That is an on-point article, Arthur. I noted the picture of the modern bridge conveying the train above the trail. I suspect that location was initially an at-grade RR crossing. That really points out that when/if a rails to trails goes to a "rail and trail", the rail road will also be brought up to current standards for a higher speed train.
We knew that if that happened on the SW/Badger Trail, that there are a number of bridges over the railroad bed that will have to raised or removed. But, we were convinced that would be a relative small part of the cost of a passenger rail construction budget. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ross, Arthur Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Plain Talk: Rail to bike trail conversion proves short-sighted Here's an interesting article from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy related to this issue. Rail use can return to corridors that have been preserved and converted to trail use, and Rails-With -Trials is viable with these conversions back to rail. http://www.railstotrails.org/news/features/dentonbranch.html Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 PO Box 2986 Madison, WI 53701-2986 608/266-6225
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