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Re: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio

 by Train60 ¦  Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:37 am ¦  Forum: Norfolk Southern ¦  Topic: Derailment= East Palestine Ohio ¦  Replies: 283 ¦  Views: 26429

Passing along this interesting opinion piece from today's New York Times, "Over 1,000 Trains Derail Every Year in America. Let’s Bring That Number Down." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/opinion/ohio-train-derailment-safety-regulation.html?unlocked_article_code=ruVfP1lJuiNnlp75B6WCaRo3fd...

Re: New Canaan accident 2/14/2023

 by Train60 ¦  Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:08 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: New Canaan accident 2/14/2023 ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 1073

Looks like the last time this happened in New Canaan was in January 2011,
https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/artic ... oto-546187

New Canaan accident 2/14/2023

 by Train60 ¦  Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:40 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: New Canaan accident 2/14/2023 ¦  Replies: 5 ¦  Views: 1073

"Train crash suspends Metro-North service on New Canaan branch, officials say"
https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/artic ... 783208.php

Not the first time a train has hit the bumper.

Re: Can someone identify what this is on a Penn Station platform?

 by Train60 ¦  Sun Feb 12, 2023 6:18 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Can someone identify what this is on a Penn Station platform? ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 1154

Posting a image of the object would help.

Note that Rep. Straus is the co-chair of the legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation. I'm certain that he is aware that the MBTA's Commuter Rail operation is run by Keolis.

Here's a link to the bill that he filed, https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD3315

Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am

 by Train60 ¦  Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:35 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦  Replies: 840 ¦  Views: 152659

Here's the video

Maybe this has been said by someone else already, but with all of the focus by Amtrak now on bringing stations up to current American with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards I can't imagine that the new equipment for the long distance routes will be bilevel. To start with, bilevel cars might be requir...

Re: Ethan Allen Discussion, including Expansion (Burlington)

 by Train60 ¦  Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:16 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Ethan Allen Discussion, including Expansion (Burlington) ¦  Replies: 372 ¦  Views: 129593

What's with all the padding in Train 290's schedule north of Rutland? Yesterday, as just one example, the train sat in Rutland for 34 minutes, for a scheduled 10 minute stop to change ends. https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2023/01/18/A/290 Makes you wonder if this is so the crew can have a lunch br...

The final report for the Southeast to Danbury Rail Link Feasibility Study is now available on this link https://www.nymtc.org/Regional-Planning-Activities/Mega-Regional-Planning/Southeast-to-Danbury-Rail-Link-Feasibility-Study Lots of interesting information in this report, for those who want to go ...

Its Boston-Springfield -New Haven through service. https://www.mass.gov/news/massdot-amtrak-csx-seeking-more-than-108-million-for-corridor-improvements-between-springfield-and-worcester Expanded Boston-ALB service is only a line on a map at the moment. MassDOT and NYSDOT have said little about this ...

Re: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA)

 by Train60 ¦  Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:15 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA) ¦  Replies: 1157 ¦  Views: 376379

Here's the link to the Newsday story
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/tra ... s-vgcvbq8m

Re: Southcoast Rail

 by Train60 ¦  Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:06 pm ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Southcoast Rail ¦  Replies: 1272 ¦  Views: 341838

ARTICLE: Mass. leaders hold ribbon-cutting at new Freetown MBTA station https://www.wpri.com/video/mass-leaders-hold-ribbon-cutting-at-new-freetown-mbta-station/8208921/ One would have to guess that this was done for outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker, who will be out of office in less than a month. Surel...

Re: State Line Railroad on NY/MA line in Berkshires?

 by Train60 ¦  Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:41 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: State Line Railroad on NY/MA line in Berkshires? ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 2582

I found a abandoned in place railroad between Pittsfield MA & Troy NY W How about dropping a Pin on the location on Google Maps and then sharing the link.(1) That would help a lot. (1) Open Google Maps on your browser, find the location, left click on the location, click on the "share"...

Portions of the MA State Rail Plan (completed in 2018) are out of date now. MA and other states are taking actions beyond what is in their rail plans because of the federal dollars available due to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Re: Union voting update, 2022 contract

 by Train60 ¦  Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:31 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Union voting update, 2022 contract ¦  Replies: 111 ¦  Views: 11165

Here's the roll call vote for the two Senate bills — On the Resolution: H.J.Res. 100; A joint resolution to provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference a...

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