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A friend of mine on the train had this description: UPDATE 11: The sandwiches, which arrived at 4:30, were small, soggy Tim Hortons ham rolls. And they keep reminding us we can save $50 on our next trip, as long as it happens soon. UPDATE 10: We've just left Kingston. Bizarre announcement: "Wel...

I am not following you. The freedom to board without passing thru security or baggage screening is a very fragile benefit. If screening happens, you can watch for checked baggage to make a comeback. Whether or not that has an impact on sleepers is arguable, but it would put things on a leveler play...

Apparently a lot of travelers are willing to get up at an ungodly hour to spend the next night in their own bed, or maybe they just hate packing and carrying a suitcase. As an American news broadcaster used to say, "and that's the way it is." This. I traveled quite a bit on business over ...

Unlike the app which requires the purchaser's phone to be shown to the ticket taker on the train, using this new function and printing paper copies the purchaser can give copies to family members, etc. and need not accompany them on the train. Perhaps that is the rationale.

I have a question for everyone here. So on the radio they were talking about the labor disputes and I was wondering, what unions cover what for NJT. I belive the bus operators are TWU but the engineers seem more complex as do the conductors Per this press release, there are 15 different unions repr...

I read the report. Oh boy! Here are some of my questions: ..... Why are so many numbers redacted? It's not like Amtrak has competitors who will steal their financial information. It will come out eventually in court during the future lawsuits. ..... Good points. With respect to the redacted numbers...

"NJ Transit’s birthday party crashed by engineers upset by stalled negotiations" "Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen protest the lack of progress on a new contract in Bay Head as an excursion train celebrating NJ Transit's 40th anniversary arrived on Satur...

"The Northeast Corridor main line runs 457 miles from Washington, DC to Boston, MA. The corridor runs through eight states, has four different right-of-way owners, and is used by passenger and intercity rail as well as freight. Each day, the corridor – both the NEC main line and connecting corr...

Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 3:46 am Questions:

Is this bridge still extant?

If so, is it now a ConRail bridge?

North at Squankum Road 10:52 AM. Somebody knocked down one of the train crossings here… This crossing I guess ? Why don't they add guard bollards like you find at gasoline pumps? Use big heavy steel ones planted deep into the ground? Probably for liability reasons, as a vehicle occupant seriously i...

Thank you for your concurrence, Mr. Photobug. While there is no law against physically holding precious metals or currency in any amount, such definitely raises suspicions. Another issue not mentioned in the news reports is were these alleged illicit proceeds reported on the defendant's income tax ...

Shoulda extended PATH directly to the airport, with one station serving the 3 terminals through walkways. Or one station for each terminal. Or just use more buses. It is my recollection reading that the passenger facility fees can be used to fund a significant portion of the monorail since it serve...

Two derailments in one week? Based upon the science of probability and statistics, this is not surprising. The probability of random events such as a derailment occurring evenly spaced in time is substantially lower than two or more occurring relatively close in time followed by a long interval bef...

I wonder what is happening with PATHs planned extension to the airport rail station. "“The (airport) Station Access Project is a separate project with a total project cost estimate of $125 million, which the board approved spending on planning in March of 2023,” Pietrykoski said." https:/...

It’s not commonly seen here in NJ, but I have seen it used at crossings that see don’t see many cars and only a few trains per week. At least they added yield signs in conjunction with the standard crossbuck. To define what the crossbuck means: https://www.nj.gov/oag/hts/images/railroad-images/cros...