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  1. BCL

    Would the Golden Gate Bridge have been able to support a BART train?

    Where to start? The issue with BART was supposedly the novel aluminum shells, which were extremely light. Not sure about bridges, but they have several viaduct sections from Richmond to Berkeley as well as from Oakland to Fremont. There were worries about the wind possibly knocking over cars...
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    Bull on tracks disrupts operations at Newark Penn Station

    Would a Taser have brought it down? And who responds to this sort of thing? Local police? Amtrak Police? NJT Police? Local animal control?
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    Bull on tracks disrupts operations at Newark Penn Station

    I doubt it's raised in New Jersey. Probably got there by train to one of the local slaughterhouses. Some reports say it's going to go to an animal sanctuary, but I'm sure it's got tags and branding that will be enough to identify the owner. Looks like it would make a nice ribeye...
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    Bull on tracks disrupts operations at Newark Penn Station

    Didn't seem real at first. I didn't see any reports if it disrupted Amtrak operations, or just NJ Transit. https://www.nj.com/news/2023/12/cow-on-train-track-delaying-nj-transit-trains-at-newark-penn-station.html
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    Fare differences - different trains for the same routes

    I was looking to maybe travel between Richmond or Emeryville, CA to Martinez and was looking at the prices. Cheapest was San Joaquins for $6 one way (EMY or RIC). Capitol Corridor is $12 from RIC or $13 from EMY. But depending on the day it might be $8 on San Joaquins, but the CZ is actually...
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    Las Vegas Monorail

    The underpinnings are supposed to be the Mark VI that was designed for WDW by Bombardier, but automated and with slightly different cosmetics. The full sized monorails I've ridden on are Disneyland, Seattle, Expo 86 (Vancouver), Sydney, and LV. We rode on something called a "monorail" at a...
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    Las Vegas Monorail

    It's been publicly owned for a few years. https://press.lvcva.com/news-releases/las-vegas-convention-and-visitors-authority-acquires-assets-of-the-las-vegas-monorail-company/s/c0bffe48-4665-4523-9525-8b0d20df2621
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    Las Vegas Monorail

    The reason why the location is awkward is because the casinos complained that a location along the Strip would block the views of their properties. There are still apparently plans to extend to the airport but they haven't gotten very far. I've taken the monorail and I found it OK, but I was...
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    LA Metro eliminating day passes - going to fare cap model

    I'm not sure why, but today (Oct 5, 2023) I got this message from TAP customer service: Metro is simplifying how you pay your fare on bus and rail. These changes make it easier for everyone who pays with TAP to earn free rides. Here’s what you can expect starting July 1: Your base fare isn’t...
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    Bay Area Rapid Transit retiring "legacy cars" from routine service

    They're quite lightweight compared to typical steel transit cars. But it turned into a huge headache trying get bids for new equipment contracts. But the width was meant to make it more stable in high winds, where there might not be enough weight.
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    Washington DC Metro discussion

    I heard the Amazon Prime series Jack Ryan used a subway in the Montreal area. The LA Metro was used for scenes in Lethal Weapon 3 before it had even opened.
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    Washington DC Metro discussion

    For a while I was thinking LA's Metro system since they also have a Red Line.
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    Bay Area Rapid Transit retiring "legacy cars" from routine service

    The fabric was durable as heck. I'm pretty sure there were still some original seats in service after 45+ years. But it also seemed nearly impossible to clean. The nastiest thing I saw was what looked like an empty seat, but I decided not to sit there because someone had left raw meat on the...
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    Bay Area Rapid Transit retiring "legacy cars" from routine service

    I remember when they were new. I was a kid. And what I remember the most was that more often than not, a train would stop for some sort of mechanical issue. But after a while those fabric seats got really nasty since they were hard to clean.
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    Bay Area Rapid Transit retiring "legacy cars" from routine service

    Today is the last day, although BART is saying that they will be kept in reserve and used if needed. I think these including the A cars with the sloped nose and the replacement C cars. The new cars are frankly much nicer. https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/legacy...
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