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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-04-09 10:11 AM
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Ok I really like the green choo choo and bike path and bus and tree
ad on the left side of the screen on DU.

I like it.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-04-09 10:13 AM
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1. In Europe the railbeds actually have grass on them. nt
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-04-09 10:14 AM
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2. Top of the morning to you, Captain. Very nice to see you as
always on these boards.

I love the choo choos in Europe. Those people know how to do rail.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-04-09 10:20 AM
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3. Here's a sight you'll find interesting. It's the official site of the ..
Moscow metro. We won the Cold War, but they won the transit war!

http://www.metro.ru/

Now, here's one of the newest stations:

It's modeled after Paris stations!

http://www.metro.ru/stations/arbatsko-pokrovskaya/slavyanskiy_bulvar/

I am involved in efforts to expand mass transit in the DC area. And, as an Amtrak rider, I just wish Amtrak had dedicated track. That would speed up times and punctuality hugely. We don't even need high-speed trains to dramatically cut travel times. It's about track.
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-04-09 10:23 AM
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4. Thank you for the good work and for work well worth doing.
Thanks for the link. Moscow. Paris.

I love it.
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