do and on to Poinciana and Kissimmee. The entire 60-mile project will be built in several stages. The initial 31 miles are expected to be open by 2014 and to move about 4400 pas- sengers each weekday, with the entire pro- ject done by 2030. Daily ridership is expect- ed to rise to about 7,500 by 2025-2030. Jess Mancy kindly provided the news.
Flashes JOLIET, ILL., is scheduled to receive $32 million from the state for a new railway sta- tion and transportation center. Given the condition of Illinois finances, Joliet’s mayor can be forgiven his sincere desire to see the check before getting too excited. As in other parts of the country, fiscal problems are af- fecting state and local governments as well as transit systems and rail transit properties across the nation. The HALTON COUNTY RADIAL RAIL-
WAYof the Ontario Electric Railway Histor- ical Association (P.O. Box 578, Milton, On- tario, Canada, L9T 5A2) recently opened the Sir Adam Beck Centre providing a perma- nent home for some of the many cars in the OERA collection as well as other rail transit artifacts and a visitor center. The railway is also in the process of replacing crossties and the poles that support the overhead wire. It costs C$53.00 to purchase and install just one tie. Donations are welcome. Congratulations to HUGH MOSE, gen- eral manager of the Central Area Trans- portation Authority in State College, Penn- sylvania. Hugh was named Outstanding Public Transpiration Manager by the Amer- ican Public Transportation Association. State College doesn’t have rail transit yet,
but who knows what is around the bend? Hope still runs high for the rail line be- tween Camden and Glassboro, NEW JER- SEY. Even so, Governor Christie has or- dered the project stopped because of the poor condition of his state’s finances. Fear- ing cost overruns, the New Jersey governor ordered an end to the trans-Hudson tunnel to Manhattan. Despite the clear need for another rail tunnel under the Hudson, = questions were raised about the Manhat- tan terminal. Instead of reaching Penn Sta- tion, which is needed, the new tunnel would have ended up deep under 34th Street close to Macy’s department store. As most recently proposed, the tunnel would be a dead end. An earlier plan suggested that the new tunnel would reach Penn Sta- tion and continue on to link with Grand Central Terminal. Perhaps more secure fi- nancing can be arranged and the governor will change his mind. The PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY MU-
SEUM is planning big things. In addition to starting to operate its new open car in 2011, work is afoot to use solar cells to supply some of the museum’s power needs. Renew- able power is not a new idea in transit. The light rail line in Edmonton gets its electrici- ty from renewable wind power. Here in In- diana the Greater Lafayette Public Trans- portation Corporation received the last grant from the federal stimulus money to in- stall windmills on the garage roof to gener- ate electrical power for the maintenance fa- cility and the administration offices. Thanks to Charlie Bogart, Steve Scalzo, Nat Baer, David Harris, and Kent McDaniel for the in- formation.
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