Recent content by Antibuff

Let's get our terminology straight. Trains are vehicles, railroads are infrastructure. I think that you mean: "125MPH capable railroad". This is a common mistake in terminology made by the mainstream news media.

Is there any substance to what I was told about the demise of Portland's streetcar system by the Lady Mayoress of Portland, Dorothy McCullough Lee? I remember reading that she hated streetcars so much that she forbade Rose City Transit from even bringing in a PCC car as a demonstrator.

From what I understand, the ex-PRR line is actually in decent shape because CSX uses this line into Louisville. Upgrading and modifying the Cardinal's route to a 6 hour or less running time will benefit future service on the Cardinal's route.

As originally built, Superliner coaches had 77 seats; 62 upper level, 15 lower level.

Someone at Amtrak obviously isn't aware of the existence of portable car washers that are mounted on tow motors. Rotating brushes mounted on top of a modifies tow motor.

The carbuilder for the California Cars was not "KM", it was Morrison-Knudsen "M-K" which at the time owned the Hornell . I was employed out of high school as a kid draftsman by an M-K subsidiary.

Many thanks. Being from the great "North Coast", I never had the opportunity to personally examine the car's layout.

One car design that I would like to see is a true cafe-lounge car with a food prep and serving area that would have one end enclosed and a proper arrangement of grill, convection and microwave ovens for better tray meal offerings. This type of car would have the same utility and flexibility of...

I have had a letter to the Plain Dealer published about splitting the Lake Shore into two separate trains. The CHI-NYP train would have a 3PM departure from Chicago, Cleveland at 10PM, Albany at 6AM and New York at 9AM. CHI-BOS at the same present schedule except that the ALB dwell time is no...

Many thanks! I hope to sample the new Venture cars on #353 in the near future.

Just checking in. My username is Antibuff, and I hale from the northeast Ohio area. I use rail passenger services bothe here in teh US and abroad. i will like to thank the moderator for allowing me to join. Please excuse the occasional attack of fat finger syndrome.