wicked awesome on the west coast: Rachel Meddow Playing First?
Saw your interview with aging Senator that was sure global warming is false. He is unaware there were ten (10) weather events that cost over $1 BILLION dollars each in 2011. He might say "that's normal".
How many more would it take to convince him? About 100 or more? Yet, he is a Senator in Congress, can you imagine how many others share his views? Are doomed by these fossils?
Please, say it ain't so!
Mike Sarabia, a faithful watcher in MSNBC TV.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Monday, November 7, 2011
Project To Bring Jobs When It Is Started!
What we need, presently, is an unquestionable project that benefits most states by creating new jobs shortly after the project is announced, even before construction starts.
First Phase: Technical Qualifying Contest to define the best technology to A. Evaluate the design, B. Design and C. Construct a new, high speed, transcontinental railway from the West Coast, possibly, Oakland, California to Chicago, Illinois. It is a fact that about 90% of all ship containers in the East Coast, were unloaded in the West Coast, Oakland or Los Angeles/Long Beach. When exports from the East coast to Pacific Basin nations increases, these containers will not be empty and they will be sent via this train to the West Coast while creating more export jobs in the East Coast. This train route will eliminate Diesel fuel Air Pollution and reduce highway repair costs and speed up delivery by its shorter direct route and its faster, non-stop, speed. This technology has not been used in this scale.
The First Phase of this RFP would request an outline and the details of the evaluation recommended by each bidder on how to optimize the cost/benefit determination. The intent is to evaluate the bid in ways consistent with current technology. The intent of this large project is to advance construction techniques and the techniques for best evaluation. A draft of the proposed evaluation techniques will be included in the next phase. Bidders will be aware and able to comment of this techniques before the RFP is issued.
Second Phase: Analysis of cost/benefit to extending rail branches to other cities -to be specified. Like rail branches to Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, etc. The Chicago end is proposed since a high speed rail may be impractical around urban areas, noise reduction costs, for example, may prove to be too high.
Second Phase Part A: Task Definition, First Draft. The key ingredients are airborne topographical data to optimize routes with the same data available to all bidders. For example, a path between A and B has to cross two mountain chains with a river between them: Propose methodology to calculate and minimize the total cost in that specific region. It is important that all bids be judged by the same standard and all bidders know the standards and how they will be applied, with any exceptions. Bidders will be required to define the technology used with real data from one specific area to minimize cost and travel time. The type of rock, river flow data, etc., and distances to the nearest road are expected to be different for each river or land gap crossing.
For example, 1. How long and how many different rail track segments should be considered, for each obstacle crossing? How much will it cost to analyze each of them? Range of estimated values is expected, using "best applicable" techniques.
2. How to deal with an unexpected underground water flow along the path and tunnels and what options would be expected for each gap or obstacle along the proposed path for each case. Bidder recommendations for a typical case is requested and some may be specified in the initial Request for Proposal (RFP).
3. How much would it cost to make an specific tunnel earth-quake proof? What is the trade off between making a tunnel strong enough for the largest historical earthquake and when is it better to pre-position repair equipment and how much would it cost to keep it secure and in working order. These trains will travel about 3 or 4 times a day and carry no passengers. The crew may be assumed to be trained to use special procedures prior to entering a tunnel. 4.
How much would it cost to make high definition three dimensional models based on data collected with laser beams carried by planes or helicopters for each gap crossing?
How many rock drill samples, and to what depths, must be collected and how much is expected to cost on the average?
5. How long would it take to make a realistic cost/schedule plan for the Oakland/Chicago railway. Further extensions will be considered in future RFP.
6. Sound attenuation near cities must be considered. Proposed means to minimize noise to the level of airport limits. Both trains powered electricity or Diesel fuel with scrubbers must be assumed and expected but only one option will be implemented. Tunnels will require ventilation, if the Diesel fuel option is chosen, at additional cost. The Diesel option must be considered but it may not be used, unless the cost data for power lines implies otherwise. Additional Items may be added by consultants. ------------
The First Phase of this project will focus on construction costs in the fastest route with no deliberate plan to avoid or include any city between Oakland and Chicago. It may prove to be cheaper to avoid cities with the additional need for tunnels under each road crossing and the need to attenuate noise and pollution during construction near cities. But, including a road in some bridges may prove cost-effective in some river crossings.
A major cost is ventilation in train tunnels but since no passengers will be carried, all practical alternatives are expected to be considered. Crew members can be trained on emergency steps.
China and California are finding out how expensive high speed passenger trains may be. Cost increases, speed and frequency decrease to make air travel best. No need to learn that lesson, again. This is the limit of my knowledge; far from complete.
The best selling point of this project is that many states will initially directly benefit in construction work and, afterwards, well before trains are running, industry will begin to build and work in the best locations. Some may use components from the East or West to build cars, trucks, planes, trains, train cars, boats, appliances, pre-fab houses, etc., and ship them to world markets. Some factories will increase in size to meet new markets.
First Phase: Technical Qualifying Contest to define the best technology to A. Evaluate the design, B. Design and C. Construct a new, high speed, transcontinental railway from the West Coast, possibly, Oakland, California to Chicago, Illinois. It is a fact that about 90% of all ship containers in the East Coast, were unloaded in the West Coast, Oakland or Los Angeles/Long Beach. When exports from the East coast to Pacific Basin nations increases, these containers will not be empty and they will be sent via this train to the West Coast while creating more export jobs in the East Coast. This train route will eliminate Diesel fuel Air Pollution and reduce highway repair costs and speed up delivery by its shorter direct route and its faster, non-stop, speed. This technology has not been used in this scale.
The First Phase of this RFP would request an outline and the details of the evaluation recommended by each bidder on how to optimize the cost/benefit determination. The intent is to evaluate the bid in ways consistent with current technology. The intent of this large project is to advance construction techniques and the techniques for best evaluation. A draft of the proposed evaluation techniques will be included in the next phase. Bidders will be aware and able to comment of this techniques before the RFP is issued.
Second Phase: Analysis of cost/benefit to extending rail branches to other cities -to be specified. Like rail branches to Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach, etc. The Chicago end is proposed since a high speed rail may be impractical around urban areas, noise reduction costs, for example, may prove to be too high.
Second Phase Part A: Task Definition, First Draft. The key ingredients are airborne topographical data to optimize routes with the same data available to all bidders. For example, a path between A and B has to cross two mountain chains with a river between them: Propose methodology to calculate and minimize the total cost in that specific region. It is important that all bids be judged by the same standard and all bidders know the standards and how they will be applied, with any exceptions. Bidders will be required to define the technology used with real data from one specific area to minimize cost and travel time. The type of rock, river flow data, etc., and distances to the nearest road are expected to be different for each river or land gap crossing.
For example, 1. How long and how many different rail track segments should be considered, for each obstacle crossing? How much will it cost to analyze each of them? Range of estimated values is expected, using "best applicable" techniques.
2. How to deal with an unexpected underground water flow along the path and tunnels and what options would be expected for each gap or obstacle along the proposed path for each case. Bidder recommendations for a typical case is requested and some may be specified in the initial Request for Proposal (RFP).
3. How much would it cost to make an specific tunnel earth-quake proof? What is the trade off between making a tunnel strong enough for the largest historical earthquake and when is it better to pre-position repair equipment and how much would it cost to keep it secure and in working order. These trains will travel about 3 or 4 times a day and carry no passengers. The crew may be assumed to be trained to use special procedures prior to entering a tunnel. 4.
How much would it cost to make high definition three dimensional models based on data collected with laser beams carried by planes or helicopters for each gap crossing?
How many rock drill samples, and to what depths, must be collected and how much is expected to cost on the average?
5. How long would it take to make a realistic cost/schedule plan for the Oakland/Chicago railway. Further extensions will be considered in future RFP.
6. Sound attenuation near cities must be considered. Proposed means to minimize noise to the level of airport limits. Both trains powered electricity or Diesel fuel with scrubbers must be assumed and expected but only one option will be implemented. Tunnels will require ventilation, if the Diesel fuel option is chosen, at additional cost. The Diesel option must be considered but it may not be used, unless the cost data for power lines implies otherwise. Additional Items may be added by consultants. ------------
The First Phase of this project will focus on construction costs in the fastest route with no deliberate plan to avoid or include any city between Oakland and Chicago. It may prove to be cheaper to avoid cities with the additional need for tunnels under each road crossing and the need to attenuate noise and pollution during construction near cities. But, including a road in some bridges may prove cost-effective in some river crossings.
A major cost is ventilation in train tunnels but since no passengers will be carried, all practical alternatives are expected to be considered. Crew members can be trained on emergency steps.
China and California are finding out how expensive high speed passenger trains may be. Cost increases, speed and frequency decrease to make air travel best. No need to learn that lesson, again. This is the limit of my knowledge; far from complete.
The best selling point of this project is that many states will initially directly benefit in construction work and, afterwards, well before trains are running, industry will begin to build and work in the best locations. Some may use components from the East or West to build cars, trucks, planes, trains, train cars, boats, appliances, pre-fab houses, etc., and ship them to world markets. Some factories will increase in size to meet new markets.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)