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Re: So Long Solari

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:37 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: PHL - So Long Solari ¦  Replies: 97 ¦  Views: 39521

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Re: So Long Solari

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:35 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: PHL - So Long Solari ¦  Replies: 97 ¦  Views: 39521

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Re: So Long Solari

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:27 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: PHL - So Long Solari ¦  Replies: 97 ¦  Views: 39521

I haven't posted here for a few years, but I wanted to share some information. I took a day trip to Philadelphia from DC on Saturday, with the focal point of the trip being the Philadelphia Big Five college basketball game between St. Joseph's and Penn that evening at the Palestra, which is within w...

Re: Amtrak Derailment @ SHORE

 by CHIP72 ¦  Wed May 13, 2015 10:23 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Amtrak Derailment @ SHORE ¦  Replies: 47 ¦  Views: 13857

Everyone: With SEPTA Trenton Line service looking to be out until at least the weekend if not longer can the River Line help commuters as a alternative being close by across the Delaware - especially stations near the Burlington-Bristol and Tacony-Palmyra Bridges - Burlington South and Route 73/Pen...

Re: Northeast Regional 188 - Accident In Philadelphia

 by CHIP72 ¦  Wed May 13, 2015 10:12 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Northeast Regional 188 - Accident In Philadelphia ¦  Replies: 1522 ¦  Views: 479731

Personal opinion tangentially related to the Amtrak crash (RE: Trains, Planes, and Buses) I know some people on railroad.net have a tendency to view trains as the "good guys" and planes and buses as the "bad guys" (as opposed to viewing all three modes as "good guys" an...

Re: Northeast Regional 188 - Accident In Philadelphia

 by CHIP72 ¦  Wed May 13, 2015 9:43 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Northeast Regional 188 - Accident In Philadelphia ¦  Replies: 1522 ¦  Views: 479731

I saw it mentioned, I think once, in this thread, and only occasionally on social media. The news is not talking about it at all. I refer to the projectile strikes experienced in the general area by two other trains within a relatively close timeframe. It could easily be a coincidence, but it's som...

Re: Amtrak/MARC Service - BWI- Union Station

 by CHIP72 ¦  Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:44 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak/MARC Service - BWI- Union Station ¦  Replies: 26 ¦  Views: 6497

I've personally used both the MARC Penn Line and the Metrobus B30 between BWI and the DC area. A lot of the information I'll mention below has already been provided, but some contradictory information has been provided so I'll try to clarify things: 1) The MARC train requires a roughly 15 minute, fr...

Re: Cleveland's light rail system.

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:01 pm ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: Cleveland RTA: Heavy and Light Rail System ¦  Replies: 81 ¦  Views: 31287

I was able to ride the entire rail portion of the Cleveland RTA system excluding the Waterfront Line (plus the new bus rapid transit Health Line) during a recent work trip to Cleveland; actually, I did not rent a car and only used transit and my legs during my trip. (Obviously, I came into Cleveland...

I'll miss the 1000 series cars when they are retired because they have the most seats of any car type that I feel comfortable sitting in with my long legs. (I always try to sit near the doors in the first pair of forward/backward-facing seats or in the side-facing seats if necessary. I don't like si...

Re: No More Pattison Ave. BSS Station

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:57 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: No More Pattison Ave. BSS Station ¦  Replies: 103 ¦  Views: 14420

I can hear it now "You don't need us, just sell all your big popular station names, you'll....be....fine...'Suburban/Comcast Station', 'Market East/Burlington Coats/Kmart', '30th St/Drexel (My bet if Papadakis was still alive)/Penn', what's in a name anyway when we're talk'n money?" The d...

Re: MARC timetables?

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:36 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: MARC timetables? ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 1511

If you want printed MARC schedules, they are usually available at Union Station.

Re: Silverliner V's at National Train Day

 by CHIP72 ¦  Wed May 12, 2010 10:20 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Silverliner V's at National Train Day ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 3279

The cars are being built to spec. 2 Railfan seats with a large forward facing window, and a small cab. Wrong again Bob. I spoke to big boss who was sitting on the SLV on Saturday, who also post on this board, who reassured me that the cars will indeed be full width cabs. As I have stated many times...

Re: Where do the Keystone Corridor trains do 110?

 by CHIP72 ¦  Mon May 10, 2010 8:25 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Where do the Keystone Corridor trains do 110? ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 665

My best guess would be somewhere between Lancaster and Parkesburg, a 23 mile stretch. I believe there is an extended straight stretch between Lancaster and Gap.

Re: 2010 National Train Day - Amtrak station events

 by CHIP72 ¦  Mon May 10, 2010 8:18 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: 2010 National Train Day - Amtrak station events ¦  Replies: 29 ¦  Views: 3789

The baseball exhibit at 30th Street Station was a little smaller than I expected but still neat. It included some old baseball/train photos, a glass case containing stuff from the 1950 "Whiz Kid" Phillies, including 1950 World Series memorabilia, and some train and station photos from the ...

Re: Silverliner V's at National Train Day

 by CHIP72 ¦  Sat May 08, 2010 8:55 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Silverliner V's at National Train Day ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 3279

I was in Philadelphia today for National Train Day and checked out the Silverliner V's. They look nice, and in terms of seating remind me a bit of some of the new (well, new as of 2007) rail cars LIRR has, though I think the LIRR cars I have in mind were a little nicer. The Silverliner V's were defi...

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