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Plan for Metro to BWI Gaining Momentum
The Washington Post ^
| Monday, April 10, 2006
| Amit R. Paley
Posted on 04/10/2006 10:20:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/10/2006 10:23:18 PM PDT
by
Go Gordon
(I don't know what your problem is, but I bet its hard to pronounce)
To: MinorityRepublican
Complete waste of money. BWI is already served by commuter trains and Amtrak. Baltimore and DC are already connected by those, also. In fact there are two commuter rail lines between the cities, which could be upgraded for faster and more frequent service for about 1/40th of the cost.
Zero federal dollars to such duplicative waste.
To: Go Gordon
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posted on
04/10/2006 11:06:16 PM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: Diddle E. Squat
"Clearly, we're racing the clock, because they are going to start building that rail up to Dulles," said Sen. John A. Giannetti Jr. (D-Prince George's), a strong proponent of the project. "If we don't connect Metro to BWI, we're not going to remain competitive." Ah, yes, one bad idea begets another.
They already have a cheap bus that goes from Greenbelt to BWI every 20 mins and is never full. No need for this at all.
To: MinorityRepublican
I wouldn't count on that Metro to Dulles ever coming on line, either. The Metro tunnel from VA to DC is already running at max capacity and it can't handle additional traffic. So they will not only have to dig up a huge swath of Tyson's Corner, but they will also have to dig another tunnel to get it to happen.
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posted on
04/10/2006 11:57:54 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(That new ring around Uranus is courtesy of the IRS)
To: The Old Hoosier
They already have a cheap bus that goes from Greenbelt to BWI every 20 mins and is never full. No need for this at all.White Collar workers simply do not ride the bus.
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posted on
04/11/2006 12:17:30 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: MinorityRepublican
Amtrak and MARC trains already run from New Carrollton to BWI. MARC runs from Greenbelt to BWI. With the "National Agricultural Research Center", "Patuxent Reseach Center", and Fort Meade, there is almost no population between Greenbelt and BWI. Why in the world do we need a Metro line going through the woods?
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posted on
04/11/2006 3:53:10 AM PDT
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Another waste of state and federal money is
Richardson's Railroad, running an empty commuter train from Belen (pop. 6,901) to Bernalillo (pop. 6,611), New Mexico. Democrat and wannabe presidental candidate Governor Richardson not only purchased three trainsets, but the whole dang BNSF railroad from Belen to the state line north of Raton.
Video here (music, at least, is nice):
Richardson's Railroad Video
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posted on
04/11/2006 6:48:45 AM PDT
by
CedarDave
To: advance_copy
With the "National Agricultural Research Center", "Patuxent Reseach Center", and Fort Meade, there is almost no population between Greenbelt and BWI. Why in the world do we need a Metro line going through the woods?Metro is a high density train so it would make sense to have an expansion stock in housing between Greenbelt and BWI, and if that area is connected then there will be a lot of development.
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posted on
04/11/2006 11:36:46 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: CedarDave
Seriously, that picture is funny. Looks like a rooster there.
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posted on
04/11/2006 11:37:16 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: MinorityRepublican
White Collar workers simply do not ride the bus. They did when I lived in DC.
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posted on
04/12/2006 10:16:00 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(Has the Bauer body count exceeded the Clinton body count?)
To: Corin Stormhands
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posted on
04/12/2006 10:26:09 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: MinorityRepublican
1986 - 1994 (actually lived in Arlington, worked in DC)
I had a lot of "white collar" friends and associates that rode the bus.
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posted on
04/12/2006 10:34:30 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(Has the Bauer body count exceeded the Clinton body count?)
To: MinorityRepublican
I live in Pasadena, Md and I take the Green line into DC during rush hour about 3 times a week.
I think that they should make the MARC train parking lots bigger and run more regularly during rush hour. I think that would be a better usage of money.
The problem with the bus is that you can get stuck in traffic for hours on 295 or I-95 trying to get to either Greenbelt or BWI. And I agree that most white collar workers would not ride a bus.
To: Corin Stormhands
1986 - 1994 (actually lived in Arlington, worked in DC) I had a lot of "white collar" friends and associates that rode the bus.
It is a bit different now, mostly blue collar workers and immigrants ride the bus. But back in the '80s, my father, a lawyer, did ride the bus.
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posted on
04/12/2006 11:23:21 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: CollegeRepublican
I think that they should make the MARC train parking lots bigger and run more regularly during rush hour. I think that would be a better usage of money.You are probably right. But one problem is that even if people do know about MARC, usually they are not willing to use it. So I think there's is a huge need to have more advertisement and encouragement done regarding MARC.
The problem with the bus is that you can get stuck in traffic for hours on 295 or I-95 trying to get to either Greenbelt or BWI. And I agree that most white collar workers would not ride a bus.
That's why rail is the way to go.
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posted on
04/12/2006 11:25:44 AM PDT
by
MinorityRepublican
(everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL)
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
04/12/2006 11:26:36 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(Has the Bauer body count exceeded the Clinton body count?)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Just where is the Amtrak train station in relation to the BWI airport terminal? The answer is "a long way". Next is traffic conditions on 95, 295 and 29 are terrible and not going to get better.
Personally, I am all for this and see it as long overdue.
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posted on
04/12/2006 11:40:37 AM PDT
by
Boiler Plate
(Mom always said why be difficult, when with just a little more effort you can be impossible.)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Are you saying that you don't like the way the feds spend their money? You should worry about your own finances and keep your nose out of the feds.
Pedro should be here any moment now to cut my lawn. I must go.
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