General Discussion - Passenger Rail

General Discussion - Passenger Rail
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README: Thread Links to Proposed HSR/IC/Passenger Systems by Jeff Smith - Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:06 pm	0 Replies 11478 Views	by Jeff Smith Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:06 pm
README: Thread Links to Operating/Approved Commuter Systems by Jeff Smith - Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:12 am	0 Replies 10329 Views	by Jeff Smith Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:12 am
Why no center platform at busy stations. by David Benton - Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:24 pm	10 Replies 432 Views	by David Benton Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:18 pm
They Got Away!!! Trains discontinued before we rode 1 2 3 by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:16 pm	30 Replies 3631 Views	by MattW Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:50 pm
Will we ever see another all-Pullman passenger train? 1 2 by Westernstar1 - Thu May 28, 2020 6:44 pm	20 Replies 1640 Views	by west point Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:13 pm
Should Transit (and Amtrak) be Free to Use? by bostontrainguy - Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:55 am	11 Replies 325 Views	by R36 Combine Coach Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:50 pm
Eau Claire - Minneapolis Passenger Rail Proposal 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:50 pm	21 Replies 3390 Views	by west point Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:39 pm
Why weren’t open-section sleepers replaced by private room cars sooner? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:29 pm	18 Replies 1966 Views	by Alphaboi Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:18 am
All Aboard Washington by Pensyfan19 - Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:59 pm	13 Replies 703 Views	by eolesen Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:11 am
Barber shops on passenger trains? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:21 pm	15 Replies 5147 Views	by urr304 Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:41 pm
India Railways Bids to Run Private Passenger Trains by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:40 pm	0 Replies 87 Views	by Pensyfan19 Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:40 pm
What are your favorite and least favorite passenger rail experiences? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sat May 02, 2020 6:14 pm	17 Replies 1432 Views	by djlong Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:37 pm
Article on LD cuts (Railway Age; RPA's New "House Organ"?) by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:30 pm	0 Replies 359 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:30 pm
Parallel vs perpendicular sleeping berths by Alphaboi - Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:40 am	4 Replies 259 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:59 pm
Denver Area Light and Heavy Rail (RTD) systems 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 by arnstg - Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:38 pm	178 Replies 74437 Views	by MattW Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:45 pm
Vote for the World's Ugliest Train - Just for Fun 1 2 3 by bostontrainguy - Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:04 am	35 Replies 2989 Views	by bostontrainguy Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:09 pm
Kansas City at Engineering Phase of Reintroducing Streetcars by John_Perkowski - Tue May 26, 2020 7:37 pm	2 Replies 593 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:37 pm
LA: Baton Rouge - New Orleans Commuter Rail by Jeff Smith - Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:54 am	8 Replies 3228 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:54 pm
Bills supporting Intercity Rail Service by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:39 pm	3 Replies 545 Views	by dgvrengineer Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:48 pm
Texas Central HSR (Houston - DFW Dallas Fort Worth) 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 by kaitoku - Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:32 am	185 Replies 66845 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:28 am
Why did the Soo run mixed trains as late as the 1980s? by SouthernRailway - Sun May 24, 2020 5:34 pm	14 Replies 1145 Views	by ohioriverrailway Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:39 pm
SEHSR Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 by villager - Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:40 am	287 Replies 86288 Views	by RRspatch Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:53 am
Another old timetable question by charlesriverbranch - Wed May 27, 2020 4:06 pm	3 Replies 554 Views	by edbear Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:38 pm
The All Stops Local 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Wed May 06, 2020 12:34 pm	18 Replies 1626 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat May 30, 2020 8:51 pm
Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit 1 2 3 4 5 6 by superbad - Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:16 pm	85 Replies 54479 Views	by Backshophoss Thu May 28, 2020 10:14 pm
WFH and Passenger Rail (Throw In Airlines) 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:57 pm	26 Replies 3274 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu May 28, 2020 5:07 pm
Gwinnett County, GA: MARTA, Doraville to Gwinnett Place Mall / Jimmy Carter Blvd, Other Transit by Jeff Smith - Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:52 am	5 Replies 2827 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 2:03 pm
Atlanta Light Rail: Greenbriar Mall to MARTA’s Oakland City station by Jeff Smith - Thu May 28, 2020 1:58 pm	0 Replies 355 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 1:58 pm
Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale, AZ: Valley Metro Light Rail 1 2 3 4 by NJTRailfan - Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:09 pm	48 Replies 37428 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 1:40 pm
HART: Hawaii Rail Systems (was Light rail coming to Hawaii) 1 2 3 by neroden - Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:05 pm	36 Replies 19971 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 9:02 am
Albuquerque New Mexico Rail Runner Railrunner 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 by AmtrakPhill629 - Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:12 pm	143 Replies 65017 Views	by Tadman Wed May 27, 2020 12:23 pm
Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar Proposal by railfanofewu - Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:57 am	2 Replies 1448 Views	by RRspatch Mon May 25, 2020 11:40 pm
AllEarth Rail / Vermont Commuter Rail 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Jeff Smith - Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:38 am	113 Replies 42178 Views	by Tadman Wed May 20, 2020 8:17 am
Why do "open-access operators" (private companies) run passenger trains in Europe by SouthernRailway - Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:31 pm	13 Replies 814 Views	by kato Sat May 16, 2020 1:21 am
DART - Dallas Area Rapid Transit 1 2 3 4 by electricron - Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:27 pm	45 Replies 25579 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri May 15, 2020 1:04 pm
Las Vegas Monorail by DutchRailnut - Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:18 am	8 Replies 2125 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri May 15, 2020 1:01 pm
Favorite Locomotive by Pensyfan19 - Wed May 13, 2020 3:36 pm	12 Replies 906 Views	by andykeithharris Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:52 am
Take the Central to the Fair! by charlesriverbranch - Wed May 13, 2020 11:00 am	1 Replies 628 Views	by edbear Thu May 14, 2020 6:28 am
General US High Speed Rail Discussion 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 by max - Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:50 pm	424 Replies 21029 Views	by scratchyX Mon May 04, 2020 3:06 pm
Mixed Trains in North America 1 2 3 by Pensyfan19 - Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:15 pm	40 Replies 4969 Views	by R36 Combine Coach Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:50 pm
What was the best pre-Amtrak passenger railroad and what did it offer that Amtrak doesn’t? by SouthernRailway - Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:44 am	14 Replies 2710 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:13 am
Travel & Leisure Mag: 13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World by mtuandrew - Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:25 am	0 Replies 582 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:25 am
South Carolina and Passenger Rail 1 2 by Bob Roberts - Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:19 pm	22 Replies 6214 Views	by SouthernRailway Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:32 am
AMTRAK, MTA, NJ TRANSIT & PORT AUTHORITY LAUNCH #SOUNDTHEHORN CAMPAIGN by ThirdRail7 - Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:42 pm	3 Replies 731 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:15 pm
What was the worst pre-Amtrak passenger railroad and why? by SouthernRailway - Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:26 pm	13 Replies 3376 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:55 pm
"Room With a View", Anyone? by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:17 am	4 Replies 1099 Views	by bdawe Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:37 pm
Ye Olde Auto-Train by bdawe - Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:52 am	2 Replies 1269 Views	by Patrick Boylan Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:41 pm
Seat 61 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:22 pm	0 Replies 1396 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:22 pm
American RegioSprinter tour 1997 by Pensyfan19 - Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:00 am	4 Replies 1994 Views	by wigwagfan Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:39 pm
Esch-Cummins Act anniversary by Pensyfan19 - Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:08 pm	4 Replies 1152 Views	by John_Perkowski Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:14 pm
Train To The Plane 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:42 am	29 Replies 5925 Views	by wigwagfan Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:29 am
Atlanta - Birmingham - Dallas High Speed Rail by Jeff Smith - Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:19 pm	13 Replies 1741 Views	by electricron Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:08 am
Philadelphia Area (General) by chewchewcharli - Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:23 am	3 Replies 1477 Views	by chewchewcharli Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:30 pm
Berths on buses and sleeper planes 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:52 pm	15 Replies 2016 Views	by David Benton Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:31 pm
NLX Northern Lights Express HSR MN Duluth-Twin Cities 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by Jeff Smith - Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:10 pm	91 Replies 33441 Views	by Pensyfan19 Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:29 pm
Minnesota regional rail proposals by Pensyfan19 - Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:12 pm	1 Replies 731 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:19 pm
Salt Lake City, Utah: Frontrunner 1 2 3 4 5 6 by PRRGuy - Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:35 pm	77 Replies 29783 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:28 pm
Alternative fuels for rail transport by Pensyfan19 - Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:26 pm	8 Replies 1627 Views	by eolesen Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:18 am
Talgo Coach vs. Turbo Train Coach by bostontrainguy - Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:28 pm	14 Replies 2440 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:11 pm
Transit Starts 2020 by Jeff Smith - Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:11 pm	2 Replies 934 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:23 pm
Engine car comes within 1" of falling off bridge today 1 2 by Tadman - Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:09 pm	19 Replies 3232 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:59 pm
Need info on Normandy Marshalling yards in 1944 by JimM - Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:03 pm	7 Replies 1483 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Apr 27, 2020 4:06 pm
Private Corporations should run passenger trains in America 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:24 pm	26 Replies 3251 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:10 pm
Hydrogen is the future! 1 2 3 4 by Pensyfan19 - Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:10 pm	50 Replies 5489 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:19 pm
Binghamton NY - New York City NYC Passenger Rail Discussion 1 … 36 37 38 39 40 by trainhq - Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:15 pm	585 Replies 68927 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:58 pm
Cuomo proposed High Speed System in NY 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Pensyfan19 - Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:56 am	108 Replies 16869 Views	by ctclark1 Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:47 pm
My thoughts on the current state of high speed rail in America by Matt Johnson - Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:10 pm	13 Replies 3159 Views	by Pensyfan19 Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:28 pm
What causes high-pitched wheel noise at some high speeds? by SouthernRailway - Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:56 pm	4 Replies 1464 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:57 pm
Israel to open fast rail line 30 March 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:07 am	20 Replies 10441 Views	by Train322 Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:27 am
Texas Hyperloop Proposal 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:28 pm	16 Replies 3492 Views	by ConstanceR46 Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:01 pm
Atlanta Light Rail Streetcar & Beltline Project 1 2 3 4 by superbad - Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:32 am	54 Replies 39525 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:20 am
Any all-room overnight trains left in Western Europe or North America? by SouthernRailway - Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:47 pm	13 Replies 2306 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:22 pm
Minimum distances for coach travel: why? by SouthernRailway - Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:06 pm	2 Replies 1581 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:22 pm
Ohio Proposals: Ohio 3C Corridor, All Aboard Ohio, Other 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 by jonmurr - Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:52 pm	150 Replies 36543 Views	by gokeefe Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:29 pm
Germany's DB and ICE trains by STrRedWolf - Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:03 am	11 Replies 5777 Views	by RRspatch Fri Dec 06, 2019 1:26 am
Last heavyweight car in regular intercity service? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:46 pm	19 Replies 12166 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:29 pm
Louisiana Limited - NYC to NOLA, June 2020 by therudycometh - Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:26 pm	1 Replies 1923 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:25 am
Pakistani Train Fire by John_Perkowski - Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:04 am	8 Replies 3032 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:28 am
Railway Age passenger train opinion (Now Passenger Train Journal?) 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:23 am	28 Replies 5647 Views	by djlong Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:26 am
Pittsburgh Commuter Rail - PATrain 1 2 by gt7348b - Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:03 pm	24 Replies 26609 Views	by rcthompson04 Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:21 am
Ticket question by charlesriverbranch - Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:26 pm	12 Replies 2918 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:02 pm
Interstate Commerce Commission by eolesen - Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:03 am	4 Replies 2567 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:58 pm
FTA grants - how long is the obligation? by Paul1705 - Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:26 pm	9 Replies 2553 Views	by electricron Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:51 am
Vacation Guilt (vacation travel by train) by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:45 pm	12 Replies 3470 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:45 am
Congressional Restrictions on CRRC Transit Cars? 1 2 3 by John_Perkowski - Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:47 am	39 Replies 9165 Views	by Triaxle Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:28 pm
Ottawa Light Rail by lpetrich - Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:16 am	5 Replies 5921 Views	by lpetrich Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:42 pm
Nashville TN: Music City Star 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 by Scotty Burkhardt - Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:50 pm	123 Replies 66021 Views	by GWoodle Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:26 pm
Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail by dgvrengineer - Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:03 pm	12 Replies 3610 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:28 pm
Privately Run Montreal - New York Overnight Service via CP and Amtrak 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:23 am	16 Replies 4583 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:55 pm
Your New "Station Wagon" - Uber by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:58 am	7 Replies 2284 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:07 am
When will passenger RRs have incidents like United/American? 1 2 3 by SouthernRailway - Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:53 pm	33 Replies 11131 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:35 pm
Amtrak - Las Vegas Railway Express (X-Train) United Rail 1 2 3 4 by goodnightjohnwayne - Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:42 am	53 Replies 29788 Views	by gokeefe Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:24 pm
Portland, Maine - Commuter Rail via Mountain Division 1 2 by markhb - Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:33 am	26 Replies 3951 Views	by gokeefe Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:11 pm
Oklahoma DOT: Stillwater Central won't launch passenger-rail pilot by Jeff Smith - Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:35 am	2 Replies 2284 Views	by Rockingham Racer Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:59 pm
Tacoma Dome Line by Jeff Smith - Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:54 am	0 Replies 1378 Views	by Jeff Smith Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:54 am
Cascadia Rail High-Speed-Rail HSR Vancouver-Eugene-Spokane 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:23 pm	24 Replies 6675 Views	by wigwagfan Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:47 pm
Serious Talk of a Monorail Line in Florida by bostontrainguy - Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:22 pm	9 Replies 3087 Views	by Tadman Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:52 pm
American Solidarity Party and Rail Legislation by Cameron Wolk - Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:21 pm	13 Replies 5282 Views	by Rbts Stn Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:48 pm
MARTA Atlanta, GA East Extension (Dekalb/Stonecrest) by Jeff Smith - Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:14 am	12 Replies 8284 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:41 am
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: Metro Transit light rail 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue May 15, 2012 10:57 am	25 Replies 17993 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:54 pm

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