erie910 wrote: Fourth, is there any consideration given to running more trains into and out of LaSalle St.? Can the station handle more trains during rush hours? If there are any more trains considered, to where will they go, and how easy will it be to run them into LaSalle instead of Union Station; I assume that Millennium Station can handle all that it now handles and possibly more, and that connecting to the IC electric/South Shore line would not be easy.There has been a plan for some time that I believe is now starting to move forward to reroute Southwest Service trains to La Salle St. It will involved building a new connection around 74th St. where the two lines are closest.
Fifth, before the flyover (63rd St.?) was constructed, how were Rock trains routed through this area?Across the ex-PRR on diamonds pretty much directly below the current flyover (I believe the flyover is just slightly east of the old alignment since the old tracks needed to operate during construction but for all practical purposes, it is the same route horizontally, just changed vertically).
Seventh, I saw two MARC coaches in Burr Oak Yard. Any ideas as to their purpose?Probably ex-Metra cars being returned to Metra for return to Metra service. Metra needs more cars.
It is curious that there is no whistle-blowing for most road crossings. Apparently, the FRA loosened its requirements for allowing quiet zones.There have been lots of quiet zones in the Chicago area for years. I believe requirements have actually been tightened for new quiet zones with the old ones grandfathered.
Larry
Reno, NV (yes, I've moved)
ex-N&W Sandusky, Ohio
Reno, NV (yes, I've moved)
ex-N&W Sandusky, Ohio