Recent content by WinNix

Speaking of silver star 91, someone was on it and created a video tour of the interior. edit: corrected broken link

Another article with more pictures. See Inside Moynihan Train Hall, Penn Station's Grand Addition Plus an exterior shot from a user on reddit.

Listening to the press conference now...This info will be roughly random as it is rapid fire and I cannot catch it all. Per Gov Christie - they are expecting to run full rush hour capacity this afternoon. They are running extra light rail. The #126 line will have increased trips. check the...

I saw that interview also and thought the same thing. I'm in a fire department and rule #1 with the media is the Incident Commander (chief) either does the interview himself or designates another officer to do it after a private discussion. Linemen never get interviewed. This guy will be in...

I agree that seatbelt rules on commuter trains would be impossible to enforce. MNRR cars that have 103 seats have standing room for at least another 20 people - not even counting aisle space that people use during rush hour. I really don't see how or why they would be installed on LD trains or...

To those advocating seatbelts - I do not disagree but I don't think that will be a reality any time soon. You will see mandatory seatbelts on buses and planes first (full ride/flight, not turbulence only). There are a lot of other factors that come into play as well.

Currently, and for the past (several) years, speaking to the media interview-style without clearance from a chief or the captain is almost an automatic suspension. The only exception is if they catch you offguard and are in your face.

Often, we* are told to not even speak to the media, and let the chief handle all media communication. Some of their required training/classroom work is specifically how to interact with the media. I don't think I've ever heard our chief staff use "casualty" - they clearly use death/injury...

Anytime something like this happens, I marvel at both the remarkable technological progress we've made as a society, and the glaring lack of applications of it. There is no greater impetus of change than a tragedy that could have been avoided.

I am glad there were no fatalities! In light of that, I think a light hearted movie reference is called for... "That escalated quickly!" - Ron Burgundy

Thank you for mentioning the NHV line side of things, I only have first hand experience with the Hudson and Harlem. What you state correlates exactly with those lines, and it makes sense. I am all for slowing down for safety. However, I would have expected the extra margin of safety would...

I cannot help but chuckle at the concept of MNRR making on-time performance its number 1 priority overall. I agree with the notion on-time performance is important, and I agree that it should not be the #1 overall top priority company-wide - safety should be. However, if this is true, then the...

I think another aspect is performance expectation. Lets say amtrak announces tomorrow all trains will have internet access. Like it or not, a larger % than you suspect will expect "internet connectivity" to be steady, fast, and responsive. As most of you alluded to, the challenge is not...

This issue is near and dear to me - I have brought full sized and folding bikes on the train before. I went out of my way to purchase my folding bike specifically to fit within the luggage rules. I read up on the policies and dimensions prior to my purchase (same info as Ryan posted above). I...

Last week my wife was mildly hassled by a guy she says was in his mid-60's. He kept calling her out and trying to draw other people attention to the fact she was working on the train. All the rudeness was indirect, though. He took offence to the fact she was working on her laptop (in a window...