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The latest on the BR to NO passenger train
Posted on 10/29/18 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 10/29/18 at 3:42 pm
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KCS is not on board. KCS says there's no real plan. KCS says the projected costs are way off.
Proponents say it's vital and they want flood grant money from HUD to get things started and the project funded. Either that are some of that 300 million dollar surplus Edwards has to play with.
KCS is not on board. KCS says there's no real plan. KCS says the projected costs are way off.
Proponents say it's vital and they want flood grant money from HUD to get things started and the project funded. Either that are some of that 300 million dollar surplus Edwards has to play with.
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Posted on 10/29/18 at 3:45 pm to doubleb
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Proponents say it's vital and they want flood grant money from HUD to get things started
This post was edited on 10/29/18 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 10/29/18 at 3:46 pm to doubleb
I don't see the benefits of this. It's not a high speed train so it will take as long or longer than driving.
BR isn't walkable so you'd still have to have transportation when you got here. Nola is more walkable but I'd still prefer to have my vehicle when I'm there.
Just seems like a giant waste of money. Let's fix a few roads instead.
BR isn't walkable so you'd still have to have transportation when you got here. Nola is more walkable but I'd still prefer to have my vehicle when I'm there.
Just seems like a giant waste of money. Let's fix a few roads instead.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 3:49 pm to fallguy_1978
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BR isn't walkable so you'd still have to have transportation when you got here. Nola is more walkable but I'd still prefer to have my vehicle when I'm there.
Just seems like a giant waste of money
Bingo.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 3:50 pm to SoulGlo
something that would be worthwhile doing is upgrading both rail bridges across the Bonnet Carre...double track them and increase speed limit to 45MPH...
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:01 pm to vl100butch
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something that would be worthwhile doing is upgrading both rail bridges across the Bonnet Carre...double track them and increase speed limit to 45MPH...
I think they are in the middle of doing this.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:01 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:fricking this.
Just seems like a giant waste of money. Let's fix a few roads instead.
quote:Jesus Christ man. What the hell are we doing as a state?
The passenger rail, estimated to cost $300 million in capital expenses alone
This post was edited on 10/29/18 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:02 pm to doubleb
The only people that benefit from this are politicians and their cronies
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:04 pm to doubleb
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a complete engineering study must be done, and the state has already received $30 million from the Obama administration to do so
Louisiana is famous for its Studies.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:04 pm to Cosmo
Don't re-elect JBE and this boondoggle likely goes away. At least for a little while.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:55 pm to doubleb
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KCS is not on board. KCS says there's no real plan. KCS says the projected costs are w
I'm not in favor of the rail link but KCS not being on board is predictable.
Why would they want to share the rail with passenger traffic if they don't have to?
Posted on 10/29/18 at 4:59 pm to PoBoy1
We've been wanting to run "Excursion Steam Train" service from B.R. to N.O. for a while. Special events like Jazz Fest. Mardi Gras, LSU vs Bama,Saints Games things like that. We know there is an interest. States that have them regularly sell out months/years in advance. Would be cheaper than buses to evacuate, if coupled with regular train service. Wouldn't be a wind fall for tourism but would help according to some small studies we've done.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:00 pm to doubleb
I just want an old fashioned loop
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:02 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Why would they want to share the rail with passenger traffic if they don't have to?
And of course they would have to set their schedule after the passenger schedule was determined. Makes no sense for them to want it, and it makes no sense that proponents have gone this far without them.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:05 pm to doubleb
KCS wanted to sell the parts of the BR to N.O. line they own a few years ago. For a while it was not used much compared to the CN line.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:06 pm to doubleb
Follow where the $500,000 from the metro council went, and you will get your answers to what this really was and why experts like KCS say it’s not feasible ,as proposed.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:14 pm to bgtiger
Anybody else remember the Mardi Gras Special that ran from BR-NO and back on Mardi Gras day ? Left BR at 7:00 a.m. and returned at 7:00 p.m., if I remember correctly. Fun times. 
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:14 pm to doubleb
Gargantuan waste of dollars.
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:19 pm to doubleb
This story needs to quit popping up every month. It’s a stupid idea and will never happen
Posted on 10/29/18 at 5:20 pm to fallguy_1978
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I don't see the benefits of this. It's not a high speed train so it will take as long or longer than driving.
BR isn't walkable so you'd still have to have transportation when you got here. Nola is more walkable but I'd still prefer to have my vehicle when I'm there.
Just seems like a giant waste of money. Let's fix a few roads instead.
Yeah this is basically trying to run before walking. But the run is some kind of weird gimpy run. We need to make it possible to drive through or around our Capital City on a given afternoon without being stuck in gridlock or having to go an hour out of your way and need to fix our laughably shitty roads before we start talking trains and shite.
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