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The 25 locomotives for the Empire Service is just an option in the original contract - NYS is under no obligation to exercise it. Since the Empire Service trains will get the Airo trainsets, NYS would simply just not exercise that option. The LIRR/MNRR Siemens locomotive contract was awarded several...

As reported by Trains.com , Amtrak's Office of Inspector General released a report about the early management of the Airo procurement, saying that some missteps have led to delays in the process, but Amtrak is taking steps to prevent further delays: Trainsets. Three months after the company signed t...

North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Piedmont Service

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:25 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Piedmont Service ¦  Replies: 596 ¦  Views: 150280

So the endgame for the S-line is full grade separation between Petersburg and Raleigh, and we know Amtrak will have 125 MPH-capable diesels for its Southeast routes later on this decade (the ALC-42s for the Silver Star, and presumably, Amfleet I replacements good for 125 MPH in diesel territory, use...

Re: Amtrak NEC Virginia Regional Service

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:48 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak NEC Virginia Regional Service ¦  Replies: 433 ¦  Views: 80197

A recently-introduced bill in Congress would allow the National Park Service and the U.S. Dept of the Interior to turn over some 4 acres of federally-owned parkland to D.C. and Virginia to use for the construction of the Long Bridge expansion. Energy News Network article Now, yet another act of Cong...

Re: Moynihan Station Plans (New York Pennsylvania Station) NYP

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:12 pm ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: Amtrak/LIRR Moynihan Train Hall ¦  Replies: 1198 ¦  Views: 238162

Last month the New York State ESD (Empire State Development Corp.) released a draft scope of work for the "Empire Station Complex" . Governor Cuomo's full grand vision includes constructing Moynihan + Penn Station South and demolishing the existing buildings in the area to replace them wit...

$1.5B for Bronx East Metro North Penn Station Access IE route Metro North like Amtrak to Penn Station. Hold on this. While the author of the op-ed makes a good point on an agreement, he misses the infrastructure side. In short, you gotta electrify the route some way that's compatible with Metro Nor...

Also, is there a deadline for when the MTA must have funding by??? I keep hearing October 1st being floated around the rumor mill. Can't remember where I heard it from. The MTA is required under NY State law to submit a capital program October 1st before the start of each five-year period. I presum...

Re: DM Leading and DE Trailing!

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:31 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: DM Leading and DE Trailing! ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 2402

I'm certainly no expert on LIRR rules, and I wouldn't know if it's allowed or not (though I would assume there's no rule against it), but assuming TrainTime was accurate, and that the same engineer operated this set back and forth, I believe they would be entitled to an extra day's pay as per the co...

Re: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA)

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:54 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA) ¦  Replies: 1157 ¦  Views: 376359

I'm guessing that this was never supposed to be posted where the public could see it. I do think, though, that LIRR should post a general, preliminary plan that shows what they are proposing to do for riders on each line in terms of access to GCT AND Brooklyn and Penn. Information needed include di...

Re: North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Carolinian Service

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:23 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Carolinian Service ¦  Replies: 627 ¦  Views: 124684

Wow, that was a detailed reply, thanks! Learned a lot. Thanks, Riverduck. I didn't factor in SEHSR as it really hasn't been in the news, as you note in the lack of funding. I guess the question then is the slots on the NEC and North River tunnels; my question would be would Amtrak want to risk exte...

Re: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA)

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:36 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: The East Side Access Project Discussion (ESA) ¦  Replies: 1157 ¦  Views: 376359

Is there a proposed timetable yet, or service pattern (trains per hour to each terminus?) - assuming relatively clock-face off-peak, but how about the peaks? And the corresponding increases or changes to the existing services, due to these GCT ones? The MTA posted a proposed AM Peak schedule for Gr...

Re: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Sun May 31, 2020 3:02 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor ¦  Replies: 344 ¦  Views: 111780

While discussions on this corridor comes up often, I don't think anybody posted this anywhere; I just found it recently myself. Last September, Georgia DOT quietly released a Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Charlotte-Atlanta segment of SEHSR . Tentatively stretching from C...

Re: North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Carolinian Service

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Sat May 16, 2020 10:33 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Carolinian Service ¦  Replies: 627 ¦  Views: 124684

I recall from the last monthly performance report that Amtrak put out that the Carolinian had a 3 million dollar operating surplus while the Piedmonts were breaking even or were not far from it. This seems that, from first glance, the NC services cover their costs. Of course, there are other expens...

Re: Amtrak Empire Builder 2nd Daily Frequency Chicago - St Paul

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Sat May 16, 2020 1:42 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: North Carolina NCDOT-Amtrak Carolinian Service ¦  Replies: 627 ¦  Views: 124684

Within the next decade as part of the improvements for Virginia to buy the RF&P and the possibility of the S-Line being reactivated, Virginia DOT, NCDOT is going to give Amtrak the approval to run four additional Carolinian trains each way from NYP to Charlotte and back. In addition, NCDOT is g...

Re: Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project

 by Riverduckexpress ¦  Mon May 11, 2020 7:27 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Connecticut River Bridge Replacement Project ¦  Replies: 52 ¦  Views: 7629

The question becomes " What is the I-95 clearance over the river.?" That will probably establish what clearance is needed ? However most boats will clear 40 feet unless there are a lot of Yachts that are higher. Now if there are a lot of sailboats they will often clear higher. A lift brid...