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...
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Gary Powell
garylambda
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...
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Daren D
cooldster
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...
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Daren D
cooldster
Jun 5, 2006 6:54 pm
Atleast monorail train weights aren't an issue in their designs. =) ... which ... addressed ... also...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
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,...
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charles redmond
redmond3rd
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...
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Mr_Grant
mister_grant
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...
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Mr_Grant
mister_grant
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...
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Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine
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: ...
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Christopher
bridgeman92007
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...
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Christopher
bridgeman92007
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...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
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,...
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cleve206@...
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...
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Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine
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 ...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
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...
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Will Affleck-Asch
willaffleck
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...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
Jun 11, 2006 5:34 am
agreed. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Daren D
cooldster
Jun 13, 2006 7:48 pm
There's alot of good points here. I really admire the Vassilakos' knowledge in all of this. =) Anyways, I thought I'd emphasize some oppostion to at-grade...
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Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine
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...
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Daren D
cooldster
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...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
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. ...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
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...
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Mitch Gitman
mmgitman
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...
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Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine
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...
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Greg & Christine Vass...
greg_christine
Jun 16, 2006 12:51 am
I've looked through the SDOT Report to the City Council Transportation Committee dated March 29, 2006 < ...
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Kiwibob Glanzman
kiwibobg
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...
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Chad Maglaque
chadman_98126
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...
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Will Affleck-Asch
willaffleck
Jun 19, 2006 4:41 am
I agree, Chad. On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:14:40 -0700, Chad Maglaque <cmaglaque@...>...
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Don Kirk
don_l_kirk
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...
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Don Kirk
don_l_kirk
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...
