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@trainstations The Montreal Metro is the only subway line I've ridden where the trains have rubber tires instead of metal wheels. It sounds strange (to me) when the train quietly whooses into the station instead of rattling and roaring.

There must be other subways like that somewhere.

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... billions, ending #gas #transit deals, and preparing to fire 40% of its headquarters staff.
💸 08:00 – Banking Panic in #Russia
The Russian #CentralBank prepares to freeze retail deposits, sending the population into a #panic. Russians fear another economic #collapse like in 1991 or 1998.
🌎 10:00 – Global Uncertainty
As Donald #Trump's inauguration looms, the world wonders: Will he appease or help destroy the #Kremlin dictator?

#Ukraine #russoUkrainianWar

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Then vs now.

At Årstaberg station (commuter rail & LRT ring line) just outside inner city Stockholm. Big redevelopment ongoing. Low rise light industry to high rise residential (fairly urban). Including eastern entrance going from stairs & ramp up to narrow shared use path, to a a plaza with nice ramp & stairs, wide pedestrian + cycling bridge across, and a big grocery store coming!
Other side getting somewhat redeveloped soon too.

How should Orange County connect its coming streetcar to Metro Los Angeles coming Gateway Line? Should it try to extend the Metro Line to meet the Streetcar or the Streetcar to meet the Metro Line? Ideally. I would extend the Metro Line to the Streetcar, and the Streetcar up to Anaheim. #transit

The T should use some space of large stations (for example the concourse at DTX) to hold T(ea) ☕️dance once a month or so and sell tickets and booze to raise more money 💰

Or is Tea dance only a gay thing?

#idea#mbta#T