kylejack Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 n/t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Does anyone know the exact date they will be testing the railcar? I'd definitely take some pictures. Supposed to start this week. I'm sure it will go on for a number of days along different segments of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 There's some towing going on right now. A friend just saw one go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Guess I answered my own question... Right now! I'll upload more and get a closer view when it comes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Double post but for a good reason! Edit: This is along Main St. at Paschall (before Quitman). Second edit: And sorry if my images are colossal! I can resize them if you guys think they are too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban909 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Triton, how fast was it moving along? Nice catch btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Triton, how fast was it moving along? Nice catch btw. Sometimes around 1 mph. Other times it was blazing at 5 mph. hah It usually dropped down to 1mph when it had to go past a sign and those white "things" around the railcar almost touched. They literally had to hold back one of the signs in the center between the rails to let the railcar go on through. Not sure if that means they're going to have to move that sign or what but they did mark it. Since I have today off and I live right by the north line, I'm about to go back to see how much progress they made. PS: Surprisingly, the fastest they went (again, around 5 mph) was when they sped through this station.. I have no clue why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 They want to make sure all clearances and Rail gauge width are up to spec. It would suck to damage one of the cars during testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionescape Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Houston Chronicle article has some good photos from today's testing...http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/Riding-the-new-rail-line-63391/photo-4698272.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 The railcar is spending that night at Fulton and Catherine St, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 The railcar is spending that night at Fulton and Catherine St,I saw that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Metro sent over some pictures today. METRORail turned many heads this week on the new North Line. A caboose-looking shuttlewagon towed a light-rail car along the entire new stretch of track. Since electric power is not yet traveling through the overhead lines, the light-rail train was tugged up and down the five-mile line by a bright red railcar mover. This safety exercise is in advance of a series of tests to be conducted this summer with electric-powered trains running the new lines. METRORail and contractor HRT crews are monitoring progress to check that functions like track, poles, underground and overhead wiring, are in order before the electrical test phase begins. The North Line extension is ahead of schedule and more than 80 percent complete at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Interesting contraption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Had a bit of free time, so I decided to go snap a pic. I'm fairly curious about the format and how it would be utilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 My guess is that some trains will stop there and not go all the way to the end of the extension. Some trains will turn around so that the main part of the Red Line has a higher frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Once this line opens, will trains run continuously from Fannin South Station to Northline Transit Center Station and back? Or will we have to transfer at UH-Downtown Station to another train? The reason I ask is because they call this the North Line, making it sound like its a completely different line from the existing line. Although sometimes they do call it the Red Line extension. It is being referred to as the "Red Line extension" already. It will be just Red Line. http://www.ridemetro.org/News/Releases/2013/05232013-2.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 My guess is that some trains will stop there and not go all the way to the end of the extension. Some trains will turn around so that the main part of the Red Line has a higher frequency. this is probably true of both directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Are they building a staircase/elevator at the elevated station? Would have been pretty cool had the entire length been elevated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 There is, I drove on Elysian to get it, my buddy was in a hurry and could only get a couple of off angle shots. The stairway itself is pretty large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I was just thinking, this would be a great place to stage cars for special events as they are needed. Just pile them up there and they won't interfere with normal operations until they're needed. At least, I hope that is part of what they're thinking of using it as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Cool pic. Doesn't even look like Houston. I've heard those are called pocket tracks before. Maybe I'm wrong. The Broadway stop on the Denver Light Rail is laid out in a similar fashion. Their network is more complicated than the one in Houston though, and that stop was the temporary terminus of the first phase of the system back in the mid-1990s too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecityroller Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Are they building a staircase/elevator at the elevated station? Would have been pretty cool had the entire length been elevated. Here is a pic they posted on http://www.gometrorail.org/go/doc/2491/1333895/North-Line-Construction-Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Here is the last one before the line is completed. After that I might do it yearly. Don't know. Oops. didn't upload.Edit: It finally uploaded.http://youtu.be/lOYPvjIUFTo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Gee, that seems like it could be a pretty confusing right turn onto Boundary from Main. What's going to stop people from just driving on the tracks? Anyway, that area now somewhat reminds me of LA, with the new concrete street and nice sidewalks lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 The tracks look so much like what old time streetcar tracks must have looked like. It's really ironic that cities are rebuilding systems that were torn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestUdweller Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I didn't see what was worrying you, ricco about that Cross Timbers intersection. Could you expand on your thoughts? I just got back from Milan and boy are there some crazy light rail/street intersections over there. Never saw a wreck or any complaints about it. People will get used to it. Adapt and survive. That north line looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomv Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Loved the video, Ricco. Thanks. I watched it twice. Boy, there sure isn't much along that line as far as places to go, bars, restaurants, etc...I did a little research, and there is one restaurant, Radical Eats, on Fulton near the Moody Park station that looks interesting, but I didn't see anything else that might make for a fun destination just to try the line out when it opens in December. You would think there would be at least one decent Mexican restaurant within easy walking distance of one of the stations. Oh well, maybe that will be coming. In addition, of course, to new housing for people who work Downtown or in the Medical Center and want to take the train to work. And other possible development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Loved the video, Ricco. Thanks. I watched it twice. Boy, there sure isn't much along that line as far as places to go, bars, restaurants, etc...I did a little research, and there is one restaurant, Radical Eats, on Fulton near the Moody Park station that looks interesting, but I didn't see anything else that might make for a fun destination just to try the line out when it opens in December. You would think there would be at least one decent Mexican restaurant within easy walking distance of one of the stations. Oh well, maybe that will be coming. In addition, of course, to new housing for people who work Downtown or in the Medical Center and want to take the train to work. And other possible development.There's one burger place but yea mostly chains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ugh i wish Metro would of built the University line second. it goes through a much more developed area and would have higher ridership IMO than the 3 new routes being built right now. oh well, these new lines will most likely spur some great TODs along their routes and rejuvenate these parts of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ugh i wish Metro would of built the University line second. it goes through a much more developed area and would have higher ridership IMO than the 3 new routes being built right now. oh well, these new lines will most likely spur some great TODs along their routes and rejuvenate these parts of town.Values have gone up in the east end and north side village already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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