[ale] OT: Maglev funding?

[Jeff Hubbs]

I would really rather see this money go into monorail than heavy rail.  
Monorail totally changes the game with respect to right-of-way and grade 
crossing issues and there are different manufacturers' products that are 
just begging to be integrated into new trains.  You don't see more 
monorail because fewer people make less money that way...and that 
matters when the interests of the contractors for a public works project 
are put ahead of the public's.

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> Interesting
>
> I had mentioned to friends/family in Dalton and Chattanooga that there
> is a proposal to initiate rail service from Atlanta up I 85 to South
> Carolina and that I hadn't heard recently about going up I 75 to
> Chattanooga proposal that had been bandied about for years.
>
> Personally I'd like to see it happen but if they can't get the outer
> beltway through the Northern suburbs or even a road widening on the
> Fulton side of Johnson Ferry I wouldn't hold my breath.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Greg
> Freemyer
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 10:22 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] OT: Maglev funding?
>
> All,
>
> Anyone know if the spending bill included funds for the Atlanta -
> Chattanooga HSGT line (High Speed Ground Transportation)?
>
> == Background
>
> If you don't know there is an ongoing HSGT (Maglev or Steel Rail)
> project that may eventually go from:
>
> Savannah - Atlanta - Chattanooga - Nashville - Chicago
>
> The Atlanta - Chattanooga section is the furthest along and about to
> enter "Tier 2" status I think (but I think Tier 2 activity is
> currently unfunded):
>
> http://www.dot.state.ga.us/aboutGeorgiadot/Board/Documents/2009%20Meetin
> gs%20Presentations/Jan/HighSpeedGroundTransportation.pdf
>
> If you go to page 10, you see it is one of 3 east of the Mississippi
> projects (LA - Vegas is the big west of the Mississippi project).
>
> I'm hoping this project will get a big boost from the spending bill.
>
> Greg
>