Desert Express News Update

All,
It appears that the DX project has been trying to quietly move away from the negative publicity of the costs and ending location of its project with the article from todays Las Vegas Sun stating that the DX team has signed documents with the new incoming MTA Chairman Antonovich linking the Las Vegas to Victorville and now trying to include Palmdale with connecting to the CA-HSR station.

http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/jun/07/desertxpress-inks-deal-add-train-link-victorville-/

If you remember, Michael Antonovich (http://antonovich.com/ )is the current Vice-Chairman for the proposed East/West 220 "high desert corridor" freeway (possible toll) linking Palmdale to Victorville.  And also is the LA County Supervisor. 

(There are 2 highway routes running East/West from Antelope Valley.)

*Pearblossom Highway 138 known as "blood alley" where trucks and cars trying to reach Interstate 15 either North or South can do so by a 2 lane road that runs for about 22 miles.

*Highway 58 just to the North of Edwards Air Force Base again running East/West and parts of the freeway go from full freeway to 2 lane road on the outskirts of Barstow. 

We have been talking about this proposed project since early 2010.  Heres a link to the article with the a photo of the proposed route.

http://canvmaglevnews.blogspot.com/2010/09/antelope-valley-e-220-scoping-meetings.html

E220 is a new proposed "high desert corridor" freeway starting around 50th Street East and Avenue P (Past the proposed Palmdale airport from 1977).  

This video from February 5th 2012 has all the information you need about the project.

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Dear Readers:

Dear Readers:
As you may have noticed that there hasn't been a lot of new lately on the Maglev front.  We estimate that we won't see (unless something dramatic happens) any new updates on some of the projects until after the U.S. presidential elections later this year.  But, here are some bullet points on what is currently going on.

• ARTIC

City of Anaheim and ARTIC have officially released to the public that they are seeking bids for the project.  On June 12, the City will hold a pre-bid conference in Anaheim.  Possible ground breaking 2012/13. You can find out more information here:
http://www.articinfo.com/PDF/ARTIC_Project_Bid_Update_5-23-12.pdf

• ARC

Connecting ARTIC to the Anaheim Resort Area (Disneyland and Convention Center).  Project is moving along with a pre-submital meeting took place in June.  You can find the slides from the presentation here:
http://www.anaheim.net/images/articles/4454/ARC_Pre_Submittal_Conference_PPT.pdf

• CA-HSR

While this doesn't have any effect on the Maglev project High Speed rail will now continue all the way to Anaheim and the ARTIC station.  There was a brief possibility that the CA-HSR would stop at Union Station.  Project is still planning where the initial project will start.

• DesertXpress

The DX project in late May had some negative publicity about the project, and its costs and the Federal Loan that the project is asking for.  The project is stalled waiting for its loan to be approved.  You can find the last posted news article about the project here:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-18/vegas-train-loan-shouldn-t-be-solyndra-victim-chief-says

• CA/NV Maglev

No new updates from the Maglev camp as they are waiting as well for monies to complete its environmental and construction reports.  As these monies were pulled from the project as Sen. Reid changed camps to DX as he was a long time supporter of the project.

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Magnetbahn forums! Maglev Information

All,

Do you need to find EVERYTHING about MAGLEV (from high speed to low speed systems) you will want to check out Magnetbahnforums.

MAGLEV TR09 Posters.  

If you ever wanted a piece of MAGLEV history the Henschel-Museum in Germany is selling Posters of the TR09...breakaway views... Shanghai...etc.  Prices are in Euros... and dont include shipping.  (Please pardon the quality of the photos... they want to sell posters)

Henschel-Museum link:

TRANSRAPID SCREENSAVERS...

Transrapid within its site still has its Screensaver for Shanghai still available for download.  You can find the directions from the Magnetbahn forums in both GERMAN and ENGLISH (scroll down).  Unfortunately this is only available for PC, NO MAC download is available.  

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ARTIC posts Site-walk info sheets

All,


Over the weekend ARTIC posted the pdf's that were presented from the site-walk.


You can find the slides here....
http://www.articinfo.com/PDF/ARTIC_prebid_workshop.pdf

They also announced the following upcoming dates...

Theres lots of information on overhead floor separations, and some overhead photos and contractor requirements...

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ARTIC Job Site walk tomorrow May 2. (reminder)

All,
Just a quick reminder to those that are following the ARTIC (Anaheim station) project.  We are getting close to a contractor announcement and ground breaking.

Tomorrow (May 2) at 15:00 there will be a tour of the ARTIC job site for contractors/sub-contractors, and a networking opportunity afterwards.


Individuals wishing to participate in the site walk must bring/wear personal protective equipment including: 1) hard hat, 2) safety vest, 3) eye protection and 4) steel-toed shoes. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.


You can download the informational pdf. file with map and directions (here).

http://www.articinfo.com/PDF/ARTIC%20Project%20Update_%20April%202012-%20Pre-Bid%20Workshop.pdf



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Nv. Congress Candidate Questions DX project.

All,
This is a post from the Facebook page of California/Nevada Maglev Team.


There was an interview for Dina Titus (Candidate for Nevada Congressional District 1....(which covers all of the Clark County area) Nevada Newsmakers (a political Q&A type show).


Candidate Titus, was asked the question about her view about Sen. Reid and the DX project and the Richard Velotta article in Vegas Inc. 


http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/mar/26/dear-desertxpress-developers-has-your-project-gone/


Candidate Titus said that she was on the Ca/Nv Super Speed Train Commission for years, and even questioned the DX project against Reid, asking why only go half the way when you can go all the way to LA reaching more riders "one way to the other end and not stopping in the middle."   


She was also questioned about the $45 million that was earmarked for MAGLEV taken away by Sen Reid for the airport expansion.  


You can watch the video around the 13:00 mark.



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DEAR READERS

DEAR READERS,


First we would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us over the years.  It has been a very educational experience sharing our insight and news that is currently taking place in the MAGLEV industry.  It is a exciting market, that has its future on track!


Second, as we attempt to provide a single location for readers to locate news specifically about MAGLEV projects (specifically Transrapid.)   There are events that are taking place within the internet and are suggesting to us that we should be selective from providing even something as basic as a URL link and a quote of the author to the news article.  


Third, we have always believed in quoting ANY source, author, URL link, etc.. as it is only fair to the person who has spent the time and efforts in researching and editing ones work.

Fourth, unfortunately we have been hit by spam bots and it is slowing down the effectiveness of the website. Because of this you will see less photos and more text stories.  We are working on something exciting in the future that we will roll out that will bring back more of these photos.

• We will only post news links from the main page.
• In the pages section you will find information pertaining to each section. 

Fifth, we have a decision to make.  To continue the news stories re-linking, at the same time providing original content (when available) to you the reader.  Or, we abandon the past 3 years of specific news stories that would take someone years in searches to find the article. 




We will attempt to keep this website available as long as possible.  As projects fluctuate with GO/NO GO status we will update as soon as possible.


Please be patient with us as we continue to support and provide what information we can.  So, for the next few weeks the information may not be the most current.


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