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Connecticut Company’s Streetcars
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Big Rail Projects Across the U.S.
SOME AMERICANS LAMENT what is perceived as a lack of really big urban rail projects along the lines of some efforts in Europe and Asia. Cheer up, friends; there are some big rail undertakings in the U.S. The biggest ef- forts are found in New York City. The Second Avenue Subway is a real biggie and when finished will run from Harlem in the north to the financial district in the South, not far from the Battery. There is some hope that af- ter the subway reaches the southern part of Manhattan Island it will be further extend- ed east to JFK Airport. Another New York project is the East Side Access that will allow Long Island Rail Road trains to enter Grand Central Terminal in a huge cavern built under the terminal. More- over, the 7 Line under 42nd Street is being extended west to 11th Avenue and then south to the Javitz Center; in the future it may be extended west beneath the Hudson River to Secaucus Junction in New Jersey. Many billions of dollars are needed to finish these projects over the next 20 to 30 years. On the West Coast the extension of Seat-
tle’s light rail system in a subway to the Uni- versity of Washington is a big effort, as is the Portland light rail construction east of the Willamette River. The extension of San Francisco’s BART system south to San Jose and Santa Clara is an exciting effort. Elec- trification of the Caltrain commuter service from San Francisco to San Jose is in the works. In Los Angeles, there are exciting light rail extension efforts and the expan- sion of the Purple Line Subway west under Wilshire Blvd. to Santa Monica. Light rail extension is taking place in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Denver, and Dallas. In Chicago, the busy Red Line Subway is being refurbished from downtown to 95th Street and there is a prelude to expanding the Red Line south to 130th Street. The subways in Washington and Atlanta are undergoing rehabilitation and the Washington Metrorail is being ex- tended to Dulles International Airport. A century and more ago there were many small scale streetcar and interurban electric railway undertakings; most have disap- peared. The present crop of projects may have a longer useful life. The problem today is finding the will to proceed and a way to find the money to carry out the project. Urban rail transit and commuter rail service began to decline in the mid-1920s due mainly from automotive competition. There was a very sharp increase in patron- age during World war II. Then there was a decline again in a time of post-war affluence and car buying and urban sprawl. Many studies show that public transit is vital to quality urban life. Federal aid to transit be- gan in the Kennedy administration and has continued and evolved over more than 50 years. In many cases there is much more in- vestment using state and local money than federal funds. The future of urban rail trans- portation appears bright as research shows more young people are not driving as much, or even owning cars. For the information,
thanks to John A. Lee, Bill Holman, David Harris, and Charlie Bogart.
Honolulu Rail Cars
The first group of new rail cars for Honolulu will be delivered in 2014. Mock-ups of the new cars were delivered in mid 2013 by Ansaldo Breda. The new rail line is to be served by 40 100 foot long trains of articulat- ed cars. More than 400 passengers can be hauled in each two-car set. The project is a design-build operate-maintain contract with Ansaldo Breda and Ansaldo STS. The cost of the contract is $1.33 billion. The new rail line is expected to help relieve serious motor vehicle congestions that has spoiled the Hawaiian paradise. Thanks for Carl Edd and John A. Lee for the news.
The Los Angeles Purple Line The promise of the proposed Purple Line subway is to move travelers from Westwood to down town Los Angeles in 25 minutes. The area to be served is very busy and the streets are highly congested. The additional nine miles of subway will reach from the present terminal at Wilshire/Western to Westwood/V.A. Hospital station. The Purple Line operates jointly with the
Red Line subway from Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal to Wilshire/Vermont Station; at this point the Red Line takes a northern route to Hollywood. The Purple Line heads west to Wilshire/Vermont and to Wilshire/Western. The extension will be built in three sections. Section one is 3.9 miles in length and will include new stations at La Brea, Fairfax, and La Cienega. The pre construction work will go on to 2014. The construction phase will last from 2014-2023. Operations will commence in 2023. The second section is to be 2.6 miles long
and includes stations at Wilshire/Rodeo and Century City. The pre construction activities will occupy 2017-2018, and construction is to proceed from 2019-2026. Operations will be- gin in 2026.
The final section is to be 2.9 miles long and will include Westwood/UCLA and West- wood/V.A. Hospital. Pre construction activi- ty is programmed for 2025-2027. Construc- tion will be carried out from 2027-2035 with operations starting in 2035. The construction work is expected to gen- erate 52,500 jobs and cost $6.3 billion. The time and cost are function of the very difficult construction area. The soils are not stable and the area is subject to frequent earthquakes.
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