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As far as I know the only places where fare vending machines will be installed is in center city. These was discussion of putting them at every station back in 2011, but it was nixed due to concerns about the cost of maintaining the machines. The ones that are being installed in center city will sel...

Here is the best version I have come across.

Newark Penn has a Digital Solari-style board that I quite like.

The Key system is capable of adding the fare surcharge; however, if a rider has a pass on their Key then they would also need to have money loaded onto the card (In "Travel Wallet", as SEPTA Calls it) to pay for the surcharge. SEPTA Probably decided that having people set up both passes an...

I have not had a chance to ride METRA yet (I live on the East Cost) so I am hoping you all can save me a trip to Chicago just to satisfy my curiosity. On the East Coast commuter railroads have started changing their train arrival from clock times to time to arrival (12:00 pm on the old style, vs arr...

I came across this article recently about an intelligent movement planning system that Norfolk Southern Implemented. http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/NS-to-adopt-GEs-movement-planner-software-system-wide--23498" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; H...

Fellow Rail nerds, When you ride SEPTA, what apps do you use, if any, to get travel info (Real-time, trip planning, schedules, etc.)? Did you know that SEPTA has a SMS service to get scheduled bus and subway arrival times? If so, do you use it? Also, if any of you use the current SEPTA app, I am cur...

I strongly suggest south jersey Budd has it backwards. Fern rock is a terrible place for a transportation center, it's in the middle of a neighborhood and off a station that was shoved into a yard. For reverse commuters it is much more important to provide one seat ride service to points beyond the...

I was aware of auto-route, but I assumed it was already in place when I started regular riding early 2012. Your's is the first confirmation of what I have suspected: that all it can do at control points like Wayne is "first come first served." Putting aside the issue of whether auto route...

I am wondering if any forum members who are or used to be train dispatchers could answer a couple of questions for me: How do you track trains that are not in your territory? How do you know which train is supposed to go where (At a station, for example) I assume that is part of the schedule and is ...

New York to LA is going to take you about 3.5 Days in total. You could take the lake shore limited, or you could take a regional to Washington DC and take the Capitol limited. The Capitol is a bit more reliable time wise, but the scenery is better on the Lake shore. From Chicago the most Direct rout...

Hey everyone, I have a few questions about the loading and unloading process of cars on the Auto Train, and I am hoping that all of you can help me answer them. 1. How many people are on the loading/unloading team? 2. How are the cars organized/sorted into the proper staging areas? 3. Is each car ch...

Hey everyone, I have a few questions about the loading and unloading process of cars on the Auto Train, and I am hoping that all of you can help me answer them. 1. How many people are on the loading/unloading team? 2. How are the cars organized/sorted into the proper staging areas? 3. Is each car ch...