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I am wondering if they will try to revive car storage on the Groveton line, VTR used to do quite a bit of that until recently in Vermont.

I feel like it’s poor business sense to purchase railroads and not have a plan of some kind to grow the business, so I’m excited to see what they do with the NHCR. Clearly VRS is making this purchase as part of a total revamp to serve Carroll Concrete, which has locations adjacent to the ROW in Col...

Rail trail supporters are going to push to have NHCR relocated over to Quebec Junction, which would preserve the CSRX's connection. Rehabbing between Waumbek and Quebec junctions can be done relatively quickly and fairly cheap, since the state would likely just have the rail and ties moved from one...

During my weekly perusal, I just saw that Mass Coastal is also looking to operate from South Braintree to Plymouth. According to their filing, there is interest from a potential shipper.

https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/ ... 308146.pdf

Here is a quote that I pulled from the state's feasibility study of the branch. For the curious and/or more legal-minded, here's a link to the deed itself: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/dot/remote-docs/conway-branch-railroad-deed.pdf As noted above, the state can assign rights to local traffic to...

Why do we always assume that train travelers want to go to the city center? Especially in a place as decentralized as Houston? I think this is a thing that Boston's Amtrak layout gets right. North and South stations act as the city center station, and both the north (Downeaster) and south (NEC) sid...

I believe so. Even my foamer grandfather (who passed this habit on to me) that lived within a short walk of the South Burlington Station, thought it was a boondoggle. While ridership didn't come close to living up to expectations, I still find it amazing that a 12.9 mile commuter rail line serving a...

That said, it is reliant on passengers that are honest/knowledgeable enough to sit in their assigned seat. Does the app notify people if they try to scan in at the wrong seat?

One word: Brightline. It's funny that you mentioned that. I'm planning the annual family journey south to see the snowbird in-laws. Last time we took the train from the northeast to central Florida (the time before that involved sleeping in the airport in ATL and a 5 hour drive). This time around, ...

No real news, but I did see a big plot of land near 3M is "Sale Pending": https://www.newenglandcommercialproperty.com/listing/30853644/Manville-Road-Tilton-NH-03276 The prospectus for the site notes: Another plus for this site is its rail access. There is an active rail spur that makes pe...

UmmmHmmm.. Why is this flashing in my mind? They seem to be slightly more legit since they have some people with actual transit experience in their leadership, but they're also a "bit more aggressive" in their vision: https://ameristarrail.com/vision & https://ameristarrail.com/propos...

Some news on the rail trail front: From 9/23 (not sure if already posted) 'A dogfight.' Waste disposal owner vows fight in Bourne bike path dispute https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2023/09/29/bourne-mass-coastal-railroad-bike-trail-tracks-rip-up-joint-base-cape-cod/70931219007/ From 1/8/24 Tw...

They go up and down all the time during the boating season. If you hang out at Paul Revere Park you will hear the bridge sirens constantly I can confirm. I've lived within earshot of the horns and they go up & down very frequently, though my brain got pretty good at filtering out the sound. IIR...

Then why do they need two more bridge spans? I have to imagine another goal of having an additional span is the ability to maintain the bridge with less disruption to service. Right now, one bridge being out means 50% of the capacity is gone. With three bridges, one can be out with minimal disrupti...

And how long it was there before they got rid of it? The picture looked very familiar, as the are few places in Winchester with houses under construction (note the labels on the glass in the window) yet have taken so long to finish that weeds have sprouted to the degree shown. It's a small side str...