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The Backside Plan has been in place for three years and the same questions are still around. Money, necessity, and that little NS Chicago line thing that this "people mover" would have to get over. In fact, NS also uses the Backside here.
Also, the route displayed in the article parallels Douglas Rd. half the distance. Isn't that an adaquate people mover?
A Rails to Trails project, north of Vulcan, YES. Anything more unlikely.
I don't see this ever taking shape. Main reason, in my opinion isn't funding, it's that NS will never be happy (and therefore, allow) something like that to cross all of those Yard leads at Nasby Jct. as well as the NS line out to the Andersons Grain Terminal at Gould Jct. (not that that particular line is used all that busily, but nevertheless, it's one more freight line that I am sure NS doesn't want to have to operate around a people mover).