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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:39 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 804

At one time, Sparrows Point was a Bethlehem Steel (Mittal) mill, and surely had rail service at that time. Hopefully, the B&O trackage remained (did PRR have access as well?) so that "for the duration" there will be rail service available. There is still some trackage according to Goo...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:04 am ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 804

Impacted ports: Dundalk Marine Terminal Seagrit/Port of Baltimore Consol Marine Terminal (Point Breeze, CSX) Tide Point Any port in the Northwest Harbor Maryland Cruise Terminal/Port Covington Fairfield Area/Wagners Point Curtis Bay (CSX) Curtis Creek Coast Guard Yard Yara Baltimore Terminal (right ...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:55 am ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 804

Baltimore is one of the larger LNG and coal export points. With those commodities requiring specialized handling, that'll be a much bigger problem to solve. Curtis Bay is the involved port, "behind" the Key Bridge (along with the Port of Baltimore). Dave/CCRX 6700 noted some of the impact...

Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:55 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Francis Scott Key Bridge - Class I Impact ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 804

Popping in here to see the proper thread on this. Yes, there will be some effects CSX and NS will be dealing with. For the jobs affected at the Port of Baltimore? Maryland is pushing through emergency legislation to fund relief for workers affected, pulling from a dedicated Rainy Day Fund for such i...

Re: What A Way....

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:01 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: What A Way.... ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 734

BTW, before anyone asks and El Jeffe moves the thread: The Port of Baltimore is going to be closed to merchant vessels. Rail traffic off CSX/NS lines still is allowed (as is trucks), but having ships be delayed until the area is cleared and ships allowed back "under the bridge" and to the...

Re: What A Way....

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:39 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: What A Way.... ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 734

Take that PSR! More than just a little bit gross that you're trying to make a joke or a jab out of an event that people died in............. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk As of this post, 6 are unaccounted for from the construction crew on the bridge. There are no deaths at this time. I am f...

Re: What A Way....

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:10 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: What A Way.... ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 734

BTW, before anyone asks and El Jeffe moves the thread: The Port of Baltimore is going to be closed to merchant vessels. Rail traffic off CSX/NS lines still is allowed (as is trucks), but having ships be delayed until the area is cleared and ships allowed back "under the bridge" and to the ...

Re: What A Way....

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:00 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: What A Way.... ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 734

....for Amtrak and MARC to get a temporary boost is their Baltimore passenger counts. I'm sure Mr. Wolf will concur. "Read all about it in the news source of your choice: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/26/us/baltimore-bridge-collapse?smid=url-share Speaking for myself, the sooner I'm ove...

Re: The decline of sleeper trains

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:26 am ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: The decline of sleeper trains ¦  Replies: 78 ¦  Views: 6000

But this is a big country, there might well be plenty of people who would rather sleep through a slightly longer trip, then have to stay vigilant for 5-6 hours of driving. Why are you trying to argue against a service that others might well like to use, just because it doesn't suit you? When is the...

While it will reduce dwell times by 10-15 minutes, I don't think that's the real savings: eliminating the engine change also eliminates two light engine moves per engine change. Facing north(ish) at Union Station, all trains getting an engine change platform to the right of NEC (and MARC) trains te...

Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:21 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦  Replies: 1445 ¦  Views: 407948

Timed so that "my crew" can take photos. :grin: It's getting to be that time again.

Lets try this again where there are currently engine changes, DC, Harrisburg, my own crew base ALB/Renn just to name a few. They are also crew change points and as long as we are on that lets add NYP, Philly, NHV with the last few depending on how the jobs are written. The Airo sets are going to sa...

Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:33 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦  Replies: 1445 ¦  Views: 407948

AAaaaand time for track work! https://www.pennlive.com/news/2024/03/amtrak-begins-major-renewal-project-in-central-pa-altering-schedules.html?outputType=amp Railroad tracks installed between Harrisburg and Lancaster as early as the 1950s are being replaced as part of a $122 million project to improv...

Lets connect this all back to the Airo, shall we? Amtrak going push-pull on the NEC is going to save time in turning trains around. Yes, it'll haul another engine or a cab unit, but having not to wye trains in two Virginia stations, DC, NYC, and Boston is going to "turn" trains faster, eli...

Re: High Speed Rail HSR (Houston - DFW Dallas Fort Worth) (FKA Texas Central )

 by STrRedWolf ¦  Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:48 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: High Speed Rail HSR (Houston - DFW Dallas Fort Worth) (FKA Texas Central ) ¦  Replies: 302 ¦  Views: 97991

electricron wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:14 pm
John_Perkowski wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:59 pm My friends in Houston are wedded to their cars. There is NWIH they will vote for light rail.
But Houston does have two light rail lines. Not only will they pay for it, they already have!
They need more.

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