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I get the feeling that part of this rail move from Hopedale is convenience... Then the rest is rubbing it in the face of the town. Not that they haven't been asking for it...

It only took three years from mobilization from the plant of the first car to acceptance of the last one.. Not to mention, the whole program from the time of contract grant and official order almost an entire two term presidency stint. Oh, it's still not done. The Rotem warranty modifications encam...

Yeah, definitely slap weight restrictions on the bridges ASAP to prevent those rusty old tanks from arriving. If I lived there I'd be whining too, but not enough to hire lawyers. I'd ask for a tall berm or wall as a blast barrier. The increased tax value will allow road repairs or other municipal s...

The 2001 was dedicated today to Robert M. Tatom and now has a plaque on the sides beneath the windows just like on a few of the F40's. They switched the prime mover already? It would be kind of silly to dedicate a locomotive with a blown engine. It could be possible that the block never cracked... ...

Formal notice of appeal of Upton STB decision http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/fc695db5bc7ebe2c852572b80040c45f/074188ccd55b399185257dd500534233?OpenDocument" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Backing up for a second here, but didn't the First Circuit previousl...

The 40 new commuter rail locomotives delivered to the MBTA late last year at a cost of $222 million have all been sidelined to have their traction motor bearings replaced after the manufacturer discovered last summer that at least some of the bearings are faulty. The major repairs are the latest ro...

The 2001's engine block froze and cracked so it will need a whole new prime mover. A similar thing happened to the 1066 a few years ago. Ouch... I'd hate to have been the crew that found the coolant dumping out of the prime mover. Just how do you tell your boss that the brand new million dollar pie...

Trainman101 wrote:He should restore the big boy

STEAM?!?!?! The Friends of The Grafton and Upton Railroad's Facebook page reports that Boothbay personnel have looked at the Baldwin steam engine on static display at Edaville USA for possible use (someday) on the G & U. Interesting... I had to check this three times just to make sure I wasn't ...

What makes me say "Yup, looks like the possibility of another preemption fight" is the following excerpt: According to Moore, DEP officials heard the residents' complaints at the meeting and said it would investigate. Hopefully not.. I'm going to point this out, but the DEP doesn't have s...

http://www.vertexrail.com/ is no longer valid. Still listed as Mr. Bigda's employer on Linkedin Are you sure about that? I just went to http://www.vertexrail.com/ and it came up just fine.. Unless somehow Verizon is fetching a cached copy.. I'm betting it's an issue with Verizon. We have it at our ...

OK, so Vertex Rail will be converting tank cars into subway cars then, correct? Certainly outside-the-box thinking... :P Will they locate their manufacturing facility on The North Brookfield Railroad? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-rolleyes010.gif Sorry but I had to.. I'm just gonna put ...

Seems like no current news on this railroad? Although there is a current Facebook page for the North Brookfield Rail Trail: https://www.facebook.com/NorthBrookfieldRailTrail" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The day these guys get their little "trail" is the day I'l...

Grafton must budget itself pretty deeply in its legal purposes account, to throw away this much money this freely More likely that Flynn has been twisting arms... Or the BOS is comprised of idiots. Either way it doesn't matter, because at this rate all of them are going to either be recalled or get...

H.F.Malone wrote:NH 41 is in Thomaston this morning. More info to follow.