How about no.Plannerdad wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 1:20 pmAnd leave space for a future passenger rail connection to Grand Rapids…
Kzoo looks to close 3 crossings, move railyard
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How about people like you stop being weird about constructive suggestions like this?
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I suggest that pigs fly. I will strike down any criticism I receive.
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How about people like you figure out how to use the quote feature?
The whole Amtrak from GRR to CHI via Kzoo topic has been discussed ad nauseum on here before. It's a terrible idea that abandons HOM, BAM and SJM, over half of the PM's ridership, while also costing millions to get the GDLK upgraded to the same standards that the CSX already is.
It's a dumb, horrible idea.
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The property in the NW quadrant of the GR&I and MC diamond is owned by NS and Kalamazoo Brownfield Authority.Plannerdad wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 1:20 pmAnd leave space for a future passenger rail connection to Grand Rapids…
But I’m happy with the Pere Marquette just the way it is
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I have no objection to the Pere Marquette route. But it misses the high speed corridor where most of the state and federal dollars will go. And The Gun Lake Tribe is building a city between GR and Kalamazoo. I think the two routes could complement each other. It is only money!
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Yeah, they spent all this money and haven't even added any trains to the existing route.Plannerdad wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:05 pmI have no objection to the Pere Marquette route. But it misses the high speed corridor where most of the state and federal dollars will go. And The Gun Lake Tribe is building a city between GR and Kalamazoo. I think the two routes could complement each other. It is only money!
The idea that the Pere Marquette "misses out" on the improvements on the Michigan Line is like saying flights out of San Francisco are missing out on the improvements at LAX.
They're two completely different services.
Now, a GR-Kzoo train is a different subject entirely.
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All I am suggesting is to not preclude the option of connecting to GR. The GR metro area has almost 3/4 of a million people and could help the high speed corridor. My idea is creating kind of a Holland-Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo loop with self contained equipment of some kind, quasi-commuter service.
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How about Kalamazoo to Traverse City?
I agree. While moving the railyard would qualify as a "fantasy" plan and lesser improvements (such as a NE connection on the diamond) are close to fantasy land the oft discussed fantasy passenger rail plans are just distractions.
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Moving the GDLK yard isn’t as far-fetched an idea, honestly. As pointed out, there are locations potentially available both north and south of town. GDLK doesn’t need a *huge* yard, it isn’t like they would be building a new North Platte.justalurker66 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2024 11:56 pmHow about Kalamazoo to Traverse City?
I agree. While moving the railyard would qualify as a "fantasy" plan and lesser improvements (such as a NE connection on the diamond) are close to fantasy land the oft discussed fantasy passenger rail plans are just distractions.
Ultimately it depends on how much the City (and State) want to spend to fix these problems. Watco isn’t going to do it since what they have works for them.
I personally tend to believe that the Northeast connection is the most likely solution, perhaps coupled with rationalizing north of BO to just one main with a new connection up north.
One major not-yet-discussed factor may someday be train frequency on the AML. If they ever do end up beefing up the frequencies a lot, then train v train interference will also be much more of an issue compared to what it is now. GDLK has plenty of large windows to do their thing without getting in Amtrak’s way.
We’ll see. Just about anything is possible with enough time, money and resources. Just a matter of what the parties involved want to commit to!
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Apparently MDOT does not share your sentiment. See page 92 paragraph 6.5.6.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:39 pmHow about people like you figure out how to use the quote feature?
The whole Amtrak from GRR to CHI via Kzoo topic has been discussed ad nauseum on here before. It's a terrible idea that abandons HOM, BAM and SJM, over half of the PM's ridership, while also costing millions to get the GDLK upgraded to the same standards that the CSX already is.
It's a dumb, horrible idea.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/P ... 564B493B8A
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All that says is that they’ve been suggested, that’s it.Standard Railfan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:44 amApparently MDOT does not share your sentiment. See page 92 paragraph 6.5.6.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:39 pmHow about people like you figure out how to use the quote feature?
The whole Amtrak from GRR to CHI via Kzoo topic has been discussed ad nauseum on here before. It's a terrible idea that abandons HOM, BAM and SJM, over half of the PM's ridership, while also costing millions to get the GDLK upgraded to the same standards that the CSX already is.
It's a dumb, horrible idea.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/P ... 564B493B8A
And I agree. They’ve been suggested. But those ideas are crap.
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I realize that the idea has only been suggested, but MDOT does not delete the idea over subsequent planning cycles.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 10:13 amAll that says is that they’ve been suggested, that’s it.Standard Railfan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:44 amApparently MDOT does not share your sentiment. See page 92 paragraph 6.5.6.Saturnalia wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:39 pm
How about people like you figure out how to use the quote feature?
The whole Amtrak from GRR to CHI via Kzoo topic has been discussed ad nauseum on here before. It's a terrible idea that abandons HOM, BAM and SJM, over half of the PM's ridership, while also costing millions to get the GDLK upgraded to the same standards that the CSX already is.
It's a dumb, horrible idea.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/P ... 564B493B8A
And I agree. They’ve been suggested. But those ideas are crap.
I’m not an expert, but it seems plausible that one train set could run up to 3 round trips between Holland, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo scheduled to meet Wolverine and Blue Water trains.
The greater frequency would allow passengers more flexibility going to and from Chicago as well as allow convenient travel to points in Central and Southeast Michigan. Using the connection at Kalamazoo allows for expanded higher speed service without paying to maintain a corridor over the CSX lines.
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Re: Kzoo looks to close 3 crossings, move railyard
Just out of curiosity, how many rail served industries are in Kalamazoo?
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Check Wiki for the complete list but there are 10 including Portage. GDLK has done an impressive job getting new customers.
joeyuboats wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 12:49 pmJust out of curiosity, how many rail served industries are in Kalamazoo?
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So an "other proposal" that didn't even make the cutoff to be a named "other proposal" in the report?Standard Railfan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:44 amApparently MDOT does not share your sentiment. See page 92 paragraph 6.5.6.
https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/P ... 564B493B8A
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So where was Mosel and North Yard located? It never dawned on me that both of these railroads had yards for their respective north/south lines in Kalamazoo but I also never really put much effort into looking.
On a side note, I've always found it rather fascinating that the PM never made it into Kalamazoo considering how close they got and basically went everywhere around town.
On a side note, I've always found it rather fascinating that the PM never made it into Kalamazoo considering how close they got and basically went everywhere around town.
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