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It would be a huge undertaking to retrofit all the heritage operators in the US, who rely on contributions, ticket revenue, and volunteers. On the Naug, we have a contraption on the inside of the door that you have to reach up to release in order to open the door. We also keep the vestibule doors cl...
Interesting YouTube video on the High Line:
Either "Arrowhead" or "North Star" would be apropos. Both former Amtrak Trains that served Minneapolis and/or Duluth.
Grant application sent: NJ.com Gateway Tunnel project is one step closer to getting massive federal grant The $16 billion Gateway Tunnel project is a decision away from receiving a record-setting $6.8 billion federal grant. The Gateway Development Commission, the bi state agency overseeing design an...
PROPOSAL: [url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/new-orleans-new-airport-wins-fans-leaders-want-rail-link/article_8f1707f0-f837-11ee-997e-ebef3a28593e.amp.html[NOLA.com[/url] What's next for bustling New Orleans airport? A 21st Century rail link, leaders say. With the $1.3bn North Terminal now univ...
Locations: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/marta-expansion-new-train-stations-locations-atlanta.amp]Fox5Atlanta.com MARTA expansion: Proposed new train stations locations announced ... In an administrative order, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dicken unveiled the spots, which include Armour Yards and Murphy C...
Just recently local university students started working on a project to gauge interest in the restoration of passenger rail service to Newport, RI. Using the RIDOT owned Newport Secondary Rail Line the trains would be able to run north to the new MBTA South Coast Rail Line in Fall River, MA to Bost...
More fleet info: KTLA.com A couple of observations: -Do Alstom and Siemens have the manufacturing capacity? -2028 for the prototypes, but it seems doubtful that the segment will be open California High-Speed Rail one step closer to acquiring nation’s first 220 mph trains ... A breakdown of what manu...
Amtrak hasn't said "yes": Patch Former Depot? The project at West 135th Street looks to replace a former train depot with a 60-unit building with two floors hanging over Amtrak tracks. HARLEM, NY — A proposal to build a residential building next to active Amtrak train tracks in Harlem — wi...
Skepticism: Fox10TV.com Amtrak plans to return to Mobile, but will there be enough passengers? Skeptics point to company’s own ridership projections for proposed Gulf Coast rail service: 37 riders per train, per day MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - If all goes according to plan, Amtrak trains will begin rollin...
Little-known success: Axios Little-known rail success: Riders flock to Amtrak's long-distance Auto Train ...By the numbers: Auto Train ridership has outpaced pre-pandemic levels — part of an overall boom for Amtrak ridership in recent years, the transit company said in a statement. In fiscal year 20...
Annual Operating Cost: thecentersquare.com Pittsburgh-New York train expected to cost $8M annually to operate ... The service expansion, announced in September after Amtrak and Norfolk Southern worked out an agreement, will require $218 million for capital improvement along the Norfolk Southern-owne...
Trail Study: Mid-Hudson News Study of Beacon-Hopewell rail trail underway ... “We successfully encouraged the county to consider expanding the rail trail system with Metro-North’s Beacon Line, which runs from our train station, along Fishkill Creek, Main Street and Route 52 and then north to Hopewel...
Subsidy ended: Trains Nova Scotia government ends subsidy for dormant portion of short line CAPE BRETON, Nova Scotia — The government of Nova Scotia has ended a subsidy for a dormant section of short line in the province because it sees no chance the line will be restored to operation any time soon,...