Comments on: Rail Transition

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:36:43 +0000

The next rail update will coincide with the January board meeting on the 25th. We do not anticipate announcing a date at that time.

By: Life. Complicated.

Life. Complicated. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:40:46 +0000

With February right around the corner, do you anticipate having a date announced in the next update?

By: M1EK

M1EK — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:15:17 +0000

Spending scarce local rail dollars on a service which even if/when double-tracked and run all day will, by the Feds own judgement back in 2000, be a ridership loser, is a really bad idea – especially when we have a much better local project needing the money (city urban rail plan).

By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:55:22 +0000

daveninja–

alas, yes. When MetroRail starts up, it will be a commuter service to get people to work M-F. We can’t immediately expand to all day/night/weekend service because we are obligated by law to carry freight (remember passenger and freight rail use the same set of tracks). Of course we will work towards expansion over time–we want to take you to downtown at night!–but it will take time because we have to build more track and possibly get more railcars, too.

By: daveninja

daveninja — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:05:15 +0000

Are we still looking at only weekday daytime service? Missing a huuuuge opportunity if you don’t supply recreational service. Was the entire reason everyone I know was excited about rail service to downtown in the first place!