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Re: Street running

 by ExCon90 ¦  Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:17 pm ¦  Forum: General Class I and II Discussion ¦  Topic: Street running ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 304

I would think UP on the Embarcadero in Oakland, CA; 2 main tracks in pavement, in mixed traffic with cross streets, used by Coast Starlight, Capitol Corridor, San Joaquin, and UP double-stack trains.

Re: PTC and single car RRD operation

 by ExCon90 ¦  Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:04 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: PTC and single car RRD operation ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 586

The Silverliner III's had the engineer's position on the left to enable head-end passenger boarding at stations with right-side platforms during single-car operation, but I don't think they ever did it. In PRR days they ran single MP54's between Media and West Chester, but that was manual block, wit...

When PATCO (Philadelphia) began operation (1968?) their police immediately took action against fare jumpers, with apparently lasting reults: word quickly spread around -- don't try it. In New York, I think during the Koch administration, a crackdown on fare jumpers caught a guy who had no criminal r...

Re: Caltrain Electrification

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:32 pm ¦  Forum: California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR) ¦  Topic: Caltrain Electrification ¦  Replies: 239 ¦  Views: 116385

I think the first ones were acquired by SP pre-Caltrain (they were painted in the Overland scheme); probably seemed a good idea at the time, since the Harriman coaches were not air-conditioned (and as I recall the windows couldn't be opened -- not a problem in The City but of course the weather is a...

Re: Michigan Central Station

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:06 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Michigan Central Station ¦  Replies: 482 ¦  Views: 99799

Excellent shots; thanks for posting. Was there much fuss and bother crossing the frontier?

Re: Portland Waterfront Rail Ops (Yard 8, Intermodal, etc)

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:36 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: Portland Waterfront Rail Ops (Yard 8, Intermodal, etc) ¦  Replies: 1657 ¦  Views: 379856

A number of larger lines used smaller vessels--or even barges -- to serve lower-volume ports with sort of a "last mile" connecting operation for transshipment of transatlantic containers moving via a major nearby port. Sea-Land had such an operation connecting New York with other North Atl...

Re: Amtrak: Happy Anniversary, California Zephyr!

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:10 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak: Happy Anniversary, California Zephyr! ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 242

When the Altamont Corridor Express was inaugurated the UP publicity department informed the media that it was the first UP passenger service to operate over Altamont Pass -- technically correct, but forgetting (or not knowing) that the CZ operated over the WP from 1949 to 1970(?) on tracks later acq...

Re: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released

 by ExCon90 ¦  Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:49 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Superliner Replacement Request For Proposal Released ¦  Replies: 71 ¦  Views: 7983

With joint through trains so operated I'm sure that was all coordinated in advance; it happened every year in season, and the need came as no surprise. Of course in those days there was a lot of equipment on hand for such occasions.

Re: Portland Waterfront Rail Ops (Yard 8, Intermodal, etc)

 by ExCon90 ¦  Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:56 pm ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: Portland Waterfront Rail Ops (Yard 8, Intermodal, etc) ¦  Replies: 1657 ¦  Views: 379856

I can't imagine what container line would consider calling at both Halifax and Portland on the same voyage; containerships are so expensive to operate that the emphasis is to make as few port calls as possible to keep the ships moving. It's been frequently commented that no vessel earns money while ...

Re: San Fran & Napa Valley spots?

 by ExCon90 ¦  Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:34 pm ¦  Forum: Western Railfan ¦  Topic: San Fran & Napa Valley spots? ¦  Replies: 11 ¦  Views: 3980

Another unique feature apparently now gone: The FA's were equipped with air horns scratch-made from drawings .found in Roseville, apparently used on Interurban Electric and Pacific Electric interurbans dating from the early 20th century (maybe also NWP?). The line is largely side-of-road with many g...

I wonder whether anyone got a photo of the large concrete bumping block (at least as high and wide as a coach or RDC) at the end of at least one of the stub tracks at Newark Broad St., displaying a rectangular blue sign reading "END OF BLOCK."

Re: Potential for a Commuter Rail Workers Strike

 by ExCon90 ¦  Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:55 pm ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Potential for a Commuter Rail Workers Strike ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 1321

The Class I railroads are all private companies, but their employees are subject to the Railway Labor Act; in fact all railroads were private companies when the RLA was enacted. Even Conrail employees were not Government employees when Conrail was owned by the Government. AUTOCORRECT ALERT: It wants...

Re: Bourbonnais Crash 25 Years Later

 by ExCon90 ¦  Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:36 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Bourbonnais Crash 25 Years Later ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 313

There was a report at the time that the truck driver, as he was helped from his cab after the crash, was heard to mutter that he "didn't know it was the fast one." I think it was found that he drove around the lowered gates.

Re: Student chronicles SEPTA rail lines

 by ExCon90 ¦  Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:13 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Student chronicles SEPTA rail lines ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 473

In many cases the installation of high platforms has been accompanied by a do-over of the entire station, including a rather substantial station building and of course ADA. I don't know what the selection criteria are -- maybe ridership? Trivia question: what was the earliest station in SEPTA territ...

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