tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post9113944088507377282..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Single Tracking to Save CashPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-66333533841366197992007-08-15T14:20:00.000-07:002007-08-15T14:20:00.000-07:00No there are no existing tracks on the ROW.No there are no existing tracks on the ROW.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-13731729514207774162007-08-15T13:59:00.000-07:002007-08-15T13:59:00.000-07:00Question is - is Denver cheaping out by using exis...Question is - is Denver cheaping out by using existing track too? If so, the expense in double-tracking later is actually quite a bit higher than just doing it right from the beginning - because of the service disruption a la Baltimore and South Florida. (Ref: Austin idiots who think the commuter rail line can be double-tracked later - sure, it can, if you stop running trains completely for a couple of years).M1EKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041791804881707751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-14633952443982153772007-08-15T07:50:00.000-07:002007-08-15T07:50:00.000-07:00That sounds almost too sensible for anyone to actu...That sounds almost too sensible for anyone to actually do it.kenfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276884726616782475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-90116700136077210662007-08-15T06:06:00.000-07:002007-08-15T06:06:00.000-07:00One thing Denver could do to make the later doubl...One thing Denver could do to make the later double-tracking pretty painless is to go ahead and include the track switches that the second track would connect to so that no tracks would need to be removed later.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605085918876069438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-71207653750634126842007-08-14T21:32:00.000-07:002007-08-14T21:32:00.000-07:00yeah, and they probably lost riders forever. It's...yeah, and they probably lost riders forever. It's not recommended to do it in order to fit into a tight space like they did. But if you have the ROW saved, then it would be more advantageous.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-86904477666721851322007-08-14T20:30:00.000-07:002007-08-14T20:30:00.000-07:00Baltimore did this as well. And the later upgradin...Baltimore did this as well. And the later upgrading to double track was very disruptive.kenfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276884726616782475noreply@blogger.com