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Re: Finally, Slow Speed Rail Service to Las Vegas!
Author: Mistertower
Date: 11-23-2012 - 16:52
mook Wrote:
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> Speculation about the silence regarding BNSF -
> since they now expect to have Amtrak run things,
> and since Amtrak already runs between Barstow &
> Fullerton, perhaps they assume Amtrak can take
> care of that part of the setup? Like this would
> become a section of the SW Chief? Some previous
> press releases look like this bunch operates as
> much on assumption as on reality ... or else
> they're still talking.
>
> Also wondering - we now see some progress on
> details regarding a LV station site and at least
> some of the cars they need, but I haven't seen
> anything about the real estate/track arrangements
> for Fullerton yet. Unless they plan on just
> pulling in to the existing station, unloading,
> reloading and leaving with minimal servicing and
> having their customers use the commuter parking
> garage. If so, they might find that in theory that
> works, but not in practice ...
Story I was told was they are going to run from LAUS with a stop at Fullertown. However, they seem to want to encourage people to use the Fullerton station more than LAUS for some reason unknown to us. I don't know more than that.
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> Speculation about the silence regarding BNSF -
> since they now expect to have Amtrak run things,
> and since Amtrak already runs between Barstow &
> Fullerton, perhaps they assume Amtrak can take
> care of that part of the setup? Like this would
> become a section of the SW Chief? Some previous
> press releases look like this bunch operates as
> much on assumption as on reality ... or else
> they're still talking.
>
> Also wondering - we now see some progress on
> details regarding a LV station site and at least
> some of the cars they need, but I haven't seen
> anything about the real estate/track arrangements
> for Fullerton yet. Unless they plan on just
> pulling in to the existing station, unloading,
> reloading and leaving with minimal servicing and
> having their customers use the commuter parking
> garage. If so, they might find that in theory that
> works, but not in practice ...
Story I was told was they are going to run from LAUS with a stop at Fullertown. However, they seem to want to encourage people to use the Fullerton station more than LAUS for some reason unknown to us. I don't know more than that.
