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Re: Dumbarton corridor study - Thanks!
Author: espee2472
Date: 08-10-2017 - 12:36
Dave L Wrote:
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> Thanks for the quick reply Bob2. Passenger
> service over the Dumbarton right of way seems like
> a good idea. Even at inflated Bay Area
> construction costs, rebuilding that bridge (and
> double tracking) seems much cheaper than
> tunneling. Too bad CA HSR did not choose Altamont
> Pass and the Dumbarton route, but that's a new
> thread. Alas, things that seem obvious and a good
> idea in California (e.g., SMART, in my backyard,
> another separate thread), take too long and cost
> way more than projected / sold to voters. Enough
> for now, thanks again!
actually the original plan was single
track with fleeting, and to use the
existing trackage as was
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> Thanks for the quick reply Bob2. Passenger
> service over the Dumbarton right of way seems like
> a good idea. Even at inflated Bay Area
> construction costs, rebuilding that bridge (and
> double tracking) seems much cheaper than
> tunneling. Too bad CA HSR did not choose Altamont
> Pass and the Dumbarton route, but that's a new
> thread. Alas, things that seem obvious and a good
> idea in California (e.g., SMART, in my backyard,
> another separate thread), take too long and cost
> way more than projected / sold to voters. Enough
> for now, thanks again!
actually the original plan was single
track with fleeting, and to use the
existing trackage as was
