Connecticut Company’s Streetcars
Relive the days of Connecticut Company's big yellow cars... Profusely illustrated, this book covers every division of the Connecticut Company, the trolley empire controlled by the New Haven Railroad. Profusely illustrated, this book features nearly every type of trolley car operated across the Nutmeg State until 1948.
CONNECTICUT
STREETCARS SOFTCOVER
$21.95 PLUS S&H - ITEM #C00082 Carstens PUBLICATIONS, INC.
CARSTENSBOOKSTORE.COM (888) 526-5365
New York Subway to New Jersey?
THERE HAS BEEN CHIT-CHAT, serious talk, and much speculation about extending part of the New York City subway rapid transit service to New Jersey. The Secaucus Exten- sion Feasibility Analysis Final Report esti- mates that a subway extension to New Jer- sey would carry about 128,000 passengers per day in each direction. The extension would be based on the 7 Line which operates from Flushing on the east and now termi- nates at Times Square in Manhattan. The 7 Line is now being extended under 42nd Street to Eleventh Avenue and then south to the Javits Convention Center,
ending
around 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue. The expansion to New Jersey would proj- ect the 7 Line west from Manhattan through new tunnels under the Hudson River from 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue to Secau- cus Junction in New Jersey. The proposed service would offer direct connections from New Jersey to the east and west sides of Manhattan and on to Queens and Flushing. It would be a breeze for Mets baseball fans in New Jersey to get to Citifield. Trips between New Jersey and New York City are expected to be up by 38 per cent by 2030. This project will take a while to get funded as well as to construct, so please be patient. Thanks to Carl Weis, Ted Hudson and David Harris for the news.
Los Angeles Downtown Streetcar Late in 2012 the voters of Los Angeles ap- proved the downtown streetcar, which is called by some the Retro Line. The project is expected to cost $125 million and would op- erate mainly along Broadway, Hill Street and Figueroa Street. Starting at Eleventh and Broadway, the streetcar line would oper- ate west on Eleventh Street, north on Figueroa and then east on Seventh Street to Hill Street. The cars would operate north on Hill Street to First Street, east to Broadway and then south on Broadway to Eleventh Street. Many important parts of downtown Los Angeles would be connected by this route, including the old banking district, South Park, the Civic Center and the fash- ion district.
Some property owners and business peo- ple are not happy about the project; they cite confusion and difficulty of access while the construction is ongoing and note the money might be spent elsewhere more wisely. This and the Blue Line/Gold Line project are big dollar items for the city. Thanks to John A. Lee for the information.
New Stations and Station Expansion Rail passenger service is getting more popu- lar in both the commuter service sphere and in longer distance services. Penn Station in Manhattan was once a world class work of architecture. The lower level tracks remain, but the head house and other facilities have been stuffed in under Madison Square Gar- den. The busy station serves Amtrak and the commuter trains of the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit. It is likely that some Metro-North trains will use the
48 JULY 2013 •
RAILFAN.COM station in the future.
Union Station in Chicago is close to capac- ity with a large amount of long distance Am- trak service along with Metra commuter rail service on former Burlington and Milwau- kee Road lines. The former Rock Island oper- ations use the new version of La Salle Street Station. Future commuter rail expansion may have to be routed out of La Salle Street Station, unless the capacity of Union Station is increased. In Boston, things are getting tight at South Station with growing Amtrak north- east corridor service as well as MBTA com- muter service to the east and south. North Station is almost at capacity with Amtrak service to Maine and growing commuter service to the north and west. Expanding the stations will cost a lot of money but the projects should help create jobs and stimu- late the economy. These needs have to be met to keep the movement of people in and out of these cities fluid. Thanks to David Harris, Bill Hudson and Carl Weis for the in- formation.
Anaheim Transportation Center For those persons of a certain age, Anaheim was the first name that train caller Mel Blanc mentioned in his famous “Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga” announcement at Union Station when Jack Benny was about to board a train from Los Angeles. Anaheim is also where the Angels play baseball. The city will soon be the home of ARCTIC; the Anaheim Regional Transportation Inter- modal Center. The center is scheduled to be in service in 2014 as the transportation hub of Orange County. The 67,000 square foot, $184 million project is located between the baseball park for the Angels and the stadi- um for the Ducks hockey team. ARCTIC is also close to the large convention center and Disneyland. The Center will be served by Metrolink commuter trains and Amtrak. Lo- cal and regional buses will also call at ARC- TIC. Naturally, there are sullen folks who declare ARCTIC a boondoggle. Thanks to John A. Lee for the information.
New Secretary of Transportation President Obama has selected Anthony Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte, N.C., to be the new Secretary of Transportation. He will re- place Ray LaHood, who has retired. Mayor Foxx has shown leadership in pushing a new streetcar project, extending the light rail system, and making major improvements in
PLEASE SEND light rail, tran- sit and commuter rail news items and correspondence di- rectly to Prof. George M. Smerk, Emeritus Suite, Kelley School of Business, 1309 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1701.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62