<div dir="ltr">That's called "Lake Effect Snow". The wet, warm (warm because the air has passed over the open, unfrozen waters of Lake Erie) air has to get away from the warming effect of the lake before the snow will start falling. <br>
<br>The rail operators manuals (two of them) are current. Here is the RTA policy concerning bikes on buses, cars and trains:::::<br><span class="subbodylg"><b><br><br>Riding Options: Rack-N-Roll</b><br>
<p class="subbodycopy">
<b>Buses:</b> 100% of RTA buses have bike racks. Just signal the bus
driver before boarding, and load your bike on the exterior bike racks.
If the exterior bike rack is
full, you will have to wait for the next bus.<br>
<br>
<b>Rapid Transit:</b> Just roll your bike on and stand with it. An adult
must accompany anyone under the age of 18 with bicycles. No more than
two bicycles are
permitted per rail car, with space available on a first-come,
first-served basis.</p>
<ul class="subbodycopy"><li>With 100 percent of buses sporting bike racks, RTA officials want to allow more bikes on the Rapid Transit lines. <strong>Bikes are permitted on all RTA trains at all
hours of operation, based on operator discretion.</strong> If the train
is already full, or if space at the end of the car is already taken by
customers in wheelchairs,
cyclists may be asked to wait for the next train. On the HealthLine,
you bring your bike on board just like the rapid. There is a designated
bike area behind the
articulated portion of the vehicle. <strong>No tandems, recumbents, mopeds, or tricycles are permitted on any RTA vehicle.</strong></li><li>At the Tower City station, bicycles may enter and leave by taking
the elevator between the station level and Prospect Avenue level (3rd
floor), using the Prospect
Avenue doors to the left and right of the elevator.</li><li>Bicycles are prohibited from all other areas of The Avenue at Tower City Center, including stairs, escalators and retail areas.</li><li>At Tower City, cyclists can transfer between Blue, Green, Waterfront
and Red Line Trains using the fare gates designated for wheelchairs.</li><li>At Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, bicycles may be locked
outside in designated areas. For safety reasons, bicycles are not
permitted inside terminal
buildings.</li><li>Bicycles are not allowed on the escalators at any station. Cyclists must use stairs and elevators only.</li><li>Like other passengers, cyclists must yield to wheelchair passengers.</li><li>Cyclists must board the train after other passengers, and must stay with their bicycles for the entire ride.</li>
<li>Bikes must not block aisles or doorways on RTA trains, and must be securely held or tied in place.</li><li>When on the platform, please keep your bicycle well away from the edge at all times.</li><li>Cyclists will obey all posted signs and instructions from all
authorized personnel, including RTA Transit Police, Service Quality
Management, Rail District operating
and supervisory personnel and municipal police.</li></ul></span><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Derrick Brashear <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadow@dementix.org" target="_blank">shadow@dementix.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Herb Brannon <<a href="mailto:hrbran@cavtel.net">hrbran@cavtel.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> My pleasure in doing it. Like it used to read, on the cover of every<br>
> "Traction & Models" magazine, "...knowledge is of no value unless it is<br>
> shared with others". To keep everything, on any given subject, hidden in<br>
> file cabinets or vaults is selfish. I'm next going to give you the Greater<br>
> Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Operator Rulebook. This is, of course,<br>
> modern day operations. I'm sure the signal systems and cab control will be<br>
> of interest to some.<br>
<br>
</div>How new a rulebook? Curious if it covers bicycles on the racks and in railcars.<br>
If the weather got bad I was going to take my bike back to Ohio City<br>
via rail last night,<br>
but oddly it was only snowing away from the lake (and not laying anyway).<br>
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