ending Gov. Christie.... Rather than reprogram the billions of dollars from the poorly conceived ARC project to the more sensible Penn Station expansion plan Amtrak is pushing, he doled it out to his political cronies at the port authority.

After being actively planned since 2005 (and discussed for a century), the Englewood Flyover has been put into operation. This project will help decongest Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line from Cleveland and Toledo into Chicago, as well as Amtrak's various Michigan lines....

 

10/16/2014

CREATE program: 75th Street project moves forward; Englewood Flyover nears dedication

 

Meanwhile, NS and Metra officials, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and other dignitaries are scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony Oct. 23 in Chicago for the CREATE program's Englewood Flyover.

 

The $133 million project — which began in October 2011 — involved the construction of a triple-track bridge in Englewood, Ill., to carry three of Metra’s Rock Island District Line tracks over four NS tracks. The CREATE program's second-largest project, the flyover will eliminate a chokepoint where NS and Metra tracks intersect.

 

The program's public/private partners include Amtrak, the Association of American Railroads, BRC, BNSF Railway Co., CSX, CN, Canadian Pacific, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co., Metra, NS, UP, and the Illinois and Chicago Departments of Transportation.

 

READ MORE AT:http://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/news/CREATE-program-75th-Street-project-moves-forward-Englewood-Flyover-nears-dedication--42251

 

They made a tremendous amount of progress in just two months when this video was shot from a Metra Rock Island District commuter train crossing AT GRADE the NS/Mainline (at 1:10):

 

 

 

This is the COMPLETED Englewood Flyover from a Metra Rock Island District commuter train crossing ABOVE the NS/Amtrak mainline (at 2:20):

 

One more on the Englewood Flyover......

 

I love press release because you can quote the whole thing....

 

http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?Q=555606&A=4010

 

October 24, 2014

GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES THREE NEW TRAIN STATIONS AS PART OF NHHS RAIL PROGRAM

New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program Logo Unveiled, Contract Awarded for Rebuilding of Three Stations Along NHHS

 

(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) today announced the start of construction for new train stations in Wallingford, Meriden and Berlin as part of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program. Governor Malloy also unveiled the logo for the new commuter service, which will be branded the “Hartford Line,” and will be prominently displayed at all Hartford Line stations and in marketing materials.

 

“This is a major milestone for NHHS as it enters the construction phase at stations in Wallingford, Meriden and Berlin,” said Governor Malloy. “The NHHS Rail Program will not only offer more frequent, convenient and faster passenger rail service, but it will also cultivate significant benefits to communities along the rail line, including local economic and transit-oriented development activities at and around these stations, with the ultimate goal of increasing municipal revenue, creating jobs and improving the quality of life for residents and increasing our competitiveness as a state.”

 

Station construction in Wallingford, Meriden and Berlin is scheduled to begin this fall and will be completed by the launch of enhanced rail service in late 2016. Improvements at these stations include high-level platforms (both sides of the track), overhead pedestrian bridge with new elevators and stair towers on both sides of the track to connect the two platforms, platform snow melt systems, electric vehicle charging stations, ticket vending machines and passenger information display systems, PA and high-resolution video surveillance systems, increased parking capacity and roadway access improvements, improved accessibility for the mobility impaired/ADA compliant and bicycle racks.

 

“The renovation and expansion of Berlin’s train station will greatly help to revitalize the downtown area,” said House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz (D-30). “I’m pleased to serve with a Governor who understands the need for economic development to reenergize our aging downtowns throughout the state.”

 

“A new train station is a vital piece of our community's ongoing downtown revitalization,” said State Senator Danté Bartolomeo (D-13). “Improving  rail access to New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield will help draw commuters and their families to Meriden, helping to attract local businesses. I am enthusiastic about how this new station will play into the many exciting changes that I and the rest of Meriden's legislative delegation have worked to bring about and am hopeful that we still have some time to address the issue of bathroom facilities.”

 

“I thank Governor Malloy for his support of this construction project that will ease the burden on our overcrowded highways,” said State Rep. Emil Altobello (D-82). “Providing crucial transportation alternatives is key to the revitalization of these municipalities.”

 

“This investment in providing additional transportation options is welcomed with open arms,” said State Rep. Cathy Abercrombie (D-83). “This project will have a positive impact on decreasing congestion on our roads and easing the daily drive for commuters.”

 

“We have been waiting for construction to get started and are extremely excited to see it underway,” said State Rep. Hilda Santiago (D-84). “Not only will it help to generate jobs and economic development, but it will help reduce the carbon footprint of vehicles on our state’s highways.”

 

“This is a major investment in the economic future of towns in our area,” said State Rep. Mary Mushinsky (D-85). “I thank Governor Malloy for his steadfast support of commuter rail service, which will revitalize the heart of Wallingford.”

 

“I look forward to the upcoming improvements at the Wallingford train station and hope this revitalization creates a better opportunity for locals to travel and draws visitors to our downtown area - supporting our local small businesses,” said State Rep. Vincent Candelora (R-86).

 

Funded through the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA) created under President Barack Obama in 2008, and State of Connecticut bonds proceeds, the NHHS Rail Program will provide significant new regional passenger rail service options as a key component of a robust and vibrant multi-modal regional transportation system. The station construction contract was awarded to Judlau Construction of New York at a value of $58.8 million.

 

“Today’s groundbreaking ceremony, coupled with unveiling of the Hartford Line brand, solidifies our State’s commitment to expanding state and regional passenger rail service,” said ConnDOT Commissioner James Redeker. “Once the new Hartford Line service is launched, the frequency of weekday round trip trains will increase from 6 to 17 trains between New Haven and Hartford with up to 12 trains continuing north to Springfield, Massachusetts. This will greatly enhance travel options between these communities and will serve as the backbone for regional rail service within and beyond New England.”

 

Scheduled to launch in late 2016, the enhanced rail service between New Haven and Springfield, with portions of the line from New Haven to Windsor, will be double tracked, and will provide faster, frequent and more reliable passenger service both locally and regionally.

 

For more information about the NHHS program, visit www.nhhsrail.com, connect via Facebook at www.facebook.com/NHHSrail,  or via Twitter at @NHHSrail.

 

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For Immediate Release: October 24, 2014

Contact: Peter Yazbak

[email protected]

860-524-7362 (office)

860-985-5528 (cell)

 

Twitter: @GovMalloyOffice

Facebook: Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy

Denver! "@railwaygazette: FasTracks commuter train delivery begins http://t.co/24qfYOOESR http://t.co/soY1yHWuRn"

the new fulton center station in lower manhattan finally opened early this morning. its looked great on the early morning newscasts, looking forward to using it. additionally, it will link up to the new calatrava wtc transit center station, the path and the 1 and E trains when that is finished. more:

 

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/14B-Fulton-Center-Hub-Opens-at-World-Trade-Center-282073801.html

i got a look around and inside the new fulton center station this morning.

 

it is stunning. i like the 'slow-mo' moving video photos that are shown in-between ads.

 

i hope to see much better shots soon, or more of them i should say, but for now enjoy a peek around and inside!  :clap:

 

 

 

It reminds me a lot of Noksapyeong Station in Seoul.

^ hmm, good catch. yes it does.

This is from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/93322220733/

 

I Love WCPA

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HEY WEST CHESTER!!!

How would you use passenger rail service to/from Borough of West Chester to/from Philadelphia? Comment below!

Email [email protected]

 

Options for B&P tunnel replacement narrow as Amtrak considers future

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-amtrak-meeting-20141119-story.html#page=1

 

Dollars at work! First Amtrak train on Knowledge Corridor to stop in Northampton on Dec. 29. http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/first_amtrak_train_on_knowledg.html

apta Q3 2014. cle rta #s are down quite a bit:

 

http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2014-q3-ridership-APTA.pdf

apta Q3 2014. cle rta #s are down quite a bit:

 

http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2014-q3-ridership-APTA.pdf

 

Post here:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,4504.0.html

progress on 2nd ave via amny:

 

 

Second Avenue Subway's first phase is three-quarters of the way done

By DAN RIVOLI December 18, 2014

 

The first phase of the Second Avenue Subway is three-quarters of the way done now that construction crews have finished the shell for the 86th Street station, the MTA announced Thursday.

 

Excavating the bedrock, installing concrete lining and utility work took more than three years and $332 million to finish, bringing the entire first phase of the Second Avenue subway to 76% complete.

 

The station now needs heating, ventilation and air conditioning work, elevator and escalators and architectural finishes.

 

MTA officials this week said the new subway line that will bring the Q train up Second Avenue to 96th Street is still slated to be ready for service December 2016.

 

 

 

mega-tod project in harrison, nj around rebuilt path train station and red bulls soccer arena:

 

 

 

 

Luxury development eyed in Harrison near PATH station, Red Bulls Arena

 

Print Rose Duger | For The Jersey Journal By Rose Duger | For The Jersey Journal

on November 28, 2014 at 8:18 AM

 

Redevelopment is chugging along in Harrison, where developers recently announced a new project to construct six buildings with 1,000 residences in the town's Riverbend District.

 

Advance Realty and DeBartolo Development, LLC will partner to construct the mixed-use project adjacent to the Harrison PATH station, with construction slated to begin early next year.

 

The project's first phase will include 286 luxury rental units and a parking deck, along with indoor and outdoor amenities, according to Michael Sommer, managing director of development for Advance Realty.

 

Located at the intersection of Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard and Cape May Street, the first phase could be completed by early 2016, Sommer added.

 

The total buildout will include 20,000 square feet of retail space and a hotel, as well as 1,000 luxury apartments, Sommer confirmed.

 

"What's unique about Harrison is that we have 35 acres, which is almost unheard of in an urban area," Sommer said. "We're really starting with a clean slate and have the ability to react to market demands."

 

Harrison's building boom has accelerated in recent years as the economy has improved.

 

Abandoned factory complexes have been replaced with several new residential developments, along with a Westin hotel, retail space and the 25,000-seat Red Bull Arena.

 

Adjacent to Riverbend, the Harrison PATH station is undergoing a $256 million renovation to modernize the facility and expand its capacity.

 

The new PATH station, slated to open in 2017, is a big draw for potential tenants, Sommer said.

 

"It's almost cliche these days, but it's all about location, location, location," he explained. "What's key in this case is the fact that Harrison is a 20-minute PATH ride to downtown, nine minutes to Journal Square and two minutes to Newark."

 

more:

http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/11/luxury_development_eyed_in_har.html

 

 

 

Massachusetts has its Knowledge Corridor.  OH & MI can have one too - Ann Arbor, Toledo, BG, Columbus.

 

Knowledge Corridor Special: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, others christen Amtrak rails

By Jim Kinney | [email protected]

on December 22, 2014 at 6:54 PM

 

This story follows: Holyoke steps toward return of passenger train service with ground-breaking for $3.2 million platform and Northampton officials welcome test run of Amtrak's Knowledge Corridor

 

ABOARD THE KNOWLEDGE CORRIDOR SPECIAL — The conductor's voice rang out strong and clear:

 

"Now arriving in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Holyoke Massachusetts, folks. Holy-OKE."

 

He repeated himself as the train moved up the Connecticut River Valley, each time raising his voice to a sing-song on the last syllable of the city.

 

READ MORE AT:

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/12/knowledge_corridor_special_massachusetts_amtrak_rail.html

Yep, bipartisan support for multimodal transportation in the state that developed North East and North Central Ohio....

 

New train stations coming to New Haven, Hartford Lines

By Mark Davis, WTNH Chief Political Correspondent

Published: January 12, 2015, 4:00 pm  Updated: January 12, 2015, 6:02 pm

 

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH)– The Governor cleared the tracks Monday to make way for several new train stations on what will become known as the Hartford Line. The new New Haven to Hartford to Springfield commuter rail line is slated to start running next year.

 

The Governor admits he wants everything, bigger highways, more trains, and more buses, and he has a plan to convince you to pay for it.

 

The 1870’s vintage train station in Windsor is one of several that will be getting modern enhancements for when the New Haven to Hartford to Springfield commuter line starts running in late 2016.

 

The funding given the okay Monday includes a location study for a new train station in Hamden, plus stations in North Haven, Newington, West Hartford, and Enfield.

 

The new Hartford Line will feature 22 commuter trains per day stopping at all those new and refurbished stations on the 62-mile corridor between New Haven and Springfield. New stations will also be added on the New Haven Line in Orange and Bridgeport, plus enhancements to the Merritt Seven station on the Danbury line.

 

MORE:

http://wtnh.com/2015/01/12/new-train-stations-coming-to-new-haven-hartford-lines/

you go political jersey brothers in arms - godspeed!

 

 

 

Jackson: N.J. lawmakers present a united front for new rail tunnel

 

Quote:

With both houses of Congress about to be controlled by Republicans, whose hard-liners denounce expensive federal projects as wasteful pork and have banned lawmakers from earmarking funds for pet projects, a bipartisan delegation from New Jersey is gearing up to win support for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

 

Both Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, and Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a Republican, said they are hopeful they can get a commitment at least to start Amtrak’s Gateway project when Congress takes up a multiyear transportation financing bill next spring.

 

Frelinghuysen, of Harding, said he thought the chances of some success are “pretty good.” Menendez, of Paramus, said he was “cautiously optimistic.”

 

“I’m not saying it’ll be the whole kit and caboodle … but once we are committed to the project, then we have a better chance to ensure its totality,” Menendez said.

 

Rail access to New York City has taken on a new urgency following Amtrak’s revelation last year that the existing two-track tunnel, built 104 years ago, will fail within 20 years because of damage from Superstorm Sandy flooding. Before then, delays will become common for Amtrak and NJ Transit, which uses Amtrak’s Hudson tunnel, because of periodic closures to stabilize it.

 

Gateway calls for a new two-track tunnel under the river and other construction, including new or rebuilt bridges in the Meadowlands, to provide four tracks between Newark and New York City. The next few months will be critical in determining whether the project moves off the drawing board, because Congress faces a May deadline for a new transportation bill.

 

Governor Christie won praise from fiscal conservatives, and criticism from many planners and commuters, more than four years ago when he gave up a $3 billion federal funding commitment by halting NJ Transit’s construction of a new tunnel, known as Access to the Region’s Core, or ARC. At the same time, he has said he supports a new tunnel, under the right conditions.

 

“The governor is open to a plan that is well-engineered but also fair and equitable to New Jersey, with costs shared among all benefiting jurisdictions,” said Steve Schapiro, spokes­man for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

 

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http://www.northjersey.com/news/jack...86037?page=all

All Aboard Florida ‏@AllAboardFla  54m54 minutes ago

An update on our #WestPalmBeach station and ongoing construction

http://www.wpbmagazine.com/all-aboard-floridas-west-palm-beach-station/

finally, an airtrain link to laguardia:

 

 

January 20, 2015 12:26 p.m.

La Guardia Is Finally Getting an AirTrain That Will Connect It to the Subway

By Jessica Roy

 

 

On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo announced that the state will finally erect a one-and-a-half-mile AirTrain that will run along Grand Central Parkway, connecting La Guardia Airport to the 7 train and LIRR. They're still in the initial planning phases, so now it's a race to see which will get built first: this or the Second Avenue subway. (Hint: We're never getting either.)

 

More conversation on this awful plan is here:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,24712.msg741193.html#msg741193

its not an awful plan.

And I disagree.

Lots going on.....

 

More details on MD governor's transportation plans

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/25546/where-marylands-big-three-transit-projects-stand-in-hogans-budget/

 

Train group pushes for $7 million support for Algoma Central

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=85578

 

Bristol VA rail plan moving forward

http://www.wjhl.com/story/27908052/bristol-va-passenger-rail-plans-moving-forward

 

Regional commission wants Amtrak service for Bennington and Manchester

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/localnews/ci_27383435/regional-commission-seeks-connect-bennington-and-manchester-amtrak

A few more:

 

Final Scoping Decision document for Rochester to Twin Cities high-speed rail released.  The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority, released the Final Scoping Decision document on the Zip Rail, a plan for high-speed passenger rail service between the Twin Cities and Rochester.  http://www.rtands.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/final-scoping-decision-document-for-rochester-to-twin-cities-high-speed-rail-released.html

 

Another View: Debate about high-speed rail should be based on facts.  Each of us is entitled to our own opinion, but as Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, we are not entitled to our own facts. Unfortunately, after reading the opinion pieces by Reps. Jeff Denham, Kevin McCarthy and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal (“California should halt high-speed rail,” Jan. 8; and “High-speed rail goes off the track without funding plan,” Jan. 18), we felt compelled to set the record straight about California high-speed rail.  Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article7972092.html#storylink=cpy

 

Amtrak studying service between Danville, Quad Cities.  Amtrak is studying potential rail service between Danville and the Quad Cities, and the study's outcome could be known within a few months, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.  The Danville-to-Quad Cities service — with intermediate stops in Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Peoria and Galesburg — was listed among Amtrak's expansion planning projects in its 2014 fiscal-year report.  http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/2015-01-25/amtrak-studying-service-between-danville-quad-cities.html

And I disagree.

 

yes we heard you. you said that above.  :roll:

And I disagree.

 

yes we heard you. you said that above.  :roll:

 

You sure? :roll:

time out for japan train etiquitte!

 

Nope, I'm gonna get the last word here.  :whip: :whip: :whip:

^ yep you like to say that multiple times too!

 

 

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underway in hawaii!

 

Phase 1 (East Kapolei to Aloha Stadium) plans to be operating by Mid 2017. Phase 2 (Aloha Stadium to Ala Moana) plans to be operating in 2019.

Reply With Quote  Multi-Quote This Message  Quick reply to this message

   

 

 

 

 

^ yep you like to say that multiple times too!

 

Nope, I'm gonna get the last word here.  :whip: :whip: :whip:

^ yep you like to say that multiple times too!

 

Nope, I'm gonna get the last word here.  :whip: :whip: :whip:

 

Now play nice kids...ha ha...

The French in Texas? This'll be good....

 

French involvement in Texas high-speed rail? Mais oui!

BY GORDON [email protected]

01/26/2015 6:43 PM  01/26/2015 9:25 PM

 

FORT WORTH

A company that operates France’s national high-speed rail network is exploring possible involvement in Texas bullet trains.

 

“We’re here to listen, learn and evaluate,” Alain Leray, president and chief executive of SNCF America Inc., said Monday during a visit to downtown Fort Worth.

 

Leray and a colleague with SNCF, France’s state-owned railway company, attended a two-hour meeting of the Texas high-speed rail commission and later met privately with officials planning the project.

 

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article8202234.html#storylink=cpy

Construction On @AllAboardFla's MiamiCentral To Begin Within 45 Days | @thenextmiami –  http://t.co/tbBgzB5WHt #TOD #Miami #Florida #HSR #FL

^ yep you like to say that multiple times too!

 

Nope, I'm gonna get the last word here.  :whip: :whip: :whip:

 

Now play nice kids...ha ha...

 

 

wants to have a last word on an internet forum

 

 

^ yep you like to say that multiple times too!

 

Nope, I'm gonna get the last word here.  :whip: :whip: :whip:

 

Now play nice kids...ha ha...

 

 

wants to have a last word on an internet forum

 

 

 

Oy vey...

Dude wants to have the last word. It's so important to him! But I think a hug might be more useful. :)

 

So on to more relevant matters, stuff is happening in Minnesota.....

 

1/21/2015

Minnesota DOT releases final scoping document for proposed 'Zip Rail'

 

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority, yesterday released the Final Scoping Decision on the so-called "Zip Rail" plan for high-speed rail service between the Twin Cities and Rochester, Minn.

 

The scoping document describes the purpose of, and need for, a high-speed rail corridor and the proposed action; the development and evaluation of corridor alternatives; the potential social, economic and environmental impacts; and discussion of the methodology used to address each issue in the upcoming Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement, MnDOT officials said in a press release.

 

The document also responds to comments received during the public comment period held last year in July and August.

 

The Zip Rail study area covers a 100-mile corridor between Rochester and the Twin Cities, which includes Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey and Rice counties, and various end points in the Twin Cities and Rochester.

 

MORE:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/high_speed_rail/news/Minnesota-DOT-releases-final-scoping-document-for-proposed-Zip-Rail--43284

^ nope obvs that was referring to your repeated comments  - but don't stop maybe your post really could be last someday!

 

Wow.... Let it go. When I moderated here, I had to delete your "I have to have the last word" messages and you would retype them just to make sure you had the last word. What kind of a control freak wacko does that??

 

Can we PLEASE get back to the subject of this thread? Like this....

 

MDOT pays $1.1M a year for rail cars it can't use

By Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press 8:49 a.m. EST February 1, 2015

 

OWOSSO – The State of Michigan is paying $1.1 million a year to lease 23 passenger rail cars it can't use — and likely won't use for at least another two years — as the taxpayer tab for the troubled project approaches $12 million and counting.

 

The 1950s and '60s-era double-decker cars are sitting in a rail yard in Owosso, where they are expected to remain for the indefinite future.

 

The Michigan Department of Transportation started leasing the cars in 2010 for two commuter rail passenger services proposed between Detroit and Ann Arbor, and Howell and Ann Arbor.

 

MORE:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/31/mdot-costly-idle-rail-passenger-cars/22655363/

except only in your world is typing "nope i'm going to have the last word" multiple times on an internet forum about someone else being a wacko.  :roll:

 

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how the mta handled winter storm juno

 

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2015/01/how_the_mta_restored_trains_after_the_blizzard.php

 

Don't you like being my little test subject? I think we should move on from the written portion to the electrode phase of this experiment. Do you still wear braces or have any metal objects on your person?

 

ok shecky, you can have your last word, *brofist* and all that, lets move on.

 

 

OK pumpkin, whatever makes you happy. This makes me happy....

 

 

Construction On All Aboard Florida’s MiamiCentral To Begin Within 45 Days

By TNM Staff on January 27, 2015

 

Dade’s Rapid Transit Developmental Impact Committee granted final approval for the first phase of All Aboard Florida’s MiamiCentral station at a meeting last week. The meeting lasted less than thirty minutes, including a presentation on the project by Zyscovich Architects.

 

Construction on the rail portion will begin within 45 days. Under Florida statutes, the railway portion is not subject to local regulations or construction permitting.

 

Construction permitting for the station will be done at the county level, as the design review was. As part of the motion to approve, the committee added a condition the AAF must work with City of Miami officials on open space and landscape design.

 

MORE:

http://www.thenextmiami.com/index.php/construction-aboard-floridas-miamicentral-begin-within-45-days/

terrible accident yesterday:

 

http://nypost.com/2015/02/03/metro-north-train-collides-with-2-cars-causing-massive-explosion/

 

Next City ‏@NextCityOrg  5s6 seconds ago

Is the Timing Perfect to Supersize Philadelphia Public Transit? http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/philadelphia-septa-trains-expansion-harrisburg …

santa monica expo line construction is really moving along:

 

http://m.la.curbed.com/tags/expo-line-phase-ii

 

Passenger train service between Ann Arbor and Traverse City being discussed

By Ryan Stanton | [email protected]

on February 11, 2015 at 5:34 AM, updated February 11, 2015 at 1:35 PM

 

Plans are in the works to explore a new passenger train connection between Ann Arbor and Traverse City.

 

The conceptual "A2TC Train" is the topic of a meeting being hosted by the Michigan Land Use Institute at 7 p.m. Monday at the State Theatre in Traverse City.

 

"Do you want a train from TC to Ann Arbor?" reads a flyer announcing the Feb. 16 event. "Learn how rail is taking off in the state and what we can do to make a connection to southern Michigan a reality."

 

MORE:

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/02/passenger_train_service_betwee.html

Miami-Orlando train track may host Tri-Rail commuter trains to downtown

ALFONSO [email protected]

02/19/2015 7:38 PM  02/19/2015 9:21 PM

 

Tri-Rail, the commuter service that has been running trains on the CSX track west of Interstate 95 between Palm Beach County and Miami since late last century, is now working on a major new plan: to run trains into downtown Miami beginning in late 2016 or early 2017.

 

Jack Stephens, executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, said the plan calls for running the trains on a stretch of the same track that would be used by a planned Miami-Orlando passenger service.

 

The plan requires construction of a spur connecting the CSX track that Tri-Rail uses to the Florida East Coast Railway track. Though the spur is slated to be built by the Florida Department of Transportation, Tri-Rail is seeking an additional $69 million — money that would be needed within eight weeks to mesh with the construction schedule set for the Miami-Orlando service, known as All Aboard Florida. The money would be used to build Tri-Rail train platforms plus other enhancements such as ticket-vending machines.

 

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article10716959.html#storylink=cpy