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Some regional trains and Metroliners in the 1980s/90s had three classes: coach, business (custom) and first (club class).

66/67 when known as Twilight Shoreliner/Federal had three classes, with first class being Viewliner sleepers.

MNCR and LIRR added a $10 refund fee, which could exceed the cost of a one-way ticket or result in a small amount actually refunded.

No announcement still, so suspension remains in effect.

There were a number of contract commercial account shippers with heavy pallets, they likely moved elsewhere.

Greyhound permanently ended package express service, focusing on passenger service.

The oldest of the modern era tokens in use to 2006 were actually introduced by the predecessor MTA in 1951, see August 2005 ERA Bulletin, p. 15-16. Several commemorative tokens are also mentioned, these include Sail 1992 and the Southwest Corridor.

See also NJT, which might find itself cheaper to rebuild the grandfathered (pre-EPA) GP40s as far back as 1965 over all new diesels.

Back in the day there were lunch counters in many stations. Most notably was the counter on the shuttle at Grand Central Terminal, as seen in The French Connection.

A saga that began in 2005 finally is complete. That year the appropriations and bonds for the purchase of the new cars was considered and approved by the General Assembly with an estimated cost (CT share only, 65/35 split with NY) of $675 million (2005 value), with additional fare increases between ...

Ironically the cover shot is on Metro-North trackage, let alone out of state.

It was February 21, 1974 when the first two Silverliner IVs, Reading single units 9018 and 9019 made their debut for the press. These 14 Reading single units were first built in late 1973.

"of interest is that on the Continent, there is a revival of Sleeping Cars" There is indeed a revival of sleepers over there. Five years ago there were perhaps 10 sleeper trains on the entire continent, now there are probably 50+. Before the Berlin Wall fell, there were probably 500. One ...

At least that map shows the whole Nanuet wye. Until 1991 the original station on the wye remained. Seeing the Maybrook Line brings up that had the Poughkeepsie Bridge were to be returned to service four MNCR lines would be connected: Port Jervis, Harlem, Danbury and Waterbury. The Orange Station on ...

It is not as if passengers needed to be rousted at 0-dark-30 as they would if the 1-21 or 7-27.and v.v. cars were eliminated. It also forces the Boston Mechanical Department to inventory parts to work on a bad ordered Viewliner and the outside contractor commissary to supply linens and possibly men...

Red Wing wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:29 am But the Fairmont will be one of the 1st lines electrified, be it for the environmental justice neighborhoods it goes through or as a relief valve or emergency route to South Station.

@Tadman: Your map proposal would have New England losing direct Midwest service. Reportedly late Senator
Ted Kennedy was a driving force in keeping through service on 448/449.

The closest to a standard streetcar was the Boeing in the 1970s.

Recall that Philadelphia is broad gauge and legacy systems such as the MBTA Green Line and SEPTA Market Street
Line have loading gauge restrictions. The retired TTC CLRVs and 1981 Kawasakis are reportedly very similar in dimensions.