AdiA?A?s The Seattle Monorail Project

The Seattle monorail was to open in 2009; it didn’t. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUoqeRADp4Q] The Simpson’s monorail song, which Seattle’s monorail lobby successfully kept off the airwaves in the weeks leading up to the public ballot on the project. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q44IDYpEeso]

The Seattle Monorail debate – The Blog’s Most Viewed Post

The Rail For The Valley’s most viewed blog post is “SeattleA?ai??i??ai???s monorail versus LRT debate A?ai??i??ai??? Same story, differentAi??Ai??players!”,Ai??Ai?? http://railforthevalley.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/seattles-monrail-versus-lrt-debate-same-story-different-players/Ai??Ai?? which at first glance is a little puzzling, but when one understands the massive public debate over the proposed Seattle monorail, it is not surprising at all that there is still much interest South of […]

From the Abbotsford News – TramTrain perfect for Valley LRT

TramTrain perfect for Valley LRT Published: November 10, 2009 The Light Rail Committee has long supported the reinstatement of the Vancouver to Chilliwack interurban service and has long corresponded to transportation experts in Europe and the USA, who also support the return of the interurban. The concept of TramTrain, where specially designed streetcars or diesel […]

From the Vancouver Province – Canada Line to lose millions each year despite strong ridership – Another TransLink Bambozzle

From the “Tip of the Iceberg Department”; the RAV/Canada Line is going to cost TransLink money but until theAi??Ai??BC Auditor General has a go at TransLink, SkyTrain and RAV, the public will never know the true costs of the new subway or of TransLink’s metro operation. The $14 million to $21 million shortfall mentioned is […]

A Chilling Video From U-Tube – Saved by a ….. metro driver!

This video was on the news of late and it shows by metros should have a driver. Sadly if this were the ‘driverless’ SkyTrain, the results would have been tragic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa-K_faYyoA]

From the Gaurdian UK – Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower

Some sobering news from the U.K. If the article is true, then Campbell’s gamble on Gateway and the new Port Mann Bridge will be a colossal mistake; again the same is true of the RAV/Canada Line and the yet to be built Evergreen SkyTrain Line, which are far too expensive to expand to meet demand. […]

From the Seattle Times – Consortium on verge of owning Eastside railway land

Interesting news from Seattle, the BN&SF East side line is to be purchased by various government and utility bodies in Washington State. The East side Line, formerly a Milwaukee Road R.R. Line, ambles South from Snohomish to Renton on the east side of lake Washington. Now with portions abandoned or used for irregular freight traffic, […]

Train Versus Tornado – from U-Tube

Ever wanted to know what happens if a tornado hits a train? This U-Tube item shows all! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azV5bC2br-Q]

From the Vancouver Sun – "Financial review finds TransLink has "significant operational issues" – So, what else is new?

The province’s financial review was all too predictable, TransLink has problems. Well, for anyone who has tried to deal with TransLink’s bloated and arrogant bureaucracy, this is not news and the report is as I expected. The problems with TransLink can be summed up as: 1) Building metro (SkyTrain & RAV) on routes that do […]

From the Vancouver Province blog – SkyTrain track replacements to slow service east of Edmonds on weekends

The SkyTrain light-metro system has always been hard on the rails, which is surprising for the system is non-adhesion, with cars propelled by electro magnetic force. Parts of the line has seen track renewals much earlier and the curve West from Main St./Science World has had the track renewed several times. One wonders if track […]