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MMetra Electric Rider replied to the thread Deadly accident in India 6/2/23.Yikes! I came here to see the reports after a friend told me. NYT is saying 230 dead and 900+ injured right now.
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to AmtrakMaineiac's post in the thread A week in the UK on random rails with
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to jis's post in the thread A week in the UK on random rails with Like.
Is that the original of the idea of placing bus bodies on two rail axles on rails and calling them Pacers, for use on light branches...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to jis's post in the thread Should Amtrak restore service to Grand Central Terminal, NYC? with Like.
Why on earth would anyone want to connect the Hudson Line to the Hell Gate Line to get to Penn Station? One could simply go to Penn...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to Fenway's post in the thread Should Amtrak restore service to Grand Central Terminal, NYC? with Like.
I suspect that limitations at NYP are the core issue, We all know that the NEC infrastructure between Newark and Manhattan is...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to jis's post in the thread Should Amtrak restore service to Grand Central Terminal, NYC? with Like.
Actually LIRR is using nothing at GCT. It is using a completely separate new station many floors below the lower level of GCT with a few...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to jis's post in the thread Should Amtrak restore service to Grand Central Terminal, NYC? with Like.
There has been no serious news from anyone credible about a Penn Station - Grand Central tunnel since around the time that NJT finalized...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to Amtrak25's post in the thread Should Amtrak restore service to Grand Central Terminal, NYC? with Like.
I think a nice way to get between NYPS and near GCT without a walk lasting 25 minutes nor a 2-subway ride via Times Square is the MTA...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to edwardjtracey's post in the thread Should Amtrak restore service to Grand Central Terminal, NYC? with Like.
At the time GCT service ended, I recall the Empire State Passengers Association listed two reasons for it: 1) The aforementioned...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to Mailliw's post in the thread Sumitomo and Siemens Caltrans/IDOT Venture order (2012-2023) with Like.
Siemens seems to be delivering quicker than previous orders from other manufacturers.
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MMetra Electric Rider replied to the thread Northern Lights Express.Dumb question perhaps, but could the train be extended to St. Paul for connections to the National network - obviously this is primarily...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to AmtrakMaineiac's post in the thread Boston to Bethlehem PA pre Amtrak with Like.
A recent discussion about Amtrak in Grand Central Terminal got me thinking about when I used to travel from my parent's home near Boston...
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MMetra Electric Rider reacted to zephyr17's post in the thread Why don't more "High Profile" people ride the train? with Haha.
Are you implying I'm not High Profile? Oh, wait, I'm Wide Profile, not High Profile.
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MMetra Electric Rider replied to the thread Ten year transit plan for Chicago.If Union were a proper run through station, it would indeed increase capacity since Metra (which is who I am primarily thinking of)...
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MMetra Electric Rider replied to the thread Why don't more "High Profile" people ride the train?.There's a a well known Aussie actress who is well known for taking commuter rail, both in Oz (Sydney) and London - her name escapes me...
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