tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post5513362392714418631..comments2023-04-26T15:04:16.949+03:00Comments on erimaassa: TraffickingOalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-45450276039122903202014-05-11T18:36:42.877+03:002014-05-11T18:36:42.877+03:00large multimodal station for Louisville area would...large multimodal station for Louisville area would require some more planning or at least moving out the truck depot opposite the imaged railway station.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-28067950940140593292014-05-04T09:32:53.061+03:002014-05-04T09:32:53.061+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-76031519886435083752014-05-04T08:55:10.689+03:002014-05-04T08:55:10.689+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-32532371145405345652013-03-15T12:39:04.360+02:002013-03-15T12:39:04.360+02:00The St.Louis station area looks like being such a ...The St.Louis station area looks like being such a mess with the Interstate#64 going right over it, that a potential large renovation for the area is a job for distinguished architects. If one plans to get some area for sleeper cars too, it'd be one heck of a difficult build.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-12817983402092904232013-03-15T08:43:14.947+02:002013-03-15T08:43:14.947+02:00Having fun trying to make a database spreadsheet o...Having fun trying to make a database spreadsheet of the routes. This process has uncovered some flaws in the mapp (and some even in the routes). I've been adding some local routes, and cutting some in two sections. The number of routes is now <b>83</b> (all abroad florida and some planned commuter lines are included now). The largest urban area without rail service are <b>Winston-Salem, NC</b> for it's location in a hill area,<br />and <b>Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR—MO</b>, for it's located far from more important routes. Then there are plenty smaller cities I've not checked yet, and some larger in CA (I guess the local commuter Metrolink connects most of them).Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-3647608116907721322013-03-06T20:12:12.264+02:002013-03-06T20:12:12.264+02:00that would be approximately 36000 miles of track (...that would be approximately 36000 miles of track (25% of total railway lines in the US.) Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-43062133421694247942013-03-05T11:37:59.916+02:002013-03-05T11:37:59.916+02:00List of Routes in the imagined track map:
Chicago...List of Routes in the imagined track map:<br /><br />Chicago north:<br />1.Chicago – Portland, Oregon/Seattle via Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota (Empire Builder)<br /><br />2.Chicago - Green Bay - SaultSteMarie (new)<br />3.Chicago - Rockford - Madison (new long commuter)<br /> <br /> *branching north<br /> 4.Minneapolis - Thunder Bay (Northern Lights Express?)<br /> 5.Fargo - Vancouver (Via Rail?)<br /> *Minneapolis southward <br /> 6.Minneapolis - Mason City - Des Moines<br /> 7.Minneapolis - Sioux Falls - Omaha - Kansas City (High Plains Regional)<br /><br />Chicago West:<br /><br />8.Chicago - Des Moines - Omaha - Denver + 9.Denver - Salt Lake City - Emeryville(San Francisco) (California Zephyr divided in two sections)<br /> *branching north<br /> 10.Denver - Salt Lake City - Boise - Portland<br />11.Chicago - Kansas City - Wichita - Albuquerque - (Los Lunas) (Desert Express)<br /> *branching south<br /> 12.Kansas City - Wichita - Oklahoma City - Dallas (Low Plains Regional)<br /><br /><br />13.Chicago - New Orleans (City of New Orleans, heritage route)<br /><br />Front Range:<br />14.Cheyenne - Denver - Albuquerque - (Los Lunas) (Front Range Regional)<br />15.Cheyenne - Denver - Amarillo - Dallas (Snow Bird Express)<br /><br /><br />16.Chicago - St.Louis (high speed trunk line)<br /><br />St.Louis west <br />17.St.Louis - Kansas City<br />18.St.Louis - Springfield - Tulsa - Oklahoma City - Dallas (<br /><br />19.St.Louis - Walnut Ridge - Little Rock - Texarkana - Dallas (Texas Eagle 1)<br /> at Walnut Ridge -> 20.Memphis - Springfield - Kansas City (Elvis Special) <br /><br />St.Louis east<br />21.St.Louis - Indianapolis - Columbus - Pittsburgh - (Washington and New York) <br />22.St.Louis - Louisville - Cincinnati - Columbus<br /> (Connecting to 44.Cardinal and 45.Hoosier State heritage routes at their ends at Cincinnati)<br /><br />Dallas Additional routes:<br />23.Dallas - Abilene - Lubbock - Roswell - Albuquerque - Flagstaff - Los Angeles (Desert Express)<br />24, 25, 26.The small HSR triangle<br />27.Dallas - Shreveport - Birmingham - Atlanta (Southland Express)<br />28.Dallas - Memphis + 29.Memphis - Birmingham - Montgomery - Mobile(left and right Blue Suede Shoes)<br /><br />Texas other Routes <br />30.Houston - Jacksonville, Florida (Sunset Limited)<br />31.Houston - San Antonio - Laredo (- Monterrey (Mexico)) (Coke Express ;-))<br />32.San Antonio - Los Angeles via -Tucson AND Phoenix (Hombrero)<br /><br />West coast:<br />33.Los Angeles - Las Vegas (-Salt Lake City) (Temptation Express)<br />34,35,36,37.I think that is pretty much how they operate now and have plans to expand so no comment.<br /><br />the two Nashville centered lines<br />38.Memphis - Nashville - Knoxville (new track, Tennessean, partly a local train?)<br />39.Atlanta - Chattanooga - Nashville - Evansville - (St. Louis and Chicago) <br /><br />Atlanta Additional Routes<br />40.Atlanta - New Orleans <br />41.Atlanta - Columbus,Georgia (-Tallahassee? )(Georgia Local)<br />42.Atlanta - Knoxville<br />(43.Knoxville - Washington) <br /><br />46. Atlanta - Washington (Crescent)<br />47. Atlanta - Jacksonville - Miami<br />48. Atlanta - Savannah<br /><br />49,50. Chicago - Detroit (local and express)<br />51,52,53 triangle Detroit - Buffalo - (Toronto) (Via Rail?)<br /><br />Then there are about 12 more, I guess.<br />So 64 - 67 routes to connect major cities (and appropriate stations on the way). This would likely double the Amtrak fleet so there might be room for privately owned passenger traffic.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-23651970095742250942013-03-05T06:45:09.969+02:002013-03-05T06:45:09.969+02:00immediately after posting the new image noticed an...immediately after posting the new image noticed an error, others are likely present...<br /><br />Minneapolis-Winnipeg goes best via Fargo, and Thunder Bay - Minneapolis would on the shore of Superior. <br /><br />The additional track is (at least according to BingMaps is between Dayton and Indianapolis. The southern gap between Knoxville and Nashville is a +20mi. gap on mountainous area where it's difficult build a fast track, but maybe a scenic slow route.Oalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032383453035968859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-5073870306253077142013-02-18T19:24:11.991+02:002013-02-18T19:24:11.991+02:00some speeds (own definitions...)
bullet train (>...some speeds (own definitions...)<br />bullet train (>146mph)<br />HSR<br />express inter city (tops at 110mph)<br />regional inter city (82,5mph) <br />express freight<br />regional train (62mph)<br />fast freight<br />commuter rail (46,5mph)<br />normal freight<br />suburban rail (34mph)<br />bulk freight<br />car (in congestion 15 mph)<br /><br />It's not an easy task to fit all of these, even in a large system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-35509972008786899332013-02-18T18:21:26.453+02:002013-02-18T18:21:26.453+02:00along central mississippi, of course... along central mississippi, of course... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637274346873044737.post-69739539142006396542013-02-18T18:00:29.919+02:002013-02-18T18:00:29.919+02:00yes, there are errors on the us railroad map and t...yes, there are errors on the us railroad map and the late addition is also a bit flimsy, there are two big cities along Mississippi, Memphis and St.Louis, where the 110mph express intercity passenger traffic could cross the river. i might have selected the wrong one. Anyway, the river is quite in the center of the US and in boarding a train in either of them, after twelve hours one might find himself anywhere east of the rockies. so, board a train at 7pm, get sleep, refresh yourself at the destination and find yourself looking either the Rockies at Denver or Manhattan in NY.Oalenoreply@blogger.com