tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post7951797879228199636..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Tuesday Night NotesPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-25407158815932597592009-09-17T23:44:09.653-07:002009-09-17T23:44:09.653-07:00i think denver's BRT line to boulder is also s...i think denver's BRT line to boulder is also supposed to be curtiba/bogata style BRT, so at least they are doing real BRT not half assed BRT like most.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946240918282472258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-32521681971218849762009-09-16T18:21:28.123-07:002009-09-16T18:21:28.123-07:00Oh yes, I forgot Denver. And Denver's EMU line...Oh yes, I forgot Denver. And Denver's EMU lines are going to be the Eastern kind, likely with FRA-compliant single-level EMUs, and definitely with high level platforms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-69004120948124580192009-09-16T11:47:21.455-07:002009-09-16T11:47:21.455-07:00Denver is getting 2 EMU linesDenver is getting 2 EMU linesJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946240918282472258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-49805823065578608602009-09-16T07:57:56.255-07:002009-09-16T07:57:56.255-07:00How are MN/LIRR/NJT not "real" EMU trans...How are MN/LIRR/NJT not "real" EMU transit? Or for that matter Metra Electric/NICTD? Or do the East Coast and Midwest just not exist for you West Coast types? Sure, Caltrain is going for an FRA waiver, which is new and interesting, but it's not like the idea self-propelled electric cars with level boarding (the last one definitely <i>not</i> a European feature) is new to this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-12735718123605203072009-09-16T01:25:57.773-07:002009-09-16T01:25:57.773-07:00Leave it to Lehman again to stop one of the few be...Leave it to Lehman again to stop one of the few beacons of real progress in this country (real European style EMU transit; only Caltrain is willing to take this on).Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661718934398165129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-34045523343570110432009-09-16T01:23:02.331-07:002009-09-16T01:23:02.331-07:00Tram-Trains? Didn't we just call them "In...Tram-Trains? Didn't we just call them "Interurbans" in the past?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818721984298857987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-72211002028185780442009-09-16T00:07:48.142-07:002009-09-16T00:07:48.142-07:00how many US cities have nighttime freight service ...how many US cities have nighttime freight service on their LRT lines? i can only think of the NJT river line and i know at one time san diego.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946240918282472258noreply@blogger.com