ljchou 542 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Office space and convenience store to be built at this location (one block north of EEB). 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ljchou 542 Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 And that means .. a new gas station. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 3226 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 This is really great for the immediate area. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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samagon 3406 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/24/2021 at 6:08 PM, ljchou said: not to change the subject, but it's amazing that the RR just redid all of the crossings in this area (including the McKinney crossing) when the goal is to make the area a quiet zone, and as part of the quiet zone, they are going to completely redo all of these crossings, either by grade separation, or complete removal. they certainly needed the love, but I figured they were just pushing maintenance considering the long term plans. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilcal 1958 Posted Wednesday at 12:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:14 PM On 3/26/2021 at 3:07 PM, samagon said: not to change the subject, but it's amazing that the RR just redid all of the crossings in this area (including the McKinney crossing) when the goal is to make the area a quiet zone, and as part of the quiet zone, they are going to completely redo all of these crossings, either by grade separation, or complete removal. they certainly needed the love, but I figured they were just pushing maintenance considering the long term plans. Can you tell me more about the railroad plans? Or is there another thread? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phillip_white 2009 Posted Wednesday at 01:05 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:05 PM 44 minutes ago, wilcal said: Can you tell me more about the railroad plans? Or is there another thread? I spoke to one of Councilman Gallegos's assistants (maybe 3-4 months ago) who said the federal funding has dried up and they are not confident that they will be getting more any time soon. Some of the tracks in East End were converted, but sadly all of the crossing in EaDo will stay super loud. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samagon 3406 Posted Wednesday at 01:09 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:09 PM (edited) 55 minutes ago, wilcal said: Can you tell me more about the railroad plans? Or is there another thread? there was a thread from 2015, feels more recent than that, but it also feels like so much has happened since then. the Commerce/Navigation part of this is supposed to be done in conjunction with the i45 realignment, so they are probably waiting on the whole project to happen, and actually the railroad may have given up on waiting? 5 minutes ago, phillip_white said: I spoke to one of Councilman Gallegos's assistants (maybe 3-4 months ago) who said the federal funding has dried up and they are not confident that they will be getting more any time soon. Some of the tracks in East End were converted, but sadly all of the crossing in EaDo will stay super loud. oh wow, so we can forget the above ever happening. I wonder if the current infrastructure plan being put forth nationally changes any of that? don't get me wrong, McKinney is my preferred location to cross that railroad track, so this project not happening is good for me. Edited Wednesday at 01:12 PM by samagon 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phillip_white 2009 Posted Wednesday at 01:31 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:31 PM 17 minutes ago, samagon said: oh wow, so we can forget the above ever happening. I wonder if the current infrastructure plan being put forth nationally changes any of that? Based on what he said, the issue arises from the double sets of tracks along Sampson, York, and Milby. This makes the logistics and funding so far out of reach they are focusing on literally anything else. You would think they could do one half and then the other, but not much changes noise-wise after upgrading only half of the crossings. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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