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Mr. Norman - you might be surprised that the SmartCar was sold in the US. I was once passed by one on I-285 in Atlanta (and I'm sure you're aware the average speeds on that roadway are well north of the posted speed limit). Back on topic - I'm glad OBB is filling this market. I was sad to learn that...

@Matt - It was an NS position that passenger trains operate on a separate track (Full disclosure, I'm a former MARTA employee). Back in 2007, the Transit Planning Board hired RL Banks to do an updated feasibility analysis on the GDOT Commuter Rail plan. Part of that plan included obtaining val maps ...

It is my understanding is that is was the requirements NS was placing such as a completely separate track for passenger trains. In some places, particularly up near I-285 and Forrest Park, there is not the ROW for more than the existing single track.

As Mr. Norman states, the 19 Crescent is very convenient for Atlanta travel from WAS. I'll never forget showing up to National Airport in January at 5:30 PM and seeing my Delta flight "On-Time" and watching a tug pulling baggage through the slush. I knew my flight wasn't leaving. I called ...

The Decatur Belt was abandoned from the National Rail Network in 2009 by the Surface Transportation Board and is no longer available.

For personal reasons, I needed to get from Greenville from Atlanta so I took the Crescent this evening. I looked at taking Megabus or Greyhound and neither was as convenient as Megabus doesn't stop in Clemson or Greenville and Greyhound's stops in Anderson and Greenville are not on bus routes or nea...

I suspect based on MARTA's current Chief Operating Officer (he helped implement Austin's Metrorail) and the all-day demand for transit in Clayton County, it will end up like the A-train in Denton County using DMU's rather than a locomotive hauled trains.

Having visited Mr. Morris' facility, unless things have changed since 2008, he did not include costs such as a maintenance facility, claiming maintennace could be done at stations, costs for ADA accessibility (i.e. elevators at stations), public safety such as cameras that may be required, etc. The ...

Actually - there should be a new Atlanta station soon (i.e. 1-2 years). Not the new downtown terminal, but one near IKEA where 17th Street crosses over the NS line. Nice grey piece of land north of the tracks on this view here: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=17th+Street+and+Bishop+Street,+Atlanta,+GA...

Atlanta's order is for 3 vehicles off the Salt Lake City contract.

Actually, if you examine the technical Locally Preffered Alternative report when it comes out, the I-20 service to Indian Creek was modeled as an express extension of the Green Line with a stops in Decatur and Avondale (IIRC). This would allow the project to potentially include the expansion of the ...

There's one other bridge worth mentioning - the one across the Chatahoochee River. This crossing will involve both the Army Corps and the National Park Service. There should be a link to the proposed alignment on the Cobb DOT website dot.cobbcountyga.gov on the "Connect Cobb" button. Regar...

They plan to move the East 120th station to Mayfield Road. Which makes perfect sense since it is a lot closer to the heart of Little Italy than E 120. http://www.riderta.com/majorprojects/e120/ Also - they plan on rehabing University Circle Station. http://www.riderta.com/majorprojects/universitycir...

Ummm, having traveled reserved seat (including paying an extra 3 euros or so) many times on DB, Thalys, TGV and Eurostar which all board and alight along the entire route, assigned seating can most definitely work on trains. It isn't impossible, just we don't do it.

Just one correction - Boston has unidirectional running only on the Mattapan High Speed Line. All the Green Line trains need Bi-Directional because both sets of doors open at Park Street, Government Center is an island platform, and those trains that run through North Station also require bi-directi...