Railroad tracks offer something I am more powerful than. [photo] Sign on railroad car advises against hammering on the car. [photo] Man’s best friend waits patiently on the other side of the track. [photo]
Stories indexed with the term ‘ann arbor railroad’
AATA OKs North-South Rail Planning Costs
At its June 21, 2012 meeting, the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority board authorized the funds for north-south commuter rail planning that were already part of its approved fiscal year 2012 budget, which runs through Sept. 30, 2012. The total in the line item for the WALLY (Washtenaw and Livingston Railway) is $230,000, of which $45,000 are AATA funds.
Other entities that have contributed money to the WALLY project include: Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority ($50,000); Washtenaw County ($50,000); city of Howell DDA ($37,000); and a federal grant ($48,000). The planned expenditures are for station design work and for other consulting work on railroad operations and liability issues.
Ordinarily, the expenditure of funds from the budget would not necessarily need an explicit board authorization. … [Full Story]
Track Straightening Work on Ann Arbor Railroad
Let's get this straight. Ann Arbor Railroad track gets measured out for straightening work next week.
“Left, a skosh!” the guy behind the transit radioed his colleagues about a half mile away along the rails. He was sighting northward up the track from where it crosses Traver Road up to Barton Drive. The guys up the track were almost as invisible to the naked eye in real life as they are in The Chronicle’s photo accompanying this story.
The late morning temperatures were in the low 70s, but without a cloud in the sky, … [Full Story]