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I-ETMS PTS is an overlay of the wayside signal systems and way more dependant on cell phone towers and sat tracking GPS than ACSES used on the NEC and almost all east coast commuter lines So to raise the speed will still need to upgrade track structure and install cab signals BNSF just might start r...

With the change of admin in DC there might be a minor delay at STB,still think there's a "poison pill" that's making the "hedge fund goons" BALK.

BNSF has "automated" the Dispatch with something referred to as "Movement planner" tends to screw up GTB's issued to the trip and PTC systems
The entire Seattle Sub is littered with MOW CREWS all over the place.

Most likely what LIRR was willing to "lease" to the contract freight operator at that point in time.

he SPLIT of CR to CSX and NS was a shock to Guilford,a possible split of PAR/PAS with the "hung up "sale to CSX is another shock to Guilford.

There must be a "Poison Pill" that makes CSX BALK

The NC Hi did follow the Builder's routing out of Chicago,might be better to start the Hi from where it spun off the Builder's routing with a connecting coach/sleeper(a la Eagle) from Chicago

ON some of the VRF cams,scroll down the page to a link that has the 3 a week schedules on the LD's,also there will be a direct link to the Amtrak "Train Tracker" page

For now the Taglo VII is running on train 500/505 rt.except for teething issues with the SC-44's,then the Horizon set covers,there is rare use of a P-42 as power in a pinch.
Sets of 11 and 14 have seen the return a View II bags in consist

It will depend on how much of the US population gets vaccinated,Figure on at least 2/3 to 3/4 get to true "Herd immunity" level.

What really needs to be done is a total rebuild of both tubes under the hudson,a total removal of all of the concrete ,wiring and rebar affected by Sandy/brackish water. Only way to do that is by building Gateway to relive the traffic flow,,figure on some repairs to the iron shell that PRR installed...

VRF did a decent job with the overall show,tech glitches are the norm with zoom and network feeds off the 'net.
Scale Trains did add a surprise of sorts,they acquired the HO and S scale model lines from MTH without that DCS decoder from heck.

A long time ago PTJ did a decent article on the "3-C" corridor,But what will it take NOW to get CSX to allow the corridor to even exist? and be on time/useful?

Car floats not safe for passengers, and sloooow across the Bay
PANYNJ SHOULD lead the Design/Build of Gateway.

Put the ex AMT MR-90's on the Gladstone Branch,a good "retirement" home for them The unfourturant problem is they cannot run under the ex PRR wire., but can run all over the M&E lines Again stop that R&D project from hell,turning a MLV II into an EMU,Design the Arrow IV instead,or ...