[ale] OT: Maglev funding?

[Greg Freemyer]

Does "monorail" include maglev?

per that powerpoint I posted from last month, they are going to do a
feasibility study of both maglev and heavy rail, and then decide from
there which to proceed with.

Not sure that makes sense since the best right-of-way options for rail
seem like they would be very different than for a maglev.

Greg

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Jeff Hubbs <jeffrey.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would really rather see this money go into monorail than heavy rail.
> Monorail totally changes the game with respect to right-of-way and grade
> crossing issues and there are different manufacturers' products that are
> just begging to be integrated into new trains.  You don't see more
> monorail because fewer people make less money that way...and that
> matters when the interests of the contractors for a public works project
> are put ahead of the public's.
>
> Jeff Lightner wrote:
>> Interesting
>>
>> I had mentioned to friends/family in Dalton and Chattanooga that there
>> is a proposal to initiate rail service from Atlanta up I 85 to South
>> Carolina and that I hadn't heard recently about going up I 75 to
>> Chattanooga proposal that had been bandied about for years.
>>
>> Personally I'd like to see it happen but if they can't get the outer
>> beltway through the Northern suburbs or even a road widening on the
>> Fulton side of Johnson Ferry I wouldn't hold my breath.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Greg
>> Freemyer
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 10:22 AM
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> Subject: [ale] OT: Maglev funding?
>>
>> All,
>>
>> Anyone know if the spending bill included funds for the Atlanta -
>> Chattanooga HSGT line (High Speed Ground Transportation)?
>>
>> == Background
>>
>> If you don't know there is an ongoing HSGT (Maglev or Steel Rail)
>> project that may eventually go from:
>>
>> Savannah - Atlanta - Chattanooga - Nashville - Chicago
>>
>> The Atlanta - Chattanooga section is the furthest along and about to
>> enter "Tier 2" status I think (but I think Tier 2 activity is
>> currently unfunded):
>>
>> http://www.dot.state.ga.us/aboutGeorgiadot/Board/Documents/2009%20Meetin
>> gs%20Presentations/Jan/HighSpeedGroundTransportation.pdf
>>
>> If you go to page 10, you see it is one of 3 east of the Mississippi
>> projects (LA - Vegas is the big west of the Mississippi project).
>>
>> I'm hoping this project will get a big boost from the spending bill.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>
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