Recent content by Rex Block

Yes correct, I meant the subway/Metro which I thought would be considered light rail.

Yes, there is a moving walkway. https://www.flydulles.com/parking-transportation/dulles-airport-metrorail-station During the design phase, there was a long engineering back-and-forth regarding bringing the railside physically closer to the terminal. It was determined to be prohibitively...

The old TV show "Wings" always made me think of PBA. And vice-versa.

Looking at the route map brings back a lot of memories working for USAir in the 90s. Commuter service was still pretty regular to a lot of those places through the 90s -- Glens Falls, Massena, Ogdensburg, Watertown, Saranac Lake even. It was all with Beechcrafts, Dash-7s, and Dash-8s on...

What a great report, and great thread. I'm reliving my trip to the NY World's Fair circa 1964 as a five-year-old living in New Jersey. I don't remember the train ride over, but I do recall the iconic structures erected for the fair (somehow the Unisphere always seems smaller than I remember it)...

btw the article in the original post is behind a paywall. If you can't read it, there is more information at Railway Age. Highlights - To expand service, Gov. Ralph Northam announced May 5, 2021 that the agreement includes: • $38.2 million for the acquisition of approximately 28 miles of...

Wiki confirms Hilltopper. (link) Before that it was the Mountaineer. It's a shame Blacksburg doesn't have any rail. Christiansburg is pretty close and just off of US460 and I-81, but a train to the heart of Blacksburg would be nice.