[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Trans-Texas Corridor PING!

[sam_paine]

But what if it took 45 minutes to travel from the Metroplex to Austin by train

If the train runs every hour on the hour, then that's pretty convenient.

If it's twice daily then maybe it's more of a pita than driving.

[montag813]

Make it all nuclear poweree and it’s a great plan.

[B-Chan]

Yes, yes, yes.

I hereby revoke my support for the TTC (which was based upon its rail component) and give it instead to the Texas Triangle project.

[maine-iac7]

with 200-mph trains is, you might say, developing wheels.

No. what I might say is = "developing track-tion"

[kingattax]

illegal-undocumented-people-only-coming-here-for-a-better-life-and-to-do-jobs-americans-wont-do certainly need faster transport through the texas corridor.

finally someone is thinking here.

[Between the Lines]

Eckels, Fickes, and other board members traveled to Spain last fall, where they met with representatives of two private companies for preliminary discussions of the T-bone project.

What is the deal with Texas transportation and Spanish companies?

[girlscout]

Eckels, Fickes, and other board members traveled to Spain last fall, where they met with representatives of two private companies for preliminary discussions of the T-bone project.

Must have been the very same meeting Rick Perry was at and the very same people who want to put in the TTC.

In the good old days Texas had a passenger rail line. I wonder why they stopped that ...

[al_c]

Driving down to Austin lately has become a real trip. I-

Lately?! I haven't traveled I35 in a decade. I will go miles out of my way to avoid it.

[cicero2k]

Nice idea but if Europe is any guide it sucks.

Visiting France last year we had the opportunity to go to from Paris to Strasburg. Since they just opened a super high speed train we thought it would be a great trip until we saw the price. 120e per person per segment or 480e for the two of us!

So we rented a car. Plus we got to make a side trip to the Verdun battlefields and other small villages not reachable by train.

Conclusion: if it’s cheap enough the train will work, but it will never be cheap if you are loading your own car with you, it will reduce carrying capacity.

So Texas needs more pavement.

C2K

[girlscout]

Government warns of terror threat to trains

[manic4organic]

Yeah, I’m dreading the drive to SXSW next week. Then, getting around to gigs at SXSW is a whole other problem. If there were a train, they could put a rental car place at the stations and voila.

[Centurion2000]

Get rid of all the airport security, allow CCW, put the end points outside the urban areas (to allow for rental cars and expansions), use a dedicated nuclear plant for power, ditch the TTC and you might be in business.

[longtermmemmory]

wasted tax money to benefit a few rich idiots in land deals.

white elephants.

[PAR35]

Willie Green memorial mag lev ping.

[Sarajevo]

High speed trains would be nice, except (Doubting Thomas mode on)

 

1. Somewhere along the line, we would be saddled with the same TSA feces we currently see at airports (Ver are your paperz, Ver are you goink? Vat vill you be doing zer? )(We thank you for your decision to ride TSA Railways, you have been selected for the Super Secret Strip Search).

 

2. Unlike European cities, US cities are not designed for foot traffic, and public transportation sux. Let us not even discuss the cost of renting a vehicle at the destination.

 

3. Who wants to use public transportation?

 

4. What's up with the Spanish companies? Why not ask the Germans? And thinking of Germans and European Railways, the German system is heavily subsidized to make it affordable (i.e. more taxes).

 

5. Does anyone really want to embark/debark in the section of town where a railway station is located? I wouldn't, unless Iwere packing, but then, see #1.

 

(Doubting Thomas mode off)

 

and a question for all: AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES I-35 AS IT IS????? 

I have been from San Antonio to the DFW area, and never hit a major traffic jam. I never drove on the route at rush hour. 

[wolfcreek]

Perhaps this line could link up with the new passenger rail service opening soon in the Austin/CP/Leander area.

[MamaTexan]

This Metro Rail is a BIG chunk of the Porkulus bill.... $120 MILLION or somesuch obscene amount.

Does anyone know of a light rail system that actually makes money?

[crickets]