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Re: Front Range High Speed Rail?

greenchiledem — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:52:48 -0000

My pleasure. n/t

Re: Front Range High Speed Rail?

Andrew Oh-Willeke — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 07:17:38 -0000

Thanks for the additional information.

Re: Front Range High Speed Rail?

greenchiledem — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:12:14 -0000

This is a bigger story than just the front range. How did you miss it?

The most important web link for this story is directly to the proposers at this link: Rocky Mountain Rail Authority

The plan is realistic and well thought out. The costs for each state are outlined in the plan online. There are maps of the rail North to South cooridor and the I-70 cooridor.

Re: Front Range High Speed Rail?

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:42:59 -0000

Front Range High Speed Rail This high speed rail would be in addition to and not be standing alone. The super slab is something that Bush, Martin, and Fox had a meeting about in 2005. I'm sure you have heard or even read about it. I'm really glad that they have run into a problems trying to get it started. People need to become more informed about this so called super slab project. I'm hoping that you have heard about the NAFTA Super Highway? Yes it will be expensive. Do you suppose that it will take a lot of foreign investment? Hummm do you suppose that would make foreigners the owners of our highways? I guess that would be our tax dollars at work so that foreigners can operate their toll booths on our highways. What do you think?

Re: Front Range High Speed Rail?

Andrew Oh-Willeke — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:38:42 -0000

No one knows what kind of rail will be used. The proposal is vaporware and likely many alternatives will be considered. It would use existing rail right of ways, but likely not existing rails. You can't get high speed traffic on existing rails due to competing freight traffic and in addition design standards that don't support high speed at curves and in urban areas.

I changed the title none the less to be more neutral.

Re: Front Range High Speed Rail?

railfan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:17:28 -0000

...since sliced bread! A tremendous idea...many ordinary people have advocated this for years. I think the title is misleading, this would not be "light" rail, but full bore standard guage, souldn't it?