Rail Runner First Run by NM Governor Bill Richardson (video)

1 posted on 01/14/2006 11:58:59 AM PST by CedarDave

2 posted on 01/14/2006 11:59:53 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim ("We're a meat-based society.")

To: Tijeras_Slim; elkfersupper; martin_fierro; woofie

Gotta see this video...

Identify the lady singer and get a free ride (at taxpayer expense, of course) from anywhere to nowhere.

3 posted on 01/14/2006 12:00:58 PM PST by CedarDave

4 posted on 01/14/2006 12:02:08 PM PST by CedarDave

5 posted on 01/14/2006 12:02:38 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)

6 posted on 01/14/2006 12:02:54 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken

7 posted on 01/14/2006 12:02:58 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim ("We're a meat-based society.")

To: Tijeras_Slim

8 posted on 01/14/2006 12:04:13 PM PST by CedarDave

The socialist piece of crap known as Bill Richardson can have all his toys and cram them where the Sun........... isn't.

Americans love personal transportation.
Socialist politicians love money pits.

9 posted on 01/14/2006 12:06:57 PM PST by JoeSixPack1

Rail Runner.

Because AMTRAK works so well.

10 posted on 01/14/2006 12:07:04 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)

So beautiful. I love trains.

11 posted on 01/14/2006 12:08:04 PM PST by Capriole (I don't have any problems that can't be solved by more chocolate or more ammunition.)

To: martin_fierro

Yes, but this is NMTRAK.... and we can screw up even good ideas.

12 posted on 01/14/2006 12:08:26 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim ("We're a meat-based society.")

How come all the writing inside the train is in SPANISH? WTF country is this?

13 posted on 01/14/2006 12:09:55 PM PST by jdm (WWW-WEBMASTER (My grandfather swears it's his email address))

To: martin_fierro

The music is nice, anyway.

14 posted on 01/14/2006 12:10:19 PM PST by CedarDave

15 posted on 01/14/2006 12:11:40 PM PST by CedarDave

Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there's nothing on earth
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Monorail!
What'd I say?
Ned Flanders: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
Patty+Selma: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: That's right! Monorail!
[crowd chants `Monorail' softly and rhythmically]
Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud...
Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.
Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?
Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.
Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?
Lyle Lanley: You'll be given cushy jobs.
Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?
Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I'm on the level.
Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.
Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.
I swear it's Springfield's only choice...
Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: What's it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle Lanley: Once again...
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...
Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!
All: Monorail!
Monorail!
Monorail!
[big finish]
Monorail!
Homer: Mono... D'oh!

16 posted on 01/14/2006 1:04:54 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)

Is it going to run from the Mexican border to the Colorado border?

17 posted on 01/14/2006 1:31:11 PM PST by F-117A

18 posted on 01/14/2006 1:34:48 PM PST by F-117A

I saw emergency exit labels. A small one in English and bigger one in Spanish.

19 posted on 01/14/2006 1:53:42 PM PST by dagnabbit (Vicente Fox's opening line at the Mexico-USA summit meeting: "Bring out the Gimp!")

New Mexico has just bought the BNSF line from Belen to the CO state line. Eventually, they would like to have service to CO to connect with possible service south from Denver.

The current plan is to start Belen to Bernalillo in the next 60-90 days. In 2008 the plan is to extend service to Santa Fe. I predict that will not occur for the following reasons.

As you can see from the map, I-25 is the shortest route from Albuquerque (just off the map at lower left) to Santa Fe. At a location called La Bajada, the RR passes under I-25 and turns southeast then northeast and track speed decreases to between 50-60 mph, IIRC. It connects with the Santa Fe Southern spur at Lamy in the NE corner of the map (beneath the highway "84" symbol. The speed limit on the spur to downtown Santa Fe is 15 mph. No one is going to ride a train from ABQ to SF taking this circuitous route that will last for hours (instead of 50-55 minutes by car).

An alternative talked about is to build a new line that essentially follows I-25 to Santa Fe, but the problem is the very steep La Bajada hill that slows down even fast passenger cars because of its steepness. Then there is the further problem of getting a right-of-way through the now heavily subdivided land south of the city. Can you spell NIMBY? The only practical way that I see to overcome this is to build a station at the I-25 crossing at the foot of La Bajada hill and transfer the passengers to shuttle busses for the last 20 miles to the "city different". Of course if you are going to do that, why have a railroad at all when you can have an express bus travel the entire distance at 75 mph (legal limit) in less than an hour??

20 posted on 01/14/2006 2:05:51 PM PST by CedarDave

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