Altamont Press Discussion Board

02-06-2019 - 22:12

synonymouse

1531. Siemens-Alstom merger torpedoed by Brussels

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/europe/allemagne/alstom-siemens-la-commission-europeenne-s-oppose-au-mariage-franco-allemand_3178183.html Paris and Berlin very displeased but the French unions ar
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02-05-2019 - 20:34

synonymouse

1532. "Ferro-Care" on Bechtel gauge

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/inde/inde-un-train-qui-guerit-les-malades-demunis_3176713.html A world away - but maybe not that far.
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02-05-2019 - 19:54

synonymouse

1533. Re: Railroad Connection to Brazil Dam Collapse Disaster

catastrophic: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/bresil/bresil-les-images-saisissantes-de-la-coulee-de-boue-a-brumadinho_3173739.html Brasil deserves better.
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02-03-2019 - 19:54

synonymouse

1534. Transbay Terminal remains out of action

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Transbay-Transit-Center-to-remain-shuttered-until-13578921.php Meanwhile the Terminal area crowd frets the structure will be taken over by homeless and j
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02-03-2019 - 19:38

synonymouse

1535. Bikes in decline in SF?

http://www.sfexaminer.com/mobility-report-shows-bike-trips-decline-sf/ I like this comment: "The entirety of transit modeling and data collection is slow and lossy, to be charitable about it."
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02-01-2019 - 09:53

synonymouse

1536. LaLa lives

https://la.curbed.com/2017/11/30/16697744/downtown-los-angeles-historic-photos#nws=mcnewsletter I was hoping to see more streetcars in the fotos but there was one shot of a building with a Thom McA
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01-26-2019 - 11:09

synonymouse

1537. height of weirdness on Bechtel gauge

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/01/25/after-bart-rider-dies-from-infected-cut-family-urges-leniency-for-the-suspect-charged-with-murder/ I think maybe wearing one of those hazmat suits on Bechtel
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01-24-2019 - 10:08

synonymouse

1538. Bomb-Bomb-Bomb-Bombardier

To the tune of the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann": https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-nyctransit/exclusive-nyc-transit-stops-bombardier-deliveries-until-problems-fixed-idUSKCN1PI22S Same o
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01-23-2019 - 19:15

synonymouse

1539. PG&E claims Judge's order to cost $75-$150bil

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pg-e-us-wildfire/pge-sees-cost-of-complying-with-judges-wildfire-plan-at-75-billion-150-billion-idUSKCN1PI00P Utility bills would have to quintuple according to P
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01-23-2019 - 11:07

synonymouse

1540. BART ringside

https://abc7news.com/video-fight-erupts-on-bart-train/5102217/
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01-21-2019 - 11:11

synonymouse

1541. Muni T line to be out of action for several months

https://hoodline.com/2019/01/muni-s-t-third-line-switching-to-bus-shuttles-starting-january-22
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01-20-2019 - 20:47

synonymouse

1542. Totally OT

But something else https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ic7RNS4Dfo
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01-20-2019 - 18:52

synonymouse

1543. Re: And 52 seconds of the Keystone Cops

Buster Keaton did some cool train stuff in "The General" and some cool steamship stuff in "The Navigator" IIRC there are some nice shots of mansions in Pacific Hts. in the latter.
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01-20-2019 - 11:04

synonymouse

1544. VW again

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-electric-vehicles/small-electric-cars-may-be-unaffordable-for-some-vw-chairman-to-newspaper-idUSKCN1PE0EJ Dunno if I understand the higher cost of elec
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01-20-2019 - 10:57

synonymouse

1545. Re: dumb and dumberer at Muni planning-Yep, but maybe not at Muni???

Did you actually take a look at those plans? A subway loop in the mud of the Wharf? Backtracking from the north and then you are missing the center of the Marina? The plans look like they were dr
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01-19-2019 - 12:00

synonymouse

1546. Re: dumb and dumberer at Muni planning-Yep, but maybe not at Muni???

Anything north of Bay was fill created with debris from 1906. Columbus Avenue followed a stream bed. Common knowledge available to ordinary folk like me. Relocating utilities and other tasks is c
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01-19-2019 - 10:32

synonymouse

1547. dumb and dumberer at Muni planning

http://www.sfweekly.com/topstories/will-the-marina-say-yes-to-muni-this-time/ The Columbus Ave. loop seems extraneous to me when a simple bore to Kirkland Yard under Bay would do. That's all fill
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01-18-2019 - 23:40

synonymouse

1548. Re: VW says 30% smaller workforce required to produce an electric car

All transport is interconnected. Freight rail has been know to move automobiles and of course truck trailers and containers. Transit makes connections with autos all the time, ergo the vast BART p
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01-18-2019 - 13:20

synonymouse

1549. Re: @ synonymouse

The same interests you are referring to spent decades and much effort to brainwash the US public in the notion that electric rail transit was a toonerville trolley, antiquated, dilapidated, obsolete,
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01-18-2019 - 12:52

synonymouse

1550. Re: Butt dents?

Cable car wooden seats are straight slatted and of course you will tend to slide some on a 21% gradient. And you have to pay quite a bit extra for that experience now.
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01-18-2019 - 10:59

synonymouse

1551. VW says 30% smaller workforce required to produce an electric car

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/europe/allemagne/allemagne-la-revolution-electrique-a-commence_3149915.html Autos are the most important element in the German economy. I think aftermarket mainte
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01-18-2019 - 10:00

synonymouse

1552. Butt dents?

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/new-muni-trains-san-francisco-transit-13536729.php#photo-6600042
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01-17-2019 - 18:43

synonymouse

1553. Re: @ synonymouse

The same elitist "experts", conformist planner types and prissy starchitects belong to that same arrogant insular ruling class with the same we only know best mindset that destroyed electric transit i
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01-16-2019 - 18:30

synonymouse

1554. Re: Breed wants SF to take over local PG&E

Hey, guys, don't you recall that PG&E used to own and operate an electric rail line? Not so uncommon - in Columbus the power utility used to own the local streetcars and IIRC the trolley buses that r
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01-16-2019 - 10:04

synonymouse

1555. Breed wants SF to take over local PG&E

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/PG-E-bankruptcy-leads-San-Francisco-to-reconsider-13536619.php Would BART demand the same deal Muni gets?
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01-16-2019 - 09:58

synonymouse

1556. Re: The dude that knows...

What are the chances the UP will send some steam to Sacramento?
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01-15-2019 - 10:48

synonymouse

1557. "Calilfornia Screamin'"

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-14/pg-e-bankruptcy-throwing-everything-overboard-still-sinking The rail and general transport relevance here is not just having enough electric po
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01-14-2019 - 20:55

synonymouse

1558. 2 kilometre long ore trains in the Sahara

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/metiers/restauration-hotellerie-sports-loisirs/mauritanie-le-train-du-desert-reprend-du-service_3145009.html I think exotic is the right description here
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01-14-2019 - 14:55

synonymouse

1559. "The shape of the holes matter..."

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/10/extraordinary-oversight-failed-to-identify-issues-with-cracked-steel-beams-at-sfs-transbay-terminal/ Back to the future with bolts.
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01-13-2019 - 20:32

synonymouse

1560. Re: Reported PG&E approaching big banks hat in hand

PG&E CEO quits: https://www.reuters.com/finance The juice connection to all transport is obvious as the OMG Global Warming fad demands a frantic conversion to all-electric. Remember it was the
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