Rail ‘creates more jobs than road transport’

Ai??Ai?? An interesting article from RailNews UK. Rail ‘creates more jobs than road transport’ MORE jobs would be created by reducing car use and encouraging a switch to rail travel, according to a new report. The findings. commissioned by pteg, the Campaign for Better Transport and Sustrans from researchers Ekosgen, show that 100 direct rail […]

A Cost Comparison of Transportation Modes. A study worth looking at.

The following study is well worth a look as it dispels many currents myths about transit, especially the SkyTrain light-metro system. ‘Zwei’ notes that Professor Condon has fallen into the light rail/streetcar trap. The difference between LRT and a streetcar is the quality of rights-of-way, where a streetcar operates on-street in mixed traffic, with little […]

Islanders ignore fiscal realities as they rail to save decrepit E&N – Has anyone planned for TramTrain

The following item from the Vancouver Sun, is one of the most ill researched pieces of anti-rail nonsense I have seen in a long while. Mr. Palmer demonstrates his total lack of knowledge of ‘rail‘ transport andAi??Ai??loudly supports the government line of not investing in the E&N Railway. It is so sad that the state […]

If You Think Railway Crossings Are Troublesome, How About an Airport Runway Crossing?

For some light summer fun. Gibraltar, as we all know is a very small colony on the bottom tip of Spain and land is at a premium. Instead of an expensive tunnel, the main road into Gibraltar crosses the main airport runway and is protected by railway style crossing gates! To enter Gibraltar, one must […]

Time to put pressure on officials

Time to put pressure on officials The ChilliwackAi??Ai??Times July 13, 2010 Ai??Ai?? // Ai??Ai??Editor: Regarding the remarks of Mayor Sharon Gaetz and Coun. Diane Janzen and those of previous mayors and councils about transit: They are very parochial and short-sighted. They do not see the big valley picture (which includes Abbotsford, Langley and a large […]

View obscured from ivory tower – From the Chilliwack times.

The Light Rail Committee has been advocating TramTrain for the Fraser Valley since the mid 90’s, hopefully some positive news will be forthcoming soon! Sadly, in an age of financial frugality, regional and provincial transit planners still plan for hugely expensive metro and SkyTrain systems, yet with little or no method to pay for them. […]

Seattle’s Light Rail Update – the SkyTrain Lobby Infiltrates Down South

Ai?? The following story from the Seattle Transit Blog clearly illustrates the SkyTrain/metro types still have not read a book on the subject, instead believing that “speed’ and ‘grade separation’ for a transit system are a necessity. What is striking is the anti-LRT attitude of the metro supporting people who post. Like Vancouver, Seattle’s transit […]

More TramTrain news

More TramTrain news (though a wee bit old) from the UK. Tram plan on track? Surrey Comet Friday 16th July 2004 By Simeon Brody The prospect of electric trams gliding through the streets of Kingston may now be one step closer with the launch of a new lobby group. South London Trams will campaign for […]

Budapest trams – an interesting web site!

A link to Varga Akos aka HamsterA?ai??i??ai???s web site update of trams in Budapest Ai??Ai??http://hampage.hu/trams/eletkep41/e_index.html

Greenville SC Southern Connector toller files for bankruptcy

From Toll Road News Greenville SC Southern Connector toller files for bankruptcy Connector 2000 Association developer and operator of the Greenville Southern Connector tollroad filed for bankruptcy today in US Bankuptcy Court in nearby Spartanburg, South Carolina. The filing done under chapter 9 of the US Bankruptcy code that handles broke government entities has been […]