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| Houston rail system? |
 Jun 10 2008, 03:12 PM
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5829400.html
QUOTE The plan, which would cost about $3 billion — although no funding details were included — calls for sharing tracks with freight trains on lines that have light traffic. The five recommended lines are: • U.S. 290, with a passenger terminal and maintenance facility near Metro's Northwest Transit Center. This would connect to Metro's planned Uptown light rail line. • Texas 3 to Galveston • Texas 249 to Tomball with "back door" service to The Woodlands • Texas 35 to Pearland • Almeda Road, later turning west and providing an indirect route to Fort Bend County Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said he will push for commuter trains to start running as soon as possible on the U.S. 290 and Texas 3 routes, even though the overall plan may not be developed yet. Plan says they want to use existing rail where they can, and share with lightly traveled freight lines. Sounds like a pretty good idea. 45 to galveston is disgusting during the summer, and 290 is nasty every damn weekday of the year. |
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Jun 10 2008, 03:15 PM
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Wish they would have left the original line on 10, then we could have had that option as well.
I'm moving to the Heights in a few weeks so the Uptown system will help me. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jun 10 2008, 03:23 PM
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Cool. They're doing a rail system in Austin too. A light rail opening up this fall, going from Leander to downtown (probably with expansions in the future), then a regional commuter rail from Georgetown to San Antonio.
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Jun 10 2008, 05:02 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jun 10 2008, 04:23 PM)  Cool. They're doing a rail system in Austin too. A light rail opening up this fall, going from Leander to downtown (probably with expansions in the future), then a regional commuter rail from Georgetown to San Antonio. yup but one line can only do so much. I dont think it will be successful due to it being mainly for commuters and go to very limited places....They need one that goes down to Buda, and one that goes up I35 beyond 183 to round rock. But I guess it is a start.... -------------------- bored...so i did this
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Jun 10 2008, 10:19 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
id love to be able to use public transportation! though none of those proposed routes work for me other than galveston trips. but i can wait! i would/am still thinking about riding metro in Houston but i think commuting with my own car would possibly be more environmentally friendly and most definitely cheaper than a metro pass.
why is it so expensive!? why do other countries have amazingly efficient public transportation for the equivalent of 20 cents american. (sarcasm i have a fairly good idea why but itd still be nice to have something like that in the future) -------------------- Little monkeys making money
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Jun 10 2008, 11:05 PM
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QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Jun 10 2008, 11:19 PM) why is it so expensive!? why do other countries have amazingly efficient public transportation for the equivalent of 20 cents american. (sarcasm i have a fairly good idea why but itd still be nice to have something like that in the future) Well a majority of European countries rely on rail for long distances and buses for local transportation. Only the big cities have subway/light rail. Most of the cost is infrastructure (but like you said, you have a fairly good idea). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jun 10 2008, 11:36 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jun 10 2008, 04:23 PM) Cool. They're doing a rail system in Austin too. A light rail opening up this fall, going from Leander to downtown (probably with expansions in the future), then a regional commuter rail from Georgetown to San Antonio. Where the hell is it gonna run? Concurrent to 183? The article said "back door." Uh huh huh hu uh huh huh --------------------   |
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Jun 11 2008, 07:23 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Oasis @ Jun 11 2008, 12:36 AM) Where the hell is it gonna run? Concurrent to 183? The article said "back door." Uh huh huh hu uh huh huh I think it may use the rail line already in place in Leander and follow that down to a split near the MoPac line. At least that's what my fiancee was saying (who is from Leander). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jun 11 2008, 07:26 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
Will calls people from Leander "Leanderthals"
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Jun 11 2008, 08:45 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE (schwab @ Jun 10 2008, 06:02 PM) yup but one line can only do so much. I dont think it will be successful due to it being mainly for commuters and go to very limited places....They need one that goes down to Buda, and one that goes up I35 beyond 183 to round rock. But I guess it is a start.... The commuter rail they're building later on (reg rail, not light) is going to all those places. Through Austin, it's along MoPac, not sure about elsewhere. http://allsystemsgo.capmetro.org/regional-...uter-rail.shtml QUOTE Passenger service on these tracks could eventually connect you to Georgetown, Round Rock, Austin, Buda/Kyle, San Marcos, New Braunfels and San Antonio. QUOTE (Oasis @ Jun 11 2008, 12:36 AM) Where the hell is it gonna run? Concurrent to 183? The article said "back door." Uh huh huh hu uh huh huh http://allsystemsgo.capmetro.org/capital-metrorail.shtml I think it's mainly using rail lines that were already in place, just building new passenger stations. -------------------- |
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Jun 11 2008, 09:26 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 26-June 06 From: San Marcos and San Antonio Member No.: 221 |
The line from Austin - San Antonio will be stopping in New Braunfels, San Marcos, and Buda. Just a little FYI.
AND FUCK Y'ALL DAMMIT! I want a LRT here in San Antonio. But NOOOOO stupid fucking San Antonians had to vote it down 8 years ago. We have a horrible BRT system. |
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Jun 11 2008, 09:45 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE (Melanie @ Jun 11 2008, 10:26 AM) The line from Austin - San Antonio will be stopping in New Braunfels, San Marcos, and Buda. Just a little FYI. Yeah, 'cause, ya know... my last post didn't mention that at all.  QUOTE (Melanie @ Jun 11 2008, 10:26 AM) AND FUCK Y'ALL DAMMIT! I want a LRT here in San Antonio. But NOOOOO stupid fucking San Antonians had to vote it down 8 years ago. We have a horrible BRT system. So move. San Antonio sucks. -------------------- |
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Jun 11 2008, 09:47 AM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
San Antonio's freeway system is the most unorganized mess of streets I have ever seen. Even though traffic is worse in Houston, Dallas, and Austin, San Antonio's roads make getting around more difficult.
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Jun 11 2008, 10:22 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 26-June 06 From: San Marcos and San Antonio Member No.: 221 |
QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jun 11 2008, 10:45 AM) Yeah, 'cause, ya know... my last post didn't mention that at all. So move. San Antonio sucks. oops, sorry. And I actually do like San Antonio. I just wish we were more pedestrian friendly. I hate Houston and Dallas. But I want to stay in Texas. Only way I'm moving to Austin is if I get into UT Law. |
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Jun 11 2008, 10:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,329 Joined: 20-June 07 Member No.: 1,243 |
QUOTE (Melanie @ Jun 11 2008, 10:26 AM) The line from Austin - San Antonio will be stopping in New Braunfels, San Marcos, and Buda. Just a little FYI. COOL! Everyone can stop in Buda and do....absolutely....nothing. -------------------- |
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