tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46311769544070269942024-03-12T21:45:49.124-05:00Twin Cities TransitLRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.comBlogger442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-12531864620012385072012-12-25T00:01:00.000-06:002012-12-25T00:01:00.046-06:00Merry Christmas<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5g4lY8Y3eoo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-66089265301501792712012-12-21T12:53:00.000-06:002012-12-21T12:53:37.225-06:00Central Corridor Update - Fall/Winter 2012<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TorumXP782A" width="560"></iframe><br />LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-92101511367214845752012-12-18T23:50:00.001-06:002012-12-18T23:50:59.653-06:00Thermite Welding on METRO Green Line (Central Corridor) 100th Upload<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-3549657545890971412012-10-31T15:27:00.002-05:002012-10-31T15:28:17.986-05:00Man Speaks Out Claims to be Abused<script type='text/javascript' src='http://CBSMIN.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=192066;hostDomain=video.minneapolis.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=425;playerHeight=375;isShowIcon=true;clipId=7888678;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.MINN%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed'></script><a href="http://video.minneapolis.cbslocal.com" title=""></a>LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-60077504409009093752012-10-24T18:20:00.001-05:002012-10-24T18:20:55.135-05:00Siemens S70 LRV RevealingAnother You Tube video of the <a href="http://twincitiestransit.blogspot.com/2012/10/siemens-s70-lrv-revealed.html">Siemens S70 LRV Revealing</a><br />
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LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-38547551837277464302012-10-11T22:12:00.000-05:002012-10-11T22:12:40.808-05:00Shake, Rattle and Rolling Found this on You Tube<br />
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Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh will be on hand with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, St Paul and Minneapolis mayors, and commissioner from Ramsey and Hennepin counties.LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-28977540865567695832012-09-22T12:35:00.000-05:002012-09-22T12:35:36.777-05:00Green Line<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>The St. Paul Saints were the big winners of Thursday's </em><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook0w0" style="color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><em><span style="color: black;">capital</span></em></span><em> grants announced by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. The city of St. Paul was awarded $25 million of the $27 million it requested for a new Saints ballpark.</em></div>
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<em>Nearly 100 applications were submitted, but only 11 were awarded a piece of the $47.5 million bonding money pool. Gov. Dayton had the final say in which projects would receive the legislature-approved </em><span style="color: black;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook1w0" style="color: darkgreen; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><em><span style="color: black;">funding</span></em></span><em>.</em></span></div>
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<strong orgfontsize="12px"><em>MINNESOTA BONDING MONEY BREAKDOWN</em></strong></div>
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<li orgfontsize="12px"><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>$2 million is better than nothing for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line. The Metropolitan Council applied for $14 million</strong>.</span></em></li>
<li orgfontsize="12px"><em>Duluth was awarded $8.5 million for downtown development.</em></li>
<li orgfontsize="12px"><em>A wellness center in Wadena received $4.2 million.</em></li>
<li orgfontsize="12px"><em>Rochester, St. Cloud and Mankato were all shut out of the grant sweepstakes, but Dayton said projects in those cities will be at the top of his bonding proposal for 2013.</em></li>
<li orgfontsize="12px"><em>Major repairs and reconstruction of Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis also failed to receive any funding.</em></li>
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<em>Getting ahead of anticipated criticism, Dayton said there was definitely no deal to set aside grant money for a Saints stadium in exchange for St. Paul lawmakers' votes on a new Vikings stadium.</em></div>
LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-89483862684615804342012-09-12T12:22:00.004-05:002012-09-12T12:46:41.948-05:00Delivery of the Type II Siemens S70Delivery of the Type II<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_S70"> Siemens S70</a>, LRV # 201, occurred on Sept 10, 2012. The <a href="http://twincitiestransit.blogspot.com/2012/09/brandt.html">Brandt</a> towed it to the O&M early Tuesday morning, Sept 11, 2012. Below are pictures and video. <br />
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This is the first of 59 LRVs that was purchased by Metro Transit. 47 LRVs are for the new <a href="http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/centralcorridor.asp">Green Line (Central Corridor)</a> and 12 are for <a href="http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm">Blue Line (Hiawatha Line)</a>. I talked with a Siemens rep. He told me that the first two LRVs has to have 4000 miles of testing and the LRVs after only need 1000 miles of testing before going into service.<br />
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You maybe wondering what <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/592/what-does-do-not-hump-mean-on-the-side-of-railroad-cars">"Do Not Hump"</a> means.<br />
"<em> It refers to a common method used to sort freight cars known as "humping," which involves the use of a man-made hill, or hump. A track heads up the hill and branches into numerous parallel tracks on its way down the other side. To make up new trains, a switch engine pushes a string of cars to the top of the hump, where the cars are uncoupled one at a time. Having determined the car's destination, a worker in a nearby tower pushes buttons or throws levers or whatever to get the track switches (you know, those things where one track divides into two) lined up properly. The car is then given a nudge, causing it to roll down the hump and onto the right track."</em>LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-13083693576961045452012-09-12T02:22:00.000-05:002012-09-12T02:22:55.884-05:00Brandt<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />LRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-57737403574954091742012-09-11T12:51:00.000-05:002012-09-11T12:51:31.071-05:00Burnsville Fire Muster - Fire Truck Parade <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bLshgbRaZhg" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Burnsville Fire Muster - Fire Truck Parade on Sept. 8, 2012 in Burnsville, MNLRV Op Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887188173065825429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4631176954407026994.post-22380265315701187812012-09-11T03:04:00.000-05:002012-09-12T03:28:53.736-05:00Siemens S70 LRV UpdateDelivery of the Type II Siemens S70 is expect the first week of September. Here is a link to presentation: <a href="http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCMC/2012/20120808PPT.pdf">Update of LRV/Central Corridor.</a> There are lots of photos of the LRV.<br />
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Informational presentation to Transportation Committee <span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://councilmeetings.metc.state.mn.us/Transportation/2012/0813/documents/Info4_0813_LRVInfo.pdf">Light Rail Vehicle Type 2 Procurement</a></span></span><br />
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UPDATE: The new Type II Siemens S70 has arrived . Pictures and video will be post in a few days.<br />
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