kjb434 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hey,I have an inquiry about the new east-west line (UoH to Uptown). This line will have to cross the UPRR railroad tracts near Richmond, US 59, or Westpark. I'm guessing the LRT will use a bridge to go over the tracks. Going under is problem since there is a drainage ditch that parallels the UPRR tracks.My worst fear is that the LRT will cross them at grade. This will cause a nightmare if the LRT will have to wait for a freight train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 yeah, but if they build it at grade it'll make for some great accident scenarios... national news here we come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Wouldn't that look wierd to see a train stopped waiting for another train to cross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of University Oaks Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I've been told that UP and METRO have already had this discussion, and the verdict is that, wherever the University Line crosses the UP ROW, the LRT will be elevated. There will not be any at-grade crossings of freight rail and light rail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Cool,Thanks for the info. I'm assuming they worked something out. I just never heard or read it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I hope that BRT map isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I hope that BRT map isn't it.Which BRT map, and what do you hope it isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartwell Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Rick Casey at the Chronicle writes a nice piece on the political machinations behind the new rail plan.http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/m...n/casey/3231106And the Chron also does a big story on how BRT works in Las Vegas. If Houston's BRT works as well as it does in Vegas, it may get upgraded fairly quickly. Time will tell.http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3231107Here is Denver's rail system now and expanding soon to coverthe whole metro area. http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/Denver/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 A Houston forumer at SSP posted some renderings of the bus rapid transit vehicles.http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread...451#post1617451Disappointing.At one time in the late 90's Cincinnati was considering a "Superbus" plan. You know those bendy ("articulated") buses you see every now and again? They would have been like that, but instead of just two segments, they would have been NINE segments long. They're far from street legal, but that didn't matter because they would have run on dedicated private Superbus roads that parallelled I-75 and I-71.For whatever reason, the plan was scrapped, and I believe Cincinnati is looking at rail for those same corridors. But at least the Superbus would have been different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 A Houston forumer at SSP posted some renderings of the bus rapid transit vehicles.http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread...451#post1617451Looks like a homemade photoshop job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Wouldn't that look wierd to see a train stopped waiting for another train to cross? Happens all the time with transit systems in other cities. Complexity is the offspring of growth. This is an area known as Tower 18 where Chicago's Green, Brown, Orange, and Purple lines converge. At one time it was considered the busiest rail junction in the country. Today it probably handles about 500 trains a day. It gets complicated and a little urgent because less than a train's length to the north and to the west the lines cross very very active drawbridges. There's a lot of crappy things about Chicago's transit system, but this is one of the miracles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 That is quite impressive, I have seen junctions before, I even make them on SimCity. But for some reason it is just weird to me.but going through a junction would be kind of scary to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkueb73 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 http://www.ridemetro.org/motion/solutions/...efault.asp#mapsHeres the planned expansion. anyone got any firm dates? any opinions on if it will expand more?Would you use it if it were close? how close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious Jam Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I remember reading in the Chronicle a while back that the University Line's route would have to be set by Nov 1st to meet some federal guideline for funding. Can anyone confirm?Also, has anyone ever discussed where stations might be located along that line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yes,It's on a deadline. Metros website has a scheduled laid out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious Jam Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Yes,It's on a deadline. Metros website has a scheduled laid out.Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 METRO Go to Metro Solutions on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartwell Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Denver Transit PlBy JON SARCHE, Associated Press Writer Mon Jun 20, 5:53 AM EThttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050620/ap_on_...gested_coloradoDENVER - Motorists in the Denver metro area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I can see where they will be more ahead in rail since certain times of the year it isn't necessarily good driving weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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