Altamont Press Discussion Board

02-11-2023 - 09:36

BOB2

31. Re: Automobile fatality in Novato "Stop, look, and listen"

Yep, folks should not run through the lowered RR gates and flashing red lights into the front of oncoming trains.... The laws of physics will always beat out the vehicle code... It can be quite fata
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02-05-2023 - 08:07

BOB2

32. Re: New Amtrak extension inaugural run- Oh Nancy....

Red tape Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A new Amtrak train. Wow! I wonder how many years > went into the planning and deal making. Creating > a new train almos
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02-02-2023 - 20:44

I'ma M'gaga

33. Re: Chinese spy pp balloon killed Canada's Groundhog Day groundhog last nite, now threatening Montana Rail Link

Nothing new, except to you. Ever hear about Fu-Go baloons? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Go_balloon_bomb A border wall couldn't stop them then, it won't stop them now. Oh, but wait! You're going to
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02-02-2023 - 09:03

FUD

34. Re: It's about the many project failures by CA govt-CAHSR is just one

Couple of other suggestions: Use an adblocker. I use uBlock Origin but there are others. Leaves the article mostly in text (no pics) but the paywall is also blocked. Go to the original. Dan publis
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02-01-2023 - 14:51

BOB2

35. Re: Seriously---- So what is actually happening in Merrill?

So what has actually happened in Merrill lately? How much of it has been moved or restored lately? I'm alway happy to have my well earned cynicism on some of these outcomes when I am proved wrong...
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02-01-2023 - 14:30

HO scale

36. Re: Walters wastes PalmDaleRail-Not really what it's about, but that would require Mouse to actually read some of the stuff he posts, instead of just rewriting the headlines to reflect his current obsession of the day.....

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02-01-2023 - 13:17

BOB2

37. Re: Walters wastes PalmDaleRail-Not really what it's about, but that would require Mouse to actually read some of the stuff he posts, instead of just rewriting the headlines to reflect his current obsession of the day.....

And Dan is right about PERS, too... As to the CAHSRA, Mouse is, like the proverbial broken clock, always right, at least twice a day....
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01-31-2023 - 19:12

38. Biden Amtrak Claim

Dementia Joe with another fake story. The best part about him taking Amtrak is it was less time for him at home to shower with his daughter Ashley, as per her diary. https://nypost.com/2023/01/30/b
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01-31-2023 - 14:31

Commenter

39. 30 minutes of useless train information

Well actually 35:37. Just for you Thomas fans. Mouse need not apply. 0:21 The REAL Thomas 4:47 The merged Class 08s/Class 13 7:37 The Flying Bufferbeam (Peckett 1900 0-4-0) 11:39 The Steam/Diese
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01-31-2023 - 12:38

Nancy

40. Re: Nancy is channeling BOB2 again....

BOB2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BOB2's pervy troll Nancy Wrote (two interesting > responses in a row...): > --------------------------------------------------
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01-31-2023 - 12:23

BOB2

41. Re: Nancy is channeling BOB2 again....

BOB2's pervy troll Nancy Wrote (two interesting responses in a row...): ------------------------------------------------------- > BOB2 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- >
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01-31-2023 - 08:22

BOB2

42. Re: Riding With Pride? Did Mouse and Nancy get married?

You two highly repressed love birds sseem to have found true love on AP... And you didn't even send me an invitation, for all of the work I've done helping to set you two up? Congratulations, an
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01-30-2023 - 19:52

BOB2

43. Re: DC homeless buses- OMG has Mouse changed another headline to his meme for the day?

That Bus Guy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In addition to the WMATA bus system, there is > another bus system in Washington, DC, the DC > Circulator. I rode a D
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01-30-2023 - 16:43

BOB2

44. Re: G&W to destroy 88 locomotives as part of settlement with EPA

u Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > good, throw the polluting POSs in the scrap heap! Mouse is consistent in his views, he hates evil Thomas...
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01-30-2023 - 16:35

BOB2

45. Re: "use of trains and buses as rolling flop houses by the homeless" Which line do you live on Mouse?

So which line do you prefer to use Mouse? Is it all part of the vast conspiracy by evil Thomas and all powerful BART? Meanwhile, the start up of mental health courts has been accelerated in LA Cou
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01-29-2023 - 07:58

BOB2

46. Re: Fixed link-SMOG, and the vast conspiracy to breath clean air.....?

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01-09-2023 - 07:24

BOB2

47. Re: Op-ed says evil Thomas is bad..... Facts not important... Mouse like.....

John Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Exactly, it's a ridiculous comparison. > > Priceline can get you ~$100 round trip if you book > 3+ weeks out and are willing
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01-08-2023 - 22:02

FUD

48. Re: Clickbait, yes.... Sociopathic troll, yes.... But, as to the real Dumbarton

One benefit of doing a bridge is that some operators (like ACE) could still use diesel locomotives. A tube would require electrification of all traffic. Now yes, HSR and Caltrain are or will both be e
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01-08-2023 - 11:59

nom nom

49. BART goes narrow (standard) gage!

Thank you Trainnews! Found thru Railway Age article linked there that BART has gone standard gauge! Well, at least in HO scale. Made a deal with Rapido to produce models of A, B, and C cars in HO. Pre
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12-12-2022 - 14:16

BOB2

50. Re: Don't worry - they'll slap a "gas" tax on battery vehcles-Yeah, but did you actually read it?

y Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/edito > rials/story/2022-12-09/opinion-sandag-divisions-ma > y-yield-turmoil-and-sta
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12-07-2022 - 13:59

BOB2

51. Re: Station where? Southeast side of I15 and Warm Springs

L. Vis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It will be a mile from the airport rental car > center. If Vegas extend mass transit from the > strip to the airport then it
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12-07-2022 - 12:30

L. Vis

52. Station where? Southeast side of I15 and Warm Springs

It will be a mile from the airport rental car center. If Vegas extend mass transit from the strip to the airport then it is less than 3 more miles to extend to the rental center. 1 more mile to Bright
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11-01-2022 - 13:08

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53. Re: 5-6 trackwalking at Balboa Park

u Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/10/28/major-medi > cal-emergency-spurs-temporary-closure-of-balboa-pa > rk-bart-station/ Oh
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10-27-2022 - 19:33

54. Re: A Wonderful Rail-themed Political Cartoon

So what you are saying is Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That someone with a disability is unfit for office. It depends on the severity of the disability. Shoul
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10-27-2022 - 14:08

I'ma M'gaga

55. Re: A Wonderful Rail-themed Political Cartoon

> at least the country was in pretty good shape when he was president. As if any Prez has direct control over inflation. If he did, that would be a command economy, which is what the USSR had. It
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10-23-2022 - 09:22

BOB2

56. Re: And, now some Local News choo-choo video and public reactin on Brightline choo-choo at 110....

Choo-choo go fast on local TV, and folks note that drivers are idiots... A lot of folks even seem to like choo-choo's... Mouse will just need to set them straight... Local news report on Bright
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10-19-2022 - 01:16

BOB2

57. Re: 215' sea level when all ice melts is a fact that doesn't fit the loonie narrative coming from Q through the tin foil hats....

Commenter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 215 feet is the sea level rise if *ALL* the ice on > the planet melted. Details.... But do facts really matter to
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10-14-2022 - 15:34

BOB2

58. Re: LOL at the whiny political hack projecting Doc and Marty are coming to help Roger Rabbit and fix the CHSRA fiasco, too....

Fact: the CHSRA has always been and continues to be a hot stinking mess of unmitigated incompence. Fact: The Reason Foundaton will indeed be jumping with joy and having orgasmic bursts of sheer d
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10-07-2022 - 20:06

BOB2

59. Re: Mouse is just getting hot flashes over Wendell......

Author is Wendell Cox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And Synomouse continues to post fake or misleading > titles. I appreciate his posting the articles but..... >
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09-20-2022 - 14:39

For Syno-mouse

60. How BART mechanics keep the cars running

Windows 98 and E-bay... https://www.dailynews.com/2022/09/20/how-clever-mechanics-keep-50-year-old-bart-trains-running-windows-98-ebay-and-scraps/
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