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The cowcatchers used on locomotives weren't really for people impacts, they were there really for pushing cows aside, and the goal wasn't really to save the cow but to protect the train from derailing, which they did well. The safety nets used on streetcars were quite rare, there were just big and ...

I'd put my money on Biden being gone by 2023, which won't leave a lot of opportunity to be remembered as a transportation friendly administration. Gateway benefits NY and NJ more than anything. Few people outside a 100 mile radius of NYC will not care about whether it happens or not. Gone how? Be v...

Agreed with that, Ridgefielder. Pete wasn’t even around for the last years of the South Shore’s orange cars - the first stainless NICTD cars are the same age he is. He would have only seen transit and train improvement, and I do hope he continues that trend.

As said above, cowcatchers and basket-style pedestrian guards would only keep pedestrians from going under the car; important for maintenance, but not really effective above 10 mph. A net with variable compression rates (like modern airbags) might help more, preventing serious injury at 10 mph and s...

Ok, his taxation ideas are important - is there any way we can relate that discussion to trains either in the broad or the narrow frame?

bostontrainguy wrote: Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:15 pmThe Biden Administration eliminating a tax? You're not from around here are you?
Ok I’m a liberal and this is still funny :P

Re: FORCE MAJEURE ON THE NEC to 18 December

 by mtuandrew ¦  Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:08 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: FORCE MAJEURE ON THE NEC to 18 December ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 2978

can't say I understand this....isn't a high frequency of use the best way to keep the tracks clear? it used to be if I had to run from Portland to Boston in a storm, passenger rail was always the most dependable. not so much anymore. In any other year I think you’d be right. With traffic already at...

Re: DOT-FRA-RPD Passenger Train Friendly in Biden Administration

 by mtuandrew ¦  Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:52 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: DOT-FRA-RPD Passenger Train Friendly in Biden Administration ¦  Replies: 58 ¦  Views: 9593

Not exceptionally impressed by this pick on his own subject-specific credentials. Pete has a lot more ties to Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs (read: Uber and Lyft) than he does successful transportation projects under his belt. I get that there’s a need to reward political surrogates, especially y...

Tell that to the historical building preservation folks who think anything old shouldn't be torn down..... Tell them? I is one :p And speaking as one, pretty much everyone in my field loves adaptive reuse, and most of us accept that old buildings & structures will get torn down if they’re past ...

Re: The big ax just fell. Long distance to 3x/week.

 by mtuandrew ¦  Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:45 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: The big ax just fell. Long distance to 3x/week. ¦  Replies: 504 ¦  Views: 61948

The reason BNSF is gaining business is because BNSF chose NOT to follow PSR. I mentioned over in the BNSF forum how BNSF regularly runs a special train for UPS between Belen, New Mexico and Alliance, Texas with sometimes as little as SIX cars. This was in reply to a post of his in regard to PSR and...

Re: Why don't Presidents take special Amtrak trains?

 by mtuandrew ¦  Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:27 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Presidential Trains (Inauguration, Campaign, Etc.) ¦  Replies: 163 ¦  Views: 26067

urr304: MLK Day would be the perfect day for Joe to travel, with traffic even lower than COVID-usual on the Corridor. Could be a two-fer trip including a stop at the MLK Memorial on the Tidal Basin, then back out to temporary lodging either in DC or nearby. (I don’t want to get too far down this rab...

The thing with that is, how are you going to deal with the loss of seating as well as handicapped access? The first part of that question I can see on a new iteration of the MARC IV's or a rebuild of the MARC III's where the center seats are taken out and the doors put there. The second part? Not s...

I’d definitely prefer low-boarding equipment over either gallery or MLV when boarding at Alexandria Union Station. Still waiting for the day when someone builds a BiLevel clone with both end high doors and center low doors. Also, I think the easiest interline route is VRE Fredericksburg <-> MARC Pen...

Richard, where might there be expansion of LD's without interfering with Class I operations? Surely, you do not suggest the "City of Portland", or the latter-day Amtrak "Pioneer" or the "City of LA" over the Overland Route and LASL. To impose either upon the investor o...

Re: Why don't Presidents take special Amtrak trains?

 by mtuandrew ¦  Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:10 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Presidential Trains (Inauguration, Campaign, Etc.) ¦  Replies: 163 ¦  Views: 26067

Moderator Note: removed one post and part of another as unrelated to Amtrak and presidential trains - keep in mind this isn’t 25thAmendment.net. Otherwise, carry on.

A High School project for this kid: https://twilightrail.com/our-board Guess the other guy must be his Teacher. Apparently, he is of thought that Amtrak will restore "The Lark" so that he can tack on his cars and go where Amtrak has never gone - San Jose-SF. Love how he will allow occupan...

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