[ale] OT: Maglev funding?

[Jim Kinney]

Maglev is a propulsion system. Heavy rail is a track style like monorail.

Heavy rail is the two steel rail design used all over the US with
freight and many people mover systems. Light rail is also a two rail
design but the rail bed is designed to carry lighter loads.

Monorail is a track style that uses a single rail, raised track. By
not needing a "T" structure at the top of the uprights, the
construction costs are far lower than raised twin track. Raised track
doesn't require land right of ways. Most monorail systems use rubber
tires for rail contract so are much quieter than steel on steel
systems.

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does "monorail" include maglev?
>
> per that powerpoint I posted from last month, they are going to do a
> feasibility study of both maglev and heavy rail, and then decide from
> there which to proceed with.
>
> Not sure that makes sense since the best right-of-way options for rail
> seem like they would be very different than for a maglev.
>
> Greg
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Jeff Hubbs <jeffrey.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
>>>
>>
>>
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