of Spingarn Senior High School. The difficul- ty is that the site of the high school is where the car house for the new service has been proposed. Thanks to David Harris and Felix Pasternak for the news.
Management Change at NICTD I have been proud and happy to have known Jarry Hanas for about forty years. Jarry has been the General Manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District since 1981. Over the years he has led NICTD through all kinds of situations. He was deeply involved in the purchase of the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend by NICTD and he provided leadership and skill in what amounts to a complete rebuilding and reequipping of the venerable erstwhile interurban railway. A thought in the late 19th century and an actuality in the early 20th century, the South Shore line is in ex- cellent shape to serve its customers in the early 21st century. It is likely that Jarry Hanas will retire sometime between Decem- ber 31, 2013, and July 31, 2014. Recapitalizing the South Shore line cost about $400 million and the task is not quite complete. The catenary needs to be replaced between Michigan City and South Bend, a new terminal will be constructed at the South Bend airport and, perhaps, the tracks will be relocated in downtown Michigan City.
National Capital: Buses to Link Rail Stations Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au- thority is working on a new express bus service that is to link Crystal City station in the north and Braddock Road station in the south. This is in northern Virginia, not too far from the District of Columbia. Between the rail stations the buses would travel on bus-only lanes of existing highways. Eventu- ally, the bus service is to be expanded to Pen- tagon City and a connection with the pro- posed Columbia Pike streetcar. As part of the transit improvements in the U.S. 1 corri- dor, a new Metrorail station will eventually be constructed in what once was Potomac Yard. Thanks to David Harris for the news.
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The federal government turned down the application for funds to build the proposed ARLINGTON STREETCAR on the grounds that the line could not be built for the estimated $250 million. Undaunted, Ar- lington officials contend they will continue to work on building the line. The proposed railway is to be about five miles long and the Federal Transit Administration estimated that it would cost anywhere from $310 mil- lion to $402.2 million. The project would also depend on money from the state of Virginia, Fairfax County and from Arlington. The pro- posed line would run from the Skyline area of Fairfax County to the Pentagon area of Ar- lington. Thanks to David Harris for the in- formation.
In Philadelphia, money for transit is tight,
and SEPTA will not be able to do many things it wishes to do. A good deal of money is needed to replace aging equipment; even with the purchase of 120 new Silverliner V cars for commuter rail service, about half the Regional Rail fleet is 37 to 39 years old. The decrepit City Hall station on the Broad Street subway will not be refurbished, and rail service will not be extended to Wawa or King of Prussia. Likewise, trolleys will not return to South Philadelphia, Germantown,
or Chestnut Hill. Forget new buses or rail- cars. Clearly money must be found. Thanks to David Harris for the sad news. BOB HOPE AIRPORT in Burbank,
Calif., is about to become easier to reach by rail. The airport is located along the Ante- lope Valley line of the Metropolitan Trans- portation Authority Metrolink commuter rail service. The MTA will supply $1.7 mil- lion to help match a $4.3 million federal grant. The product at the airport will be a re- gional transportation center. The point of it all is to make the airport reachable by means other than automobile. Thanks to Frank Bauer for the news. HOUSTON METRO has a very heavily used light rail line and the system is to be expanded in the near future. The busy rail- way line will be the recipient of 19 addition- al light railcars from Siemens. The S70 se- ries cars are fitted with eight wide opening sliding doors for a quick loading and unload- ing. Delivery is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. Thanks to Pat Lane for the information.
Not too many years ago, the idea of street- cars or light rail in ARIZONA would have been considered unlikely. Now Phoenix has a light rail line and Tucson is building a streetcar line. Construction has been mov- ing along, but revenue service is not expect- ed until late 2014. Thanks to Carl Edd for the news.
Another service expected to begin in 2014 is the first phase of the SUNRAIL com- muter line in Central Florida. The first part of the 61.5 mile line will be 32 miles long and will join DeBary to Sand Lake Road which is a place south of Orlando. The commuter line is being built along a former CSX freight line; the construction work includes double- tracking and the installation of signals. The line has been used by freight trains and Am- trak which will now have to share the tracks. The commuter trains will operate in several windows of time each day that will see the line free of freight trains. CSX is planning to relocate the bulk of its freight service to another line. Bombardier will sup- ply the rolling stock and also has a contract to operate the service. Many thanks to Ken Aylward for the good news. Lots of Americans commute via rail, be it
subway, streetcar, light rail or commuter rail, but there is no COMIC STRIP that I am aware of that uses the rail commute as a background. The closest a comic strip comes to featuring a commuter is in Blondie, in which Dagwood Bumstead is part of a car- pool. Many years ago in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin there was “The Inveterate Rider of the 5:15” by Gluyas Williams. Shall we bring back Toonerville Folks? METRO-NORTH RAILROAD is making additions to service. Starting in April 2013 the railroad added 187 weekend and off- peak trains. The Hudson Line will enjoy an added 85 weekday and 22 weekend trains; the Harlem Line will be served by six week- end trains and 65 more weekday trains. Nine more weekend trains will be added to the schedule of New Haven Line trains. Many thanks to George Malemont and Felix Pasternak for the information. Dennis McNeil brought the book CA- BLE CARS OF CHICAGO by Grag Borzo to my attention. I bought a copy and it is a fine book. Despite being flat, Chicago had the largest cable car system in the U.S. and the world.
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