tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552358014685805851.post369972397828691935..comments2023-11-05T02:35:48.009-05:00Comments on Track Twenty-Nine: Wednesday Wrap: 12/9/09Matt'http://www.blogger.com/profile/15011703558247093148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552358014685805851.post-38727321111589255312009-12-13T17:32:11.983-05:002009-12-13T17:32:11.983-05:00to be pedantic, there isn't that much rain in ...to be pedantic, there isn't that much rain in spokane. since it's on the lee side of the cascades, most of the moisture is pulled out of the clouds before they get that far inland... :)IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552358014685805851.post-40099813447300167052009-12-10T13:11:47.266-05:002009-12-10T13:11:47.266-05:00@Peter,
In this case, tearing up the tracks is a g...@Peter,<br />In this case, tearing up the tracks is a good thing. The tracks on the Beltline today are old freight rail tracks, some of which have been on the ground for over a century. The line was not double tracked, and in some cases rails and ties were missing. <br /><br />The Beltline LRT will not use the same <i>rails</i> but it will use the same right-of-way. But the LRT is still years off. First to be built will be parks (with room for the LRT), and for that to happen, the rails have to go.<br /><br />So this is a momentous and happy occassion.Matt'https://www.blogger.com/profile/15011703558247093148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552358014685805851.post-35585977894558471392009-12-09T17:35:58.166-05:002009-12-09T17:35:58.166-05:00is it just me or is ripping up tracks supposed to ...is it just me or is ripping up tracks supposed to be reserved to, you know, the car companies?<br /><br />sounds like a disaster. wow.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319342837525619844noreply@blogger.com