Re: (rshsdepot) Sioux City Elevated Railway

[Tjfloyddc_@_aol.com]

There  is an elevated rail structure in Seattle, as well: the monorail that 
runs from the Space Needle to the northern edge of downdown.

Miami's people mover is also elevated, I believe.  Not sure about 
Jacksonville.


In a message dated 7/16/2004 4:06:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
luckyshow_@_mindspring.com writes:


> Sioux City, Iowa
> 
> I still think it is odd that in a land of flat planes as far as the eye can
> see building 2 miles of heavy iron girders, viaducts, the expense seems
> frivolous. But then I thought maybe the cost of 2 miles of El and the
> stations (it didn't say how many there were, and there wasn't a map) was
> cheaper than a bridge over the river, what with approaches and maybe having
> to be able to pen the bridge for river traffic..so maybe it was a good
> investment....Imagine if it had lasted to this day.Or had become part of an
> intercity railroad if they hadn't gone bankrupt
> 
> They built it to avoid 4 railroads' crossings, there were 84 railroad
> crossings they would have had to contend with!
> 
> Plus, the newspaper article says it was last El in the west but they are
> forgetting BART!
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernie Wagenblast" <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>
> To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>; "Henry Rosenberg" <hwr5@columbia.edu>;
> "Clone" <jc_clone_@_yahoo.com>; "Jamie" <nyclincoln@aol.com>; "97"
> <cindular_@_hotmail.com>; "tic" <bionicfran@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:20 AM
> Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Sioux City Elevated Railway
> 
> 
> > It is real.  I found several citations about it on legitimate Web sites.
> >
> > Here are two of them:
> >
> > http://www.siouxcityhistory.org/transportation/more.php?id=29_0_4_0_M
> >
> > http://www.kingbridgeco.com/SiouxCityEL.htm
> >
> >
> > Bernie Wagenblast
> > Transportation Communications Newsletter
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>
> > To: "RSHS Depot" <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>; "Henry Rosenberg"
> > <hwr5_@_columbia.edu>; "Clone" <jc_clone@yahoo.com>; "Jamie"
> > <nyclincoln_@_aol.com>; "97" <cindular@hotmail.com>; "tic"
> > <bionicfran_@_yahoo.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:44 AM
> > Subject: (rshsdepot) Sioux City Elevated Railway
> >
> >
> > > Is this real? Seems unlikely and I never heard of it:
> > >
> >
> http://www.clark.sioux-city.k12.ia.us/History/Transportation/El%20Railway.ht
> m
> > >
> > > ================================
> > > The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> > > railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
> > >
> >
> > ================================
> > The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> > railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
> >
> 
> ================================
> The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
> 
> 


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