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Re: My Alternate Career

 by askclifford ¦  Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:39 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: My Alternate Career ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 3197

Where are you going to school?
There's plenty of stipend (they pay you to go to school) masters degree programs for biomed that you should be able to gain acceptance to if you do not gain acceptance to medical school.

Re: No Hope for Newtown

 by askclifford ¦  Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:25 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: No Hope for Newtown ¦  Replies: 749 ¦  Views: 129247

The ideal station once NPT comes online would simply be 2 high platforms, a pedestrian tunnel/bridge, a shelter with those hotlamps, and proper walkways from the surrounding area. Beyond that, its a waste unless preservation of existing historical buildings comes into the picture. Why do you say th...

Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line

 by askclifford ¦  Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:15 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦  Replies: 1445 ¦  Views: 407971

I heard the rock slide occurred in the vicinity of the Mount Joy Station. They are blasting the rock then removing it.
A train (that may have been 649) arrived around 5:17 PM at Paoli Station led by a P-32 attached to an AEM-7.

Re: SEPTA Mid-Winter Trip XIII Dec 26th, 2013

 by askclifford ¦  Tue Nov 12, 2013 3:08 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Mid-Winter Trip XIII Dec 26th, 2013 ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 3255

Is the Route 100 in Exton? :-D

Re: WMATA 7000 Series to have CCTV, Electronic Maps

 by askclifford ¦  Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:33 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: All Things WMATA 7000 Series ¦  Replies: 1539 ¦  Views: 402398

"merrick1" I wonder if vandalism is a concern when shipping new cars by rail. There are reports on the MBTA forum that some of the new Rotem commuter cars picked up graffiti on their way from Philly to Boston. That would depend on how the carrier handles the loads, security at the switchi...

Re: Emergency signage, new?

 by askclifford ¦  Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:23 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Emergency signage, new? ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 2209

Anyone have a picture?

Re: Interesting consists

 by askclifford ¦  Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:35 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Interesting consists ¦  Replies: 583 ¦  Views: 197032

Matthew Mitchell wrote:I'd rather have the Nantucket guys wrap a car. I might end up with a seat on Steamboat Wharf.
"The Juice Guys" is on Straight Wharf :-D

Re: Reading Terminal today

 by askclifford ¦  Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:00 am ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Reading Terminal today ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 2464

train2 wrote:Was Reading Terminal the last IN USE arched trainshed in America?
Harrisburg Transit Center (Amtrak Keystone Service) is one of the last stations in the US with an in use train shed.

Re: Damage/repairs to 385/384...

 by askclifford ¦  Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:35 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Damage/repairs to 385/384... ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 1560

The whole truck looks visibly uneven. That can't be good for accel/braking or going into curves. I'm gonna go out on a limb and venture a guess that if this was really an issue, the guys in the shop wouldn't have cleared it for duty. Really? http://articles.philly.com/1999-12-13/news/25480289_1_esc...

Re: Interior Claening of SLV's and other cars

 by askclifford ¦  Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:54 am ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Interior Claening of SLV's and other cars ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 1057

I know that the Market Frankford line conducts a daily disinfecting of touch surfaces including seats, back-of-seat handles, floor-to-ceiling and seat-to-ceiling poles, and overhead grab bars and handles.

Re: Strange train listings on trainview today July 17th 2012

 by askclifford ¦  Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:43 am ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Strange train listings on trainview today July 17th 2012. ¦  Replies: 18 ¦  Views: 3712

Not much, especially since the Keystone Corridor has a legacy dispatching system. That mostly rely on a radio. SEPTA is currently installing buttons which can be pressed when a SEPTA train is spotted in each of the staffed interlocking towers (Zoo, Overbrook, Paoli, Thorn) to alert the control cente...

Re: Silverliner IV Design Inspired By Budd (Silverliner II's

 by askclifford ¦  Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:53 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Silverliner IV Design Inspired By Budd (Silverliner II's)??? ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 3295

There is definitely a Silverliner II/IV influence in the small window adjacent to the cab door in the Silverliner V. (Far left)
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Re: Edgeley rd flag stop (west Trenton line)

 by askclifford ¦  Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:46 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Edgeley rd flag stop (west Trenton line) ¦  Replies: 32 ¦  Views: 3758

Zoning: Trevose is currently a Zone 4 station. Many people opt instead to drive down Philmont Ave to Somerton Station instead. It is easy to do and cheaper to take the train from there. However, with the new rezoning of Trevose as a Zone 3, there will probably be a lot more people using the station...

Re: Edgeley rd flag stop (west Trenton line)

 by askclifford ¦  Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:59 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Edgeley rd flag stop (west Trenton line) ¦  Replies: 32 ¦  Views: 3758

If ridership would be so low as for you to be talking about making it a flag stop, it would be too low to justify constructing and operating a station. I'd say you'd need a potential ridership of at least 300 boards/day (around the system median) to make a new station worth considering. Next Stop, ...

Re: Cameras on RRD fleet.

 by askclifford ¦  Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:10 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Cameras in SL IV's ¦  Replies: 25 ¦  Views: 4566

The cameras were installed on a single Silverliner IV as a test (forgetting the car number).
To my knowledge, SEPTA is not installing them in any other cars due to a lack of sufficient grant money from Homeland Security.

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