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You have to wonder, then, why there were what I'll call "super expresses" on the Hudson Line which made only Poughkeepsie, New Hamburg, and Beacon. I haven't lookied at a Harlem Line Schedule, but there must be a market for a similar service for the Wassaic area folks in terms of commutin...

One main item that people often forget (this certainly isn't the first time people have fantasized about the Harlem Line reclaiming old mileage) is that the MTA charter only goes as far north as Dutchess County. Metro North can't expand to Columbia County unless voters agreed to become an MTA-servic...

They run them that way and loop them if there's an issue with the cab car. Interesting. I remember that day the train came into one of the tracks that dead-ends. So, they still would have had to run it in the "wrong" orientation on the outbound trip. Did you wait to see if it went back ou...

Maybe this is a long shot, but would the eventual installation of PTC also provide a means for automated announcements to "know" a train's location without the use of GPS? I'm just trying to think of how certain subway routes have automated announcements... GPS obviously isn't available wh...

The continuity issues are only noticed by us railfans. Most people either can't tell the difference or don't care. If I saw this movie, I'd be pointing the same things out but my wife would just tell me to shut up and let her enjoy the movie. Didn't some TV show or movie once cover up all the MNR lo...

I'm not as familiar with the logistics of the PJL as others here, but are these myriad proposals considering labor requirements? It's not simply a matter of whether the trains will make it to "Siding X" in time for a train in the opposite direction to pass. Real-life schedulers also have t...

...mixing some bar cars in was the price that MNRR pays for being allowed to buy additional cars at all. Just a clarification, CDOT (not MNR) is the agency looking to spend the money for the 60 new M8s and having 10 cars retrofitted as bar cars. Note that all the news articles and posts have only m...

On a seperate note: When doing research on fares, I noticed that MN has service from 125th to GCT, none of which are on Connecticut bound trains. Only about 15% of the Harlem or Hudson trains allow service between 125th and GCT. Why bother at all? A LEX express is just as fast, and since the servic...

The article is Paywalled. :( :( :( There are several others that aren't... Google "new haven line bar cars" and you'll find a few articles. The gist of the news boils down to one sentence from the Connecticut Post: According to sources, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is planning to announce next w...

Are Shoreliner I/II cab cars considered by MNR to be handicapped-accessible? I've seen many that have seats removed to accommodate a wheelchair, but many does not equal all. According to http://web.mta.info/accessibility/rail.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; : "Many...

"Show me the money." If I were MNR, that would be my message to the owners of Woodbury Commons. If the outlet mall wants its own station, they can pay for it. After all, the mall and its tenants would be the biggest beneficiary if the trains do, in fact, bring more shoppers there. It might...

Per this post from Jeff Smith, there will be 3 additional trains in each direction stopping at Breakneck and Manitou every weekend, when the new schedules take effect on April 3, 2016. http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=162136" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fa...

As far as I know, the midpoint yard was included in the funding for MTA 2015-2019 capital projects. As far as location, I've heard of locations from Harriman to Middletown. You are right. It was in there, but I am still very puzzled why. It is not as if they need to run another 4-6 daily round trip...

institute a vigorous program locally to educate motorists And the foundation for such programs already exists: Operation Lifesaver. Unfortunately, you usually only see OL getting exposure at train shows -- where most of the attendees already know how to safely navigate railroad crossings. I can't r...

That is true, and since most applicants aren't likely to know the names and qualifications of the other applicants, there may be little or nothing a "rejected" applicant can do to disprove that the hired candidate really IS more qualified. Despite the law, it's definitely possible employer...