Ed
You should see the Mainline and C&I from about 2 to 7 PM
Leo
Remeber the Tac Trains we use to run on the C&I. We had two with half
filled coal hoppers this week east bound and tonite we ran a loaded coal
train west over the C&I for Minnesota Power
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Pavlovic <twin_zephyr_21@h...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] East End News
> Metra says "Significant infrastructure improvements would be required..."
> but I thought that the line was already 2 MT CTC territory that already
> hosts passenger trains up to 79 mph, what "improvements" would they REALLY
> need other than improvements related to station and layover facilities?
Did
> I miss something or am I just trying to use too much common sense? Maybe
> additional passenger equipment, but then Metra probably thinks the only
way
> that they would sell the project to the BNSF would be to put in a third
main
> track to increase the capacity (read as more "storage" for trains that
> aren't moving) of the existing track.
>
> Ed Pavlovic
>
>
> amtrak347@a... wrote:
>
> >In the March issue of Metra's commuter newsletter "On The (Bi)Level"
> >someone
> >asked Metra about extending service to Yorkville, Plano and Sandwich.
> >Their
> >response was:
> > "It's too early to say. Significant infrastructure improvements would
> >be
> >required, including track, signal, bridge, and grade crossing upgrades.
> >The
> >estimated cost could range from $100 million to $300 million. That's
just
> >for physical improvements. Another issue is how the operating costs
would
> >be
> >covered, as Kendall County is outside the RTA territory. Also,
communities
> >would be asked to contribute mightily to station and parking lot
> >construction
> >costs."
>
>
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