https://media.amtrak.com/2024/03/happy-anniversary-california-zephyr/ It has been 75 years since the California Zephyr launched its first trip between the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago. In honor of the milestone and the daily operation of this iconic route, Amtrak is releasing a Top 25 list of ...
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Amtrak: Happy Anniversary, California Zephyr!
by Jeff Smith ¦ Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:44 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amtrak: Happy Anniversary, California Zephyr! ¦ Replies: 1 ¦ Views: 280Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line
by Jeff Smith ¦ Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:40 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦ Replies: 1452 ¦ Views: 410083Amtrak PR: https://media.amtrak.com/2024/03/amtrak-begins-major-harrisburg-line-track-renewal/ Amtrak Begins Major Harrisburg Line Track Renewal PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak is investing $122 million in Pennsylvania to improve tracks on the Harrisburg Line, between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This work will...
Re: MTA Subway - Reactivating the Rockaway Beach Branch (Queenslink or Queensway)
by Jeff Smith ¦ Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:38 am ¦ Forum: NYCT MTA Subway, PATH and SIRT ¦ Topic: MTA Subway - Reactivating the Rockaway Beach Branch (Queenslink or Queensway) ¦ Replies: 8 ¦ Views: 17815Grant for greenway; is the window for reactivation closing?: HellGateNYC.com Is the Dream of Reviving the Rockaways to Elmhurst Subway Line Dead? A defunct rail line is probably going to get torn up to put a park inside a larger park. New York's leaders are passing on a rare, once-in-a-generation op...
Re: Colorado Railcar DMU Status
by Jeff Smith ¦ Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:35 am ¦ Forum: Self-Propelled Railcars ¦ Topic: Colorado Railcar DMU Status ¦ Replies: 112 ¦ Views: 51053<Cough>, it's been a while: Railfan.com
French Lick Scenic Acquires DMUs
Re: Surviving Budd SPV’s
by Jeff Smith ¦ Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:02 pm ¦ Forum: Budd Company ¦ Topic: Surviving Budd SPV’s ¦ Replies: 4 ¦ Views: 366Unfortunately not; cab car controls were removed as well as the motor.
Re: Class I Heritage Locomotive Programs and Sightings
by Jeff Smith ¦ Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:02 am ¦ Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦ Topic: Class I Heritage Locomotive Programs and Sightings ¦ Replies: 24 ¦ Views: 2930Re: Surviving Budd SPV’s
by Jeff Smith ¦ Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:31 am ¦ Forum: Budd Company ¦ Topic: Surviving Budd SPV’s ¦ Replies: 4 ¦ Views: 366Re: Waterbury Branch Thread
by Jeff Smith ¦ Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:06 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: Waterbury Branch Thread ¦ Replies: 439 ¦ Views: 114800Above link page 135: Metro-North Railroad – Waterbury Line Modernizing the Waterbury Line includes design and construction of high-level platforms for five stations (Derby-Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls, Naugatuck) and the conversion of the former baggage room at Waterbury Station to a cust...
Re: Waterbury Branch Thread
by Jeff Smith ¦ Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:01 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: Waterbury Branch Thread ¦ Replies: 439 ¦ Views: 114800I believe the new CT Rail Plan had something on it. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DOT/documents/dplansprojectsstudies/plans/State_Rail_Plan/CTSRP2022-2026v20221130.pdf Page 189: ...and completion of rail station accessibility improvements, such as the addition of high-level platforms on the Waterbur...
Surviving Budd SPV’s
by Jeff Smith ¦ Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:53 am ¦ Forum: Budd Company ¦ Topic: Surviving Budd SPV’s ¦ Replies: 4 ¦ Views: 366Re: 2024 Naugatuck Railroad Excursion Season - Railroad Museum of New England (RMNE)
by Jeff Smith ¦ Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:05 am ¦ Forum: New England Railfan ¦ Topic: 2024 Naugatuck Railroad Excursion Season - Railroad Museum of New England (RMNE) ¦ Replies: 1 ¦ Views: 888Re: California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) System
by Jeff Smith ¦ Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:19 am ¦ Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦ Topic: California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) System ¦ Replies: 742 ¦ Views: 213679Re: REDDIT: "De-interlined" Service Diagram and Proposal
by Jeff Smith ¦ Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:57 am ¦ Forum: NYCT MTA Subway, PATH and SIRT ¦ Topic: REDDIT: "De-interlined" Service Diagram and Proposal ¦ Replies: 3 ¦ Views: 642GirlOnTheTrain wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:10 pm The foamer fantasies on r/nycrail are out of control sometimes.Do any envision extending the NYW&B back into Mt. Vernon? LOL.
I'm sure some envision extending the 1, 2, or 4 into Westchester.
Cocoa Station
by Jeff Smith ¦ Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:05 pm ¦ Forum: Brightline Trains LLC (formerly All Aboard Florida and Virgin) ¦ Topic: Cocoa Station ¦ Replies: 4 ¦ Views: 608https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2024/03/12/brightline-gives-green-light-to-cocoa-stop-for-its-rail-service/72940551007/ Brightline gives green light to Cocoa stop for its Orlando-to-Miami passenger rail service Next stop: Cocoa. That's the word from passenger rail company Brightline, w...
Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps
by Jeff Smith ¦ Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:57 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦ Replies: 64 ¦ Views: 10409PRESS RELEASE: MTA.info Metro-North Railroad Debuts Fourth Wrapped Locomotive from Heritage Series Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad has rebranded a fourth locomotive with special colors and designs as part of a Heritage Series to highlight the railroad’s 40 years of s...