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Re: Ontario Northland Passenger Service?

 by ExCon90 ¦  Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:33 pm ¦  Forum: Canadian Passenger Operations: AMT, Go Transit, VIA, etc. ¦  Topic: Ontario Northland Passenger Service? ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 5954

Based on the timings shown it might be a good train for day trips from North Bay and points south to Toronto and back the same day, although that would be strictly VIA territory. Might that be a reason for the schedule, while also fitting in with maintenance needs at Timmins or Cochrane?

Re: Amtrak Empire Builder 2nd Daily Frequency Chicago - St Paul

 by ExCon90 ¦  Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:13 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak Empire Builder 2nd Daily Frequency Chicago - St Paul ¦  Replies: 368 ¦  Views: 75571

I think Twin Cities would work.

Re: Spuyten Duyvil Bridge

 by ExCon90 ¦  Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:07 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Spuyten Duyvil Bridge ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 429

That would have made the news (and social media) for sure, with all those tourists on board. Maybe failure to seat properly when closing after an opening? That seems to be a problem with old bridges.

Speed Restrictions at High Platforms

 by ExCon90 ¦  Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:00 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Speed Restrictions at High Platforms ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 417

A question has arisen on another forum about whether some railroads have speed restrictions at stations with high platforms. As an example, what is the MAS on the Montauk Branch between Jamaica and Babylon (other than curves, bridges. etc.), and do any speed restrictions apply to trains not stopping...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:20 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact ¦  Replies: 61 ¦  Views: 4148

Possibly Mr. ExCon, Deere wanted to get their farm tractors to the Port of Brunswick in time to make the sailing the Times' reporter was covering, and that they will revert to rail transportation as the pipeline gets filled again. Very likely; if the ship's sailing from Brunswick on a given date th...

Re: Two chargers crap out and Illinois Central SD70 pinch hits

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:22 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Two chargers crap out and Illinois Central SD70 pinch hits ¦  Replies: 24 ¦  Views: 2024

And through the years there have been plenty of collisions due to failure to comply with signal indications with two people in the cab and sometimes three or four.

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:12 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact ¦  Replies: 61 ¦  Views: 4148

I was wondering myself why the same cars that would have been loaded at Waterloo could not have been routed to Brunswick instead of Ballamer -- something to do with port facilities at Brunswick? As to the ILA, during my working years they seemed quite parochial as far as seniority rights were concer...

Re: NYC Passenger Train Consist book

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:33 pm ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: NYC Passenger Train Consist book ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 351

One problem I always had with the public timetables was that as far as I can recall the only information about meals was the words "Dining Service" with no mention of type of car or whether it was present for the entire trip.

Re: South Shore NICTD Double Track Project

 by ExCon90 ¦  Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:10 pm ¦  Forum: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit ¦  Topic: South Shore NICTD Double Track Project ¦  Replies: 38 ¦  Views: 8023

1. What's a #20 good for? 45 mph?
2. Couldn't they just run the expresses through on the straight route? Plenty of operations with high platforms do that.

I'm pretty sure Metrolink dispatches everything from a control center somewhere around Pomona (used to be in Glendale), and at one time BNSF and UP each had a dispatcher sitting in so that everyone knew what was coming at them; I'm not sure whether that's still the practice. In any event, all partie...

Re: All Things Sunset Limited (West)

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:03 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All Things Sunset Limited (West) ¦  Replies: 60 ¦  Views: 17912

Goes back to the days of yellow pads and wooden pencils: destroy your working papers when their work is done.

Re: New Housing Over Harlem Amtrak Tracks

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:50 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: New Housing Over Harlem Amtrak Tracks ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 542

There it is; 135th St. on the street sign.

Re: Doors that don't lock on Amtrak

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:13 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Doors that don't lock on Amtrak ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 2205

"[S]teps to prevent [accidental deaths]" should include an element of personal responsibility on the part of the individual most directly concerned. Best not to leave it to the authorities to look after you. By the way, the Erie Stillwells vestibules didn't even have doors, just door openi...

Re: Venture cars in winter?

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:26 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Venture cars in winter? ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 1278

A bit late to be thinking about it, but I'm wondering how complicated and expensive it would be to have heated steps (for future orders, not retrofitted on existing equipment).

Re: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:14 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West ¦  Replies: 783 ¦  Views: 184628

According to the post immediately above, that's after the anticipated revenue is added in.

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