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The solution a Spuyten Duyvill is to build a flyover of both the river and over the western MNRR tracks to allow un hindered access to <> west side tracks.

Greg Moore wrote:

bdawe wrote:Why does it always seem like Empire Connection trains are going so slowly?

Depends where you're talking.

North of Poughkeepsie there's segments of 110mph. If you mean at Spuyten Duyvil that's because of the interlocking there and it often has to wait for a MNRR train.

He's talking about the stretch between Penn and DV tower--or what's left of it. I don't know the answer to the question, though. It is tight quarters thru there, so maybe to give trespassers more time to get out of the way????

There's ZERO room for a flyover at DV,and the needed approaches,DV was always a maze of switches.
There has to be space for Amtrak to wait if the swing bridge is open for river barge/NYFD fireboat traffic.

Ya, I was referring to Penn through the junction with Metro North. It just seemed to me that trains on those tracks on track-a-train or in videos submitted here always seem to be running slower than what I would expect on what appears to me to be a relatively straight stretch of passenger-only Amtrak-owned railroad

bdawe wrote:Why does it always seem like Empire Connection trains are going so slowly?

Just the quality of track there, not sure of its class but it's rated for 45-55 mph and full of S curves.

https://youtu.be/uHQPok6obXI

Rail Action in Maryland: College Park, Baltimore, Wheaton, and New Carrollton

NEC Outing (5/11/16) w/ Ace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLOL72a7lV8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Metropark (1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=439Bo4uwsck" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - ACS-64 668 test extra (New Brunswick)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSau4-9E5v0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Hamilton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qPJO_l6QRk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Metropark (2)

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Amtrak and VRE in Washington, DC

Munchabunch wrote:https://youtu.be/uHQPok6obXI

Rail Action in Maryland: College Park, Baltimore, Wheaton, and New Carrollton

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