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Brightline Trains Florida discussion
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There is already a tunnel under the New River so no need to look a thousand miles away. All Brightline has to do is look up the...
Friday at 4:07 PM
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Long distance overnight travel in Amtrak sleeper?
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I have travelled cross country in a sleeper and found it to be enjoyable and relaxing. However, my vacation was the train travel so I...
Sep 19, 2023
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Crescent discussion
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There was a major pandemic and a few months without trains in FY20. That might have something to do with lesser ridership that year.
Sep 19, 2023
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Brightline Trains Florida discussion
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I guess the airlines and freight railroads, which are private but have unloaded virtually all their infrastructure costs onto various...
Sep 18, 2023
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To clarify my comment. Yes, I am an airline pilot with United. All US based aircrew are trained to the same standards and measured by...
Sep 17, 2023
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There are differences but most examples are not going to be obvious or meaningful on a random basic coach flight. Delta has the best...
Sep 17, 2023
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Which inter US airlines do you recommend?
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To be honest there isn’t much difference, it mostly comes down to personal preference and location. For example, Delta offers personal...
Sep 16, 2023
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Which inter US airlines do you recommend?
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I’m sure this is borne out of workplace pride but in all seriousness is there a way to tell which carrier has the best pilots?
Sep 14, 2023
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Which inter US airlines do you recommend?
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I have never flown JetBlue internationally but I have flown them cross country twice within the last 15 months, once in Mint and once in...
Sep 14, 2023
blueman271
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Which inter US airlines do you recommend?
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JetBlue also schedules more turns for their planes than most other airlines. Combine that with them having large operations in areas...
Sep 14, 2023
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Long Distance (LD) fleet replacement discussion (2022-23)
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The article that needs to be written is one investigating why Amtrak can’t get any car orders delivered on time and what is being done...
Sep 13, 2023
blueman271
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New York Penn Station v3.0
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This can be done in Moynihan as well. Once the track is posted simply head down to the West End Concourse and access your track from...
Sep 1, 2023
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NEC state of good repair work and planned service expansion
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No it is already there. It is the track closest to the river and was used by SLE prior to them switching to the M8’s. It is signed as...
Sep 1, 2023
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NEC state of good repair work and planned service expansion
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Do you know if Amtrak intends to turn the high level riverside platform at New London into a true island platform? I assume electrifying...
Aug 31, 2023
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Airo - Amfleet I replacement Siemens Inter City Trainsets (ICT)
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These are going to be really nice when they finally enter service in 2030.
Aug 29, 2023
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