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Re: Alameda Belt Line-Any Freight Remaining?
Author: WAF
Date: 07-13-2009 - 16:29
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> Del Monte Wrote:
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> > The bridge serves auto traffic as well if I
> recall
> > correctly.
>
> There are separate rail and roadway bridges. The
> roadway bridge connects Fruitvale Avenue in
> Oakland with Tilden Way in Alameda and is called
> the Miller-Sweeny Bridge. The rail bridge is
> still maintained in operating condition by Alameda
> County (which operates the bridges over the
> Oakland Estuary) and Union Pacific, although as
> mentioned in another post, some (but not all)
> sections of rail on both sides of the bridge have
> been removed by UP.
>
> > How about an interurban trolley line to
> > serve Fruitvale and Park St.?
>
> Some of the (many) proposals for the redevelopment
> of Alameda Point (the former Naval Air Station
> property) is to use the rail bridge for some sort
> of rapid transit or light rail line that would
> connect with the Fruitvale BART station. One
> proposal called for a type of monorail. I'll
> believe it when I see it.
Sad.. no more Alameda Belt drags straining to make it to Fruitvale with an S-6
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> Del Monte Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > The bridge serves auto traffic as well if I
> recall
> > correctly.
>
> There are separate rail and roadway bridges. The
> roadway bridge connects Fruitvale Avenue in
> Oakland with Tilden Way in Alameda and is called
> the Miller-Sweeny Bridge. The rail bridge is
> still maintained in operating condition by Alameda
> County (which operates the bridges over the
> Oakland Estuary) and Union Pacific, although as
> mentioned in another post, some (but not all)
> sections of rail on both sides of the bridge have
> been removed by UP.
>
> > How about an interurban trolley line to
> > serve Fruitvale and Park St.?
>
> Some of the (many) proposals for the redevelopment
> of Alameda Point (the former Naval Air Station
> property) is to use the rail bridge for some sort
> of rapid transit or light rail line that would
> connect with the Fruitvale BART station. One
> proposal called for a type of monorail. I'll
> believe it when I see it.
Sad.. no more Alameda Belt drags straining to make it to Fruitvale with an S-6
