Recent content by blueman271

If memory serves the mid-90’s early-00’s Silver Palm/Palmetto departed Miami at 5pm and arrived around noon. So I don’t think they would have to adjust the times too much to make it work. I think the biggest obstacles are equipment availability and getting permission to run another train along...

Right now it is typical for each train to have one sleeper with toilets in the room and one without. There are some days when this isn’t true but this is the typical consist.

Thank you.

Why are so many V1’s out of service? When they add the fourth coach are they going to switch the consist so the sleepers are in the front? I’m riding the Meteor mid-June and was hoping the sleepers would still be on the rear.

On submarines, in restricted waters, when the maneuvering watch is stationed, an anchor watch is still required. I’m not sure what the requirements are for surface ships.

Agree with most of what you said except for the station location. If Orlando had a robust and easy to use public transportation system then Brightlines station location would be problematic. But Orlando does not. Tourists have to rent cars or use taxis and ride shares to get around and for that...

I’m by no means an expert on Pittsburgh transit but I believe the route through Allentown is the old Brown Line which had regular service until 2011. Classy Whale has a pretty good video explaining it all on his YouTube page.

I’m really hoping that whoever wrote this article made a mistake when they wrote Metromover and really meant Metrorail. Regardless, this thing will probably get built around the same time as all the other transit lines Dade County residents were promised in 02 when they voted for the half cent...

Does 98 serve breakfast departing Miami?

I would counter that every car building contract Amtrak signs is a long term one since it regularly takes 10 years or longer for cars to be delivered and put into service once the contract is signed. I understand what you mean I was just pointing out how snake bitten/incompetent Amtrak is when...

I agree that corruption is rampant in South Florida, but so is incompetence at Amtrak. Regardless of what entity Amtrak would be getting into bed with the move would be worthwhile for virtually everyone. The current Amtrak station is out of the way, has no transit connections save for a single...

I don’t think that’s quite right. I believe Amtrak and FDOT failed to communicate regarding platform length so FDOT built platforms they felt were an appropriate length. After the station was complete Amtrak told FDOT the platforms were too short to accommodate the longer trains they sometimes...

Probably not. Regardless of whether Brightline would allow Amtrak into MiamiCentral the same problems exist going there as to the airport, except bigger. There is no way to turn a train around and the backup moves would be around 10 miles vice the 2 or 3 from the airport. Why would they need to...

Commuters are creatures of habit and changing their commuting pattern can be problematic. The LIRR and their commuters recently experienced this. Changing a hundred year old commuting pattern is problematic but this isn’t that. Tri-Rail is only a little over 30 years old and the extension is a...

I would say the similarities between LIRR and Tri-Rail begin and end at the addition of 1 endpoint and a few miles of new track. Beyond that I don’t think it’s possible to compare the two systems or extensions. The last Tri-Rail ridership report that I can find is from May 2019 and the two...