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If you look carefully at google satellite view, you can see the abandoned ROW running through the Hockamock swamp.

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The vast majority of emissions generated by air travel are during take-off and climb to cruising altitude. For a long distance trip, it could well be that the plane ends up being the more efficient choice, once you spread that initial burst across the entire distance. But the vast majority or rail t...

Not sure wheat the issue is. Why do you think cold weather might interfere with the process?

Yep, no one is going to certify stuff behind the wall without ripping apart the walls first. You should look into how "successful" rezoning has been in California. There is no builders remedy and people manage to block development that doesn't even require variances in existing zoning. Ac...

That map is more than 100 years old and not relevant to any current plans with the Eastern Route. And the part of the ROW proposed in the map for an East Boston service is already taken by the East Boston Greenway.

This contract is just becoming a bigger disaster than necessary! The contract shouldn’t have happened just because it’s cheaper. Cheaper products in my opinion are usually crappier than those built well and a little more expensive. Even with the extra $148 million, it remains far less expensive tha...

So you're telling me that a waiting passenger in 100-degree weather will appreciably notice the difference between a solid roof canopy that is 14' tall and provides full shade vs. this slotted canopy that's 70' tall and will provided slits of shade, and this difference will be in favor of the slott...

Yeah, 100 degree weather is totally comfortable. The canopy is not solid. It is literally pillars with gaps between them. You know what else provides airflow? An open space, which is what this is. What's the point of this comment? The platforms are going to be outside, that's how it works unless we...

What are you talking about? The canopy is completely open air. The platform is not enclosed. There is no shade. The average high in Merced from June through September is above 100 degrees. The canopy provides shade, the height allows air flow, which is crucial, and keep in mind, the actual waiting ...

jwhite07 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:46 pm How about this? Get used to riding backwards. Millions of rail passengers do it, every day, worldwide. If it's not your cuppa, don't take the train.

Do airlines worry how you get to and away from the airports ? Arguably, they do. That's why JFK built the Airtrain, to shuttle passengers between the terminals and the LIRR and MTA Subway. And several other airports operate shuttle buses to close but not in airport transportation systems. BOS and L...

There are some other cities with the last mile issue: [snip] Route 128/Westwood - an auto-oriented park/ride, with last mile issues coming up for passengers without cars or someone coming for pickup. But Westwood is served by MBTA Regional Rail, and for people needing access to more options, the ne...

5.5 million passengers is very good, but not as great as they hoped. Amtrak last year had slightly less than 30 million passengers, nationally. And to break that down somewhat, about a third of that 30 million, around 10 million, comes from NEC trains. Therefore, Brightline running completely in Fl...

It's worth noting that this "funding" is a bit different, though, from the $3 billion grant. In this case, the Fed gov is essentially incentivizing bond sales. But make no mistake, the $2.5 billion will be debt on Brightline's balance sheet, whereas the $3 billion will be booked as revenu...

It's worth noting that this "funding" is a bit different, though, from the $3 billion grant. In this case, the Fed gov is essentially incentivizing bond sales. But make no mistake, the $2.5 billion will be debt on Brightline's balance sheet, whereas the $3 billion will be booked as revenue...