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17721 Michael Taylor, FoM P...
monorailmod Send Email
Jun 1, 2006
9:09 pm
Greetings Monorailers! Thought I'd just check in to say Hello... Good to see everyone has been keeping an eye on the various developments in transit and...
17722 Gary Powell
garylambda Send Email
Jun 2, 2006
4:33 am
Ok, lets look at the possible senarios for a derailment that puts a train in the lake. 1) there is a jersey barrier between the train and the lake. 2) most...
17723 Daren D
cooldster Send Email
Jun 5, 2006
6:46 pm
Oh sorry 'bout that. I was referring to the actual placement of the track sections. The off-site fabrication is totally the same, yeah. But, like I said, even...
17724 Daren D
cooldster Send Email
Jun 5, 2006
6:54 pm
Atleast monorail train weights aren't an issue in their designs. =) ... which ... addressed ... also...
17725 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 5, 2006
7:14 pm
It's really no better or worse, it's just different. In the case of MR, the guideway is almost completely built offsite. In the cast of the newer LR designs,...
17726 charles redmond
redmond3rd Send Email
Jun 6, 2006
3:21 am
for whatever reason, the digest was completely blank - completely. Nada, zip, zilch, zero, nothing. perhaps there's a problem with the server? chas ... 3903 SW...
17727 Mr_Grant
mister_grant Send Email
Jun 6, 2006
11:23 pm
The jersey barrier shape redirects a vehicle (which had been traveling alongside the barrier) by deflecting its motion upward so the vehicle does not cross...
17728 Mr_Grant
mister_grant Send Email
Jun 6, 2006
11:30 pm
Still pretty extensive though: http://www.soundtransit.org/newsroom/photo/ph_20060324_20060331.asp ... are built offsite, and these segments are wired together...
17729 Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine Send Email
Jun 6, 2006
11:43 pm
Constructing the viaduct is only part of the job. Outfitting the viaduct with a railbed and rails is no small effort: ...
17730 Christopher
bridgeman92007 Send Email
Jun 7, 2006
6:35 am
The foundation shown there is for a longspan structure adjacent to the Duwamish River in poor soil. The monorail proposed for the GL would have essentially...
17731 Christopher
bridgeman92007 Send Email
Jun 7, 2006
6:49 am
The use of a soundwall is minimized along the elevated segment. These are only used when in close proximity to residences. The open barrier seen along SR-518...
17732 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 7, 2006
6:58 am
as always, Chris, you've phrased it all much better. btw: I hope I've not butchered anything along the way in terms of the two construction methods,...
17733 cleve206@... Send Email Jun 7, 2006
7:01 pm
... From: Christopher <chall42@...> To: friendsofthemonorail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 06:45:43 -0000 Subject: [FoM] Re: Nickels Sabotage of...
17734 Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine Send Email
Jun 8, 2006
3:56 am
Please excuse my skepticism: 1. Fabricating monorail guideway beams seems relatively simple compared to fabricating segments of a post-tensioned viaduct with ...
17735 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 9, 2006
9:02 pm
Hey we'll see if an LR guideway up to the intersection of Alaska & Fauntleroy would be acceptable in West Seattle, or at the very least 35th & Avalon - from...
17736 Will Affleck-Asch
willaffleck Send Email
Jun 10, 2006
11:48 pm
I can't see under, given the soils, so you're left with at-grade or elevated. If you did something similar to Vancouver's SkyTrain, you'd get less resistance...
17737 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 11, 2006
5:34 am
agreed. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
17738 Daren D
cooldster Send Email
Jun 13, 2006
7:48 pm
There's alot of good points here. I really admire the Vassilakos&#39; knowledge in all of this. =) Anyways, I thought I'd emphasize some oppostion to at-grade...
17739 Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine Send Email
Jun 14, 2006
2:38 am
The link below provides the city's vision for the Green Line Corridor. They are calling it "BRT"; however, dedicated bus lanes are being considered for only...
17740 Daren D
cooldster Send Email
Jun 14, 2006
7:15 pm
I was wondering if Kevin O., whereever thou art, could add the Chongqing monorail (C.M.) to his Links list on the FoM site. =) Also, if you guys haven't...
17741 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 14, 2006
8:54 pm
This vehicle here has all the things you describe: windows top to bottom, potential for train wraps, sleek nose, etc. ...
17742 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 15, 2006
3:11 am
thanks tons for posting this To: friendsofthemonorail@...: greg_christine@...: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:31:13 +0000Subject: [FoM] City...
17743 Mitch Gitman
mmgitman Send Email
Jun 15, 2006
4:25 am
Viaduct update from the latest Stranger: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=37529 Peter Steinbrueck is quoted: "Frankly, I think the first thing we...
17744 Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine Send Email
Jun 15, 2006
11:12 am
... the ... think ... monorail, ... it ... homepage ... from ... the ... rather ... Thank you very much for finding this! The webpage with links to the videos...
17745 Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine Send Email
Jun 16, 2006
12:51 am
I've looked through the SDOT Report to the City Council Transportation Committee dated March 29, 2006 < ...
17746 Kiwibob Glanzman
kiwibobg Send Email
Jun 16, 2006
3:01 am
Michael, This is my response to Yahoo about the new FOM Digest Format: The new format is unreadable garbage! Please return to the old format. It was easily...
17747 Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126 Send Email
Jun 17, 2006
4:37 am
this is spot on. from my perspective the Greenline requirements are must - whether you're for monorail or against it. The ORIGINAL plan for the Greenline...
17748 Will Affleck-Asch
willaffleck Send Email
Jun 19, 2006
4:41 am
I agree, Chad. On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:14:40 -0700, Chad Maglaque <cmaglaque@...>...
17749 Don Kirk
don_l_kirk Send Email
Jun 21, 2006
3:50 am
The phone call came in today, that the Von Roll Demo Monorail car is being donated to the Oregon Railroad & Transportation Museum. I was told that after the...
17750 Don Kirk
don_l_kirk Send Email
Jun 22, 2006
7:56 pm
The unit has working lights; and otherwise is the complete body (with seats,etc., of a VonRoll front unit. it could be made useable, by either designing our...
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