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Originally Posted by Mission Most Livable
The route I would take from Amtrak would be:
Along the Amtrak lines on the north side of Earhart Bl which cross under the Broad Street overpass (well south of the pumping stations) until the 4300 block of Earhart where it would veer right and use the wide swath of the neutral ground of Calliope, crossing Jeff Davis until you would get to the Washington Av canal.
You could then follow Wash Av, crossing Carrollton where it then becomes Palmetto, until you hit Airline and then bring it down Airline until you reach the Airport.
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I think that's an excellent route, but the line doesn't need to run in the neutral ground of Calliope, there's already tracks running parallel to Earhart that could be used to save money.
If you wanted to really save money, leave the canal alone just increase the pumping capacity (cu. water/hr) drastically, and put the tracks inside the canal to the sides. That way you leave the canal alone, and don't have to worry about touching the bridges that cross over it, and further you would have no intersections. Once you get to Airline, just utilize the tracks already running parallel to Airline and you're all set.