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Gotta say, when I originated this topic now twenty years ago, all I had in mind was a five post "asked and answered" topic.

OK, Messrs. CN, CP, and NHV; I will lay to rest any concerns I have had about the possible effect of tidal conditions upon calling and sailing times at Saint John, and accept that whenever a vessel is ready to call at or sail from the port, it can and will do so. Oh and yes, I'm supposed to refer to...

One newscast I've heard has already tagged it "Brandon's Boondoggle"

Personally, I'm not enough of a sports fan to "give two hoots", but it will be fun to watch. My team has 104 players, and their "stadium" is at 220 S. Michigan.

So Mr. NHV; you too are an "ancient mariner" :-D :-D But with Baltimore "on the table", I simply have to wonder if there has been a rethink as to what would happen if a vessel sailed or called, say, during the third hour of the tidal cycle - and this vessel suddenly lost power. S...

Mr. CN, to what extent do you think the severe tides in the Bay of Fundy will have on the number of vessels that can berth and when they can call and sail from Saint John? Halifax does not have any severe tidal conditions to my knowledge. I would think that having two competitive railroads would be ...

Thank you so much, Mr. CPF, for sharing your knowledge of industry affairs up in that corner of the world where I just do not have much occasion to be on the ground.

It certainly now appears that the Bears are going to stay within Chicago as today they are announcing that a new domed stadium is to be built immediately South of the existing Soldier Field. In short, the political pressure to avoid moving to the "burbs" was too great to consider the Arlin...

I'd like to think that CP had measured how much potential business Eddie's little spill at Megantic would cost in the future before they decided to re-acquire the CP-M. While there remains one customer, AFAIK it's Delta Airlines for their refinery in Phila, that has crude, HAZMAT 1267, moving by my ...

It's "too bad" that the Michigan Central structure was "not quite ready" in time for the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, aka The Draft, "extravaganza" starting tonight in Detroit. Such, instead, will be held at a park located at the foot of Woodward Avenue. For tho...

Surprised, anyone? Associated Press reports that the lawyers are stepping up to the feeding trough Fair Use: BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the massive container ship that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month should be held fully liable for the deadly collapse, according to c...

This Fitch rating report can hardly be considered a "positive" for Brightline continuing to remain in the private sector: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/infrastructure-project-finance/fitch-assigns-b-exp-rating-to-brightline-east-llc-outlook-stable-22-04-2024 I'm quite certain that ...

But it would appear to me that these batteries, assuming that the "EV" fad is not about to die. Certainly appears that "the times they are a changin'" since I wrote this during November. Let us hope that the sudden "disinterest" in EV's does not mean Chrysler is out of...

I once learned as a teenager (and much more the railfan than I am today) that tracks - all eventually becoming part of the New Haven, converged at Hawleyville from six different directions. A review of New Haven system maps, as well as the immediate video submitted here by Mr. Shepaug, certainly bea...

Here's more from the NBC outlet WBAL that was filed April 19:

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/key-brid ... 4/60547125

Key takeaway from this report is that there has been no breach of the m/v Dali's hull, so at this time, such can be considered sound.

Finally lest we forget, steam held on until "late in the game"....so it figures that their freight Diesels, which were mainly GP units, would be liveried as if they were simply carrying on in the footsteps of their steam predecessors. For ready reference: https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5...