Villa Altagracia, first stop on the south to north route.
SANTIAGO.- The Santo Domingo – Santiago, train whose studies are the responsibility of the Transit Reform Office (Opret), would transport 142,000 tons of freight and 46,000 passengers daily.
Opret Assistant director Leonel Carrasco, who presented the railway’s first blueprints to industrialists, engineers and other professionals grouped in the guild (Codia), said the project takes into account the research conducted for the second Metro Line at the subdivision Los Alcarrizos, where he said a transfer station would be built. “The Santo Domingo-Santiago train is part of the territorial transport reordering program at the national level."
The official said the stations would be built at the exits to the cities Moca, Constanza, San Francisco, Villa Altagracia and San Cristóbal, among others, and that the Opret also conducted another study on the freight on the Duarte highway relating to all the towns along the way, to protect it from damages.
He said the 126 kilometer route includes construction of two tunnels next to La Vega, several steel bridges, viaducts, stations and terminals in several industrial parks; a 220 km/h cruise speed and a maximum of 250 km/h.
Carrasco added that the project would be built with private investment, via concession.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Written by: juanb, 27 Nov 2009 9:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Are these the same clowns who overestimated the daily ridership of the Metro by 160,000 passengers daily?
Written by: juanb, 27 Nov 2009 9:35 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Via concession. Just what exactly are we conceeding?
Written by: telemeco, 27 Nov 2009 9:41 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
nice,,,buying a little house in bonao,,next to the station
Written by: msjersey, 27 Nov 2009 9:42 AM
From: United States, New Jersey(Cibaeno/Los mina)
Joseano, your favorite topic! LOL.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Josean will be serving cocktails in the club car.....dread will be the red capped porter named George
Written by: JDJones, 27 Nov 2009 11:30 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I'm having some difficulty with the "146,000 tons of freight" number. That's 292 million pounds!!!
Maybe 146,000 POUNDS of freight....
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Let´s see what the Dominican Teamsters have to say.
Written by: mrweepa1, 27 Nov 2009 12:10 PM
From: United States, Huntington Station NY. Juan Dolio DR.
Will this reduce the overloaded plantain trucks on the highways?
Written by: BASTA, 27 Nov 2009 1:58 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
I have the dope concession already. Came with the pre-plans and the surveys.
Written by: Lopez31, 27 Nov 2009 6:31 PM
From: United States
This would be great for the country! Viva Leonel.....
Written by: josean, 27 Nov 2009 7:19 PM
From: United States
Now the METRO was to have 200,000 daily riders but the reality is at best it has 20,000. So they claim the train will have 46,000 riders per day so the reality it will probably be 4,600 not counting goats and chickens.
No, I am not suggesting LIE-onel Fernandez is discriminating against pigs but after all we are watching our cholesterol!
Written by: fellini, 28 Nov 2009 8:09 AM
From: Italy
Having more than decent conditions for port development in the North coast, this government insists in centralizing all trade flows through Haina, which is the most saturated port of the island.
Does this make any sense?
Written by: zooma, 28 Nov 2009 10:55 AM
From: United States
Remember "big dream, few riders". The Metro was forecast to have over 200,000 passengers daily and as of a report in this online daily of Sept. 7, 2009, the use was 50,563 passengers. So, one could theorize that the number of 46,000 for the Santo Domingo - Santiago corridor is also inflated, manufactured by the same source.
The government funds would be better spent to improve Autopista Duarte and the public transportation already in place.
Written by: josean, 28 Nov 2009 12:06 PM
From: United States
"Does this make any sense?"
fellini,
The broader question is "Does anything that this government, run by the con-man LIE-onel Fernandez and corruption incorporated a.k.a. the PLD make any sense?”
Written by: zooma, 28 Nov 2009 1:27 PM
From: United States
The blame goes to all Dominicans who continue to vote in officials regardless of party affiliation. It is not the PLD, PRD, or PRSC that one can fault, it is political culture. The ruling parties start grand projects that allow the politicians to line their pockets and those of their cronies with government commissions at taxpayer expense. The public suffers these projects, when the monies could be spent on worthwhile projects such as improve schools.
From: Botswana, La reconnaissance est une lachete'
A 220klm/hr cruising speed with a maximum of 250klm/hr.
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is that a misprint, or Gross inflation of everything else in this servey.That's about 150mph, I'm not sure if AMTRACK in the US move that fast.
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2009 12:54 AM
From: United States
If you truly believe what you wrote, I have bridge in Brooklyn that maybe of interest to you!
Written by: DomLon, 30 Nov 2009 8:05 AM
From: United Kingdom
One assumes for the passenger trains there will be effective public transport systems at either end else any car driver is going to get in there cars and drive all the way to the final destination.
What economic study ended up saying that Villa Alatagracia needs a bullet train?
From: United States
Tell me what exactly does the PLD want to build,
is a Freight Train or the Gravy Train?
Dahh!! what do you mean gravy train?
Let me explain, it is any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk. Does that explain it?
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2009 7:44 PM
From: United States
Perhaps I can I interest you in the Manhattan Bridge!
Written by: josean, 30 Nov 2009 10:10 PM
From: United States
No matter how you want to spin it LIE-onel Fernandez and the other PLD geniuses said it would transport 200,000 per day currently, not in 2050!
Like Lie-onel Fernandez, quit while your behind!
From: Dominican Republic
Some real numbers:
In 2008 Haina (both sides) imported 8,380,245 MT of freight and exported 1,112,431 MT of freight.
In 2008 the ENTIRE COUNTRY imported 14,722,000+ MT of freight and exported 3,772,000+ MT of freight.
If we assume that 100% of that went to Santiago and 100% of that came from Santiago (which is absolutly inane) and we run the train 5 days a week there would be 71,000+MT per day running on that train.
This is how absoloutly moronic the math is! Do any of you remember us talking about this last year? or in 2007?? or in 2005??? or in 2003???? or in 1999???
I hate to say I told you so (actually I love it) but people, remember over a year ago I told you we would be having this conversation about now, and I told you what the results would be...so, I must be a freaking psycic or...is it possible there is another explaination?!?
Written by: dolo1, 1 Dec 2009 5:36 PM
From: United States
This is another World Bank - IMF CIA boonddoggle to further put the DR in debt and in hock.
just like the first Metro. Leonel and his cronies will benefit, so will the international banksters, and the people will be left holdig the bag having decreased living standards and more taxes to pay off the debt.
Written by: josean, 1 Dec 2009 5:50 PM
From: United States
MalditoGringo,dolo1,
You guys have the bad habit of thinking logically!
Written by: josean, 1 Dec 2009 5:55 PM
From: United States
Atabey,
You lost me with the X stuff. I am untutored peasant who still has difficulty with simple addition and subtraction.
The only Xs I understand is our local DT xwill7, and Malcolm X, other than that no comprendo!
From: Dominican Republic
dolo1 - why would you throw in such a red herring? This has nothing to do with the IMF! Neither did Metro # 1 nor will Metro #2. Where in the world did you get such a thing? Lay off the blow!!
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I'm having some difficulty with the "146,000 tons of freight" number. That's 292 million pounds!!!
Maybe 146,000 POUNDS of freight....
No, I am not suggesting LIE-onel Fernandez is discriminating against pigs but after all we are watching our cholesterol!
Does this make any sense?
Remember "big dream, few riders". The Metro was forecast to have over 200,000 passengers daily and as of a report in this online daily of Sept. 7, 2009, the use was 50,563 passengers. So, one could theorize that the number of 46,000 for the Santo Domingo - Santiago corridor is also inflated, manufactured by the same source.
The government funds would be better spent to improve Autopista Duarte and the public transportation already in place.
fellini,
The broader question is "Does anything that this government, run by the con-man LIE-onel Fernandez and corruption incorporated a.k.a. the PLD make any sense?”
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is that a misprint, or Gross inflation of everything else in this servey.That's about 150mph, I'm not sure if AMTRACK in the US move that fast.
What economic study ended up saying that Villa Alatagracia needs a bullet train?
is a Freight Train or the Gravy Train?
Dahh!! what do you mean gravy train?
Let me explain, it is any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk. Does that explain it?
Like Lie-onel Fernandez, quit while your behind!
In 2008 Haina (both sides) imported 8,380,245 MT of freight and exported 1,112,431 MT of freight.
In 2008 the ENTIRE COUNTRY imported 14,722,000+ MT of freight and exported 3,772,000+ MT of freight.
If we assume that 100% of that went to Santiago and 100% of that came from Santiago (which is absolutly inane) and we run the train 5 days a week there would be 71,000+MT per day running on that train.
This is how absoloutly moronic the math is! Do any of you remember us talking about this last year? or in 2007?? or in 2005??? or in 2003???? or in 1999???
I hate to say I told you so (actually I love it) but people, remember over a year ago I told you we would be having this conversation about now, and I told you what the results would be...so, I must be a freaking psycic or...is it possible there is another explaination?!?
just like the first Metro. Leonel and his cronies will benefit, so will the international banksters, and the people will be left holdig the bag having decreased living standards and more taxes to pay off the debt.
You guys have the bad habit of thinking logically!
You lost me with the X stuff. I am untutored peasant who still has difficulty with simple addition and subtraction.
The only Xs I understand is our local DT xwill7, and Malcolm X, other than that no comprendo!