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Barstow Casino sets Environmental Impact Statement Date

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The proposed Barstow Casino has set a date for its public hearing for its EIS.


6:00 pm July 27 at the Gym of Barstow College (2700 Barstow Road).

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DX gets Record of Decision

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Over the past week the FRA has given its ROD (record of decision) on July 8.  You can find the FRA download here:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/downloads/ROD_FINAL.pdf


It is also available from the following libraries:
Victorville
Barstow
Las Vegas
Clark County


You can find all the links on the FRA page here:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/freight/1703.shtml


And here is where you can find all the station proposals:
http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/rrdev/Appendix_A-3_Station_Site_Plan.pdf


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Maglev Movie Monday (July 11)

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We came across this youtube video that is a great selling point for future build outs of the system.  This video is directed to the U.K. market, but has some great POV shots of Maglev working within traffic areas, and some great fly-by shots.







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More MAGLEV photos July 2011

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We came across a German website that has a lot of "non-traditional" MAGLEV photos.  These photos are mainly of TR 09.  We've pulled a sample of these photos so you can see for yourself.  You can find the photos here.

http://www.bahnbilder.de/name/galerie/kategorie/deutschland~magnetschwebe--schwebe--h-bahnen~transrapid-teststrecke.html

(The current TR 09, being transported from the Munich Airport to the Test site in Lathen)

Check out how straight that track is!

Here is the older TR 08 running in summer time fields of Lathen.

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Proposed Barstow Casino Moves Forward

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We came across this article from the Fourth of July weekend (though not connected to the MAGLEV project), it will have movement forward for possible additional jobs for the residents of the Barstow/Victorville area.


You can find all the details on from the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno tribes website.
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http://www.barstowcasinoproject.com/2011/07/barstow-casino-takes-step-forward/

Barstow casino takes step forward

On July 1, 2011, in News, by barstow

Desert Dispatch

Karen Jonas
STAFF WRITER

BARSTOW – Nearly a full decade after it was first proposed, an Indian gaming casino that would be located near the Barstow outlets has received a new breath of life after a draft environmental impact statement was released Friday.

The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno tribe — who have a reservation in San Diego County — first began plans for a casino near the Lenwood outlets in 2001. The project stalled in 2008 after the Department of Interior issued a memorandum that required off-reservation gaming casinos to be located within a “commutable distance” of the tribe’s reservation.

The application for the Los Coyotes casino in Barstow was rejected because of the new requirement, and the tribe filed another application in May 2008, said Suzanne Schaeffer — a lawyer working on the land trust application for the tribe.

Earlier this month, the Department of the Interior rescinded the memorandum and announced that it will move forward to process pending off-reservation gaming applications based on current federal law, according to a prepared statement from the Department of the Interior.

The Los Coyotes casino will have to undergo a “two-part” test in order to put the land – currently owned by BarWest Gaming, Inc. — into federal trust and allow the casino to be constructed, said Schaeffer. The tribe must prove that off-reservation gaming is in the best interest of the tribe and is not detrimental to the surrounding community and the governor also has to approve the project.

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Maglev Movie Monday (Sunday) "Der Transrapid"

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We are excited to be able to post the following informational video "Der Transrapid" featuring the Transrapid 07 model from 1988.  This video "showcased" and to "sell" the concept of MAGLEV to future buyers.  What's different with this video... it now has German to English translations!





Enjoy!


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