To: VOA
keeping it from flooding would be prohibitively expensive. Even at street level is is prone to shutdowns with minor flooding. It hasn't happened yet, but it's only been running for a month.
19 posted on
01/31/2004 4:25:26 AM PST by
Flyer
(Fear the Train!)
To: Flyer
Even at street level is is prone to shutdowns with minor flooding. It hasn't happened yet,
but it's only been running for a month.
Wonder if the mass-trans experts in Houston ever visited Chicago?
(re: elevated rail)
But...it sure would be interesting to build the current rail cars with water-tight doors
and have the first submarine-lightrail system! Now that would give you mass-trans
with the appeal of an amusement-park ride.
23 posted on
01/31/2004 4:31:05 AM PST by
VOA
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