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  1. leemell

    Bob Hope airport

    And go up one flight.
  2. leemell

    Vancouver BC bus connection to Coast Starlight

    You know that there is a train connection as well as bus. The Cascades connects with the CS at King St. station and delivers you to downtown Vancouver where Customs does the required checks.
  3. leemell

    Metrolink EMD F125 "Spirit" Locomotive

    Saw one today at the Van Nuys Amtrak station.
  4. leemell

    California high speed rail

    I agree, during the campaign Trump specifically mentioned High Speed Rail as a thing to do. There may be some hope.
  5. leemell

    California high speed rail

    Here is a nice explanation and rebuttal to an LA Times article on this from the CAHSRBLOG: The argument Vartabedian, Ibbs, and other critics are making is that shorter stations make it harder to operate a “double” train set, as systems like Japan’s Shinkansen often do. But you could just as...
  6. leemell

    Amtrak bans the Galaxy Note 7

    There have been as of today, reports of 95 fires out of the about 3,000,000 sold.
  7. leemell

    California high speed rail

    Nothing too surprising here. I've been involved in a number of big projects and this kind to thing has happened to every one of them. Budget, time, risks, design all collide and trade-offs are made.
  8. leemell

    A Chihuahua Dog in CZ Bedroom 0n 8/16-8/17-What the heck!

    If you don't like dogs in restaurants --- do not go to Europe. It is very common there for dogs to be at the feet of their owners in restaurants.
  9. leemell

    RNC Convention Platform Plank addressing Amtrak

    Where the rubber meets the road so to speak, Trump acceptance speech specifically mentions rail --- "...We will build the roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, and the railways of our tomorrow." This puts him at odds with the Republican Congress.
  10. leemell

    boy jumps from train, CZ 6/22

    I believe that aboard the train is Federal jurisdiction. If that is true, possessing of any amount of marijuana (even a single marijuana cigarette) is punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000 on the first offense. I think he was right to be concerned. OTOH, pulling the cord was...
  11. leemell

    Where is this photograph taken?

    I drive this area frequently. You have nailed it on the head. I recognized at first glance.
  12. leemell

    Metrolink Using BNSF Locos For Cab Cars

    I was for a time I was a Mission Controller on a major unmanned spacecraft. When on duty (the time on shift could last 12-14 hours) there was no right to privacy. You are in charge of a multi-billion dollar machine. When you are in charge of a machine transporting people, there, in my...
  13. leemell

    Palmetto 89 Incident in Chester, Pa. (4/3/16)

    Reason are that they must get statements from everyone involved, collect all physical evidence and submit this evidence to lab analysis. That analysis can take a long time. (months) Then the whole thing has to be stepped through in time order and that analyzed for conclusions. It is...
  14. leemell

    LA Metro Gold Line: The New Train to the Beach Faces a Bottleneck Down

    It is not the Gold Line that goes to the beach, it is the Expo Line. The Gold Line runs from East LA to Union Station to Pasadena and out the San Gabriel Valley to Asuza.
  15. leemell

    CA releases new details on possible bullet train routes

    Actually that is still true. There has been no official change, This is the next version of the Supplemental Environmental Analysis for this Package. The Authority is proceeding with all of the Packages to obtain clearance for the whole project, even if it is not part of Phase I or the Initial...
  16. leemell

    Diner Dinnerware

    We have had Corelle dinner ware for 20+ years and (knock on wood) haven't broken one. We have dropped quite a few. We have over those years broken a few ceramic plates and glassware. They are made of a glass compound that is far tougher than regular glass. I can not speak for commercial service.
  17. leemell

    Diner Dinnerware

    Check out the currently airing Clooney/Devito Neprsspero TV ad.
  18. leemell

    Diner Dinnerware

    They are currently out-of-stack, but this place is the best I have ever found for anything discontinued.
  19. leemell

    High Speed Rail In America?

    This railway is about as far from shelter as you can get. It is brand new tracks in the center of partly elevated freeway where all of the local residents can see it and on the south side it is in the view of the mountains.
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