I assume the SP could have petitioned to abandon instead of peddling the property intact to the local government agencies.
Does the STB have subsidy money on hand to pay for FRA mandated level of m
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"SMART control of the rail line could generate revenue for the agency by expanding commercial freight operations and extending passenger rail service north from Sonoma County to Mendocino County, McGu
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Their detour thru the Tehachapis should be shared with freight. At least it would generate some revenue and see some traffic. Speed is of no importance.
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Manifestly untrue:
It is a train to Palmdale and the conductor is Barry Zoeller of the Tejon Ranch Co.
Sheesh - you rich Hollywood celebrity types get behind your Jefe's Legacy and come up with
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https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Transbay-Terminals-Cracked-Beams-May-Be-Vulnerable-494448571.html
Bandaid plan is to place steel columns roughly in the center of Fremont St. and extra beams t
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In a bassackward way. With the country ever more bitterly polarized the California ruling party will entrench itself even more, like a tick, and ever worse corruption will ensue. Cf. Lord Acton. Th
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https://www.francetvinfo.fr/meteo/climat/cop21/environnement-la-chine-continue-t-elle-de-construire-des-centrales-a-charbon_2960087.html
OMG, Jerry. "Infrastructure and construction voracious user
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When you style your station as the "Grand Central of the West" what's your mindset, SPUR and MTC?
Think another Manhattan icon - the old Port Authority Bus Terminal. Early 70's.
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SPUR gets what it deserves.
There should be a criminal investigation into possible graft and kickbacks. How much were the contractors contributing to the Party. Real Bay Bridge potential.
Hemm
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-new-gas-tax-initiative-20180925-story.html#nws=mcnewsletter
Naah, the Palmdale Line, like the Maginot Line, must be built. Jerry's Sprawl to End all Spraw
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https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/BART-operator-in-SF-reports-being-hit-in-face-13247800.php
Argument for driverless - we'll see what obtains with HART.
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I cannot see SMART converting its doodlebugs to electric operation - that was just PR. By the time any catenary were strung(many years ahead if ever)the Nippon Sharyu cars would be worn and of course
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Totally in keeping with the collection of regional commute ops connected by a backwoods detour concept.
Definitely not Kopp's bleeding edge, not competitive with air, SF to LA.
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Figure it will be the most "base" of tunnel options.
The decision will be telling in the sense it will reveal the thinking about near future trends held by PBCAHSR. Minimal option means the accept
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I should think a class 1 would be most likely to be interested in the Tehachapi Pass line so long as the ruling gradients could be negotiated by freight. Or usable parts thereof. I am sure they woul
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All the Party cadres, PB, Tutor, the Ranch, SVLG, Quentin Kopp, Antonovich, mayors of San Jose, Fresno, Palmdale at the very least. And the list goes on and on of those at the trough.
So it is Pac
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Politically there are off the top 2 "ifs": a Democratic victory in November(a distinct possibility especially if Kavanaugh is forced to withdraw in humiliation) and Gavin buying into the Jerry Brown
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