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07-20-2019 - 10:30
synonymouse
1111. Re: GGRM in Windsor
San Rafael and Larkspur were explicitly opposed to wine trains; that's why they insisted on doodlebugs instead of loco-hauled. They figured the dmu's could not be made up for very long consists.
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07-19-2019 - 23:45
synonymouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znMu4K71ktY
They were said to be prone to slip.
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07-17-2019 - 16:54
synonymouse
They are currently operating in a Mad Max theme park.
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07-17-2019 - 14:42
synonymouse
Nice to see Gerry's still fighting the good fight.
The DTX would be in the way both physically and financially of BART ghetto gauge new line to Market St.
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07-17-2019 - 11:42
synonymouse
1115. Shut down SMART?
https://www.petaluma360.com/home/a1/9807660-181/smart-chief-calls-for-community?sba=AAS
Of note is this article appears in a Bosco controlled newspaper. Maybe he really does fantasize SMART will d
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07-17-2019 - 11:29
synonymouse
1116. CAHSR bid to go out
https://ktla.com/2019/07/16/california-readies-1-6b-contract-for-design-construction-of-1st-high-speed-rail-segment/
I wonder if the Chinese will bid on this? That could mess up the patronage. Th
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07-17-2019 - 11:02
synonymouse
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-did-california-earthquake-relieve-earthquake-stress-20190705-story.html
LA Times is saying max of 8.2. I think that might prove controversial; what doe
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07-16-2019 - 21:47
synonymouse
IIRC California strike-slip faults can only generate about an 8. So Ft. Tejon 1857 might be pretty close to that. And remember the fire did more damage than the quake in '06.
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07-16-2019 - 16:57
synonymouse
https://www.marinij.com/2019/06/26/marin-voice-dream-big-and-consider-running-smart-across-the-golden-gate-bridge/
This one does not know much about the difference between SMART and BART or the rou
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07-15-2019 - 19:29
synonymouse
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9801670-181/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-smart?sba=AAS
Where's Huffman and the other Party stalwarts to lean on Mansourian and Bosco?
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07-15-2019 - 19:07
synonymouse
It would be interesting to see if there is any dual gauge in India: standard and 5'6". It is really telling they chose standard gauge for Delhi and Mumbai metros. BART is truly a white elephant. B
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07-15-2019 - 10:54
synonymouse
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9792805-181/smart-considers-role-of-quiet?sba=AAS
Lower speeds at troubled crossings and then begin the process of reconstituting and changing the modal concept.
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07-15-2019 - 10:42
synonymouse
1123. BART story du jour
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/AirPods-What-should-you-do-fall-on-Bart-tracks-14089515.php
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07-15-2019 - 10:34
synonymouse
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/high-speed-rail-project-plans-eyed-in-san-mateo-county/article_629a31b2-a2b4-11e9-b0b1-d714e05126f7.html
Somehow I am having a hard time visualizing how th
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07-14-2019 - 14:05
synonymouse
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9793225-181/person-struck-by-smart-train?sba=AAS
Reduce speed at this location.
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07-14-2019 - 13:56
synonymouse
Sorry about this - the article is from a year ago. I did not notice the date until today when I tried to see if there were any response from SF officialdom. It must be a slow news month at Google to
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07-14-2019 - 13:53
synonymouse
1127. Re: Lucky "777"
777 was not lucky for the NKP 2-8-4 which I saw at Conneaut in the summer of 1958. It was in rough shape and ended scrapped. The postwar Lima berkshires were cheaped out with solid bearings instead
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07-13-2019 - 14:27
synonymouse
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/big-convention-pulls-out-san-francisco-citing-unsafe-streets/
Bring back those tourists - extend the Cal cable to Fillmore.
The street people cannot
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07-13-2019 - 14:17
synonymouse
https://www.city-journal.org/san-francisco-bart-blitz
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07-12-2019 - 20:56
synonymouse
River Rock wants another casino closer to the Bay Area as they claim Graton has stolen their business.
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07-12-2019 - 19:25
synonymouse
https://patch.com/california/rohnertpark-cotati/pedestrian-hit-smart-train-santa-rosa
It seems that there are many out there hopeless and see no future. SMART made the wrong modal choice; even if
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07-12-2019 - 16:18
synonymouse
Petaluma already gets some European tourists but if you want to bring in some Bay Area people over and over you need a casino. The River Rock Tribe(I think that is Lytton Rancheria) wanted to put on
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07-12-2019 - 16:09
synonymouse
I got Firefox Javascript turned off and I could read the Mercury story, in a kinda different format, but then when I tried to post on Altamont I got put in moderation.
That was on a different drive
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07-12-2019 - 13:39
synonymouse
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/10/opinion-governor-stop-raiding-californias-cap-and-trade-funds/
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07-12-2019 - 13:34
synonymouse
https://www.mercurynews.com/?returnUrl=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/09/high-speed-rail-could-run-at-street-level-in-bay-area-roadshow/?clearUserState=true
Could not see much of this piece du
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07-12-2019 - 10:43
synonymouse
SMART is dumbed down by so many issues and so many obstinate insiders it will be fumbling around with empty trains run by 2 men for years to come.
Primary issue is the notion that an intra-Northbay
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07-11-2019 - 12:14
synonymouse
Even the SNCF has shortly had to resort to buses to replace the storm-damaged main rail line from France to Italy, which IIRC will take about a month to restore. So buses and rail are really linked a
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