[PRCo] Re: Fwd: maglev

[Schneider Fred]

Wouldn't be so damn bad if you didn't need both energy to move it and  
energy to lift it off the ground and so damn much wind energy to  
convince the public the need the damn fool thing.

On Dec 20, 2008, at 4:44 PM, Richard Allman wrote:

> Gotta do a Dracula w/ MAGLEV, John! cut its head off, drive a stake  
> through
> its heart, expose it to sunlight, cover it w/ garlic, then burn it!  
> RICH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 10:07 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: maglev
>
>
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>>
>> Some consultant must be well connected to keep this scam going.
>>> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Fwd: maglev> Date:  
>>> Fri, 19
>>> Dec 2008 17:16:30 -0500> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> >  
>>> Trying
>>> to get to the Pittsburgh airport before you left never seems > to  
>>> die,
>>> does it?> Begin forwarded message:> > > Oh good, another  
>>> boondoggle to
>>> waste money on.> >> > FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO HOLD A  
>>> MAGLEV
>>> MEETING: On > > December 17, 2008, the Federal Railroad  
>>> Administration
>>> (FRA) will > > be holding an open, public meeting to answer  
>>> questions
>>> regarding > > its Notice of Funding Availability for $45 million  
>>> in grant
>>> funding > > for proposed magnetic levitation (maglev) projects  
>>> located
>>> east of > > the Mississippi River. Due to requests for meetings from
>>> proponents > > of eligible projects, and because of the competitive
>>> nature of the > > application process, FRA determined a public  
>>> meeting is
>>> appropriate > > so all potential applicants can attend. By law,  
>>> Congress
>>> limited > > the eligible projects to those in or between: !
>> Pittsburgh, Baltimore- > > Washington, and Atlanta-Chattanooga and
>> authorized FRA to award one > > or more grants which can be used for
>> preconstruction planning > > activities and the capital costs of  
>> the fixed
>> guideway > > infrastructure. The meeting will be held at the U.S.
>> Department of > > Transportation headquarters building located in
>> Washington, DC. > > (FRA - posted 12/16)> > > >
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