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Since several times this area is flooding any chance that MNRR could raise the tracks to be above flooding?? On the curve between MP 50 and 51 it is the lowest part of the Hudson division but it is also one of the narrowest points on the river, it only floods at high tide if at all. Some of the shi...

Mr. Junkie, surely the Central had this same flooding issue back in their day. Those trackside in the likes of Copake, Millerton, Amenia, Wassaic, Pawling....must have noted "look at all these fancy trains today". Why can't Amtrak do same with their "Lowly rusty fleet?". Oh whoo...

Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:04 am Gonna stir some sh!t here:

On to this morning all trains west of Albany traveling to Toronto Niagara Falls and Chicago are Canceled. Buffalo is expecting about 2ft of lake effect snow. As far as I know no alternative transportation will be provided.

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/amtrak-nyc-to-albany-flooding-storm Operational quote here: The New York City area saw over one inch of rain in most regions after a storm soaked the area Friday night into Saturday. Grounds were already saturated from storms earlier in the week. In other words: Amtrak s...

Folks, you're equating the two storms when you can't. The one that hit the east coast Saturday into Sunday (6th to 7th) was your run-of-the-mill steady average rain/snow storm that didn't have all that much wind pushing through it. The one that hit yesterday to today (the 9th-10th) had nearly 50 MP...

.....management does not want a train[s] getting stuck somewhere with 300 cellphones taking pictures and sending texts about how the crew this and being held captive that. It appears enough passengers on AS 1282 had cellphones and any provisions regarding use in flight be damned. People seemed incl...

Hey Amtrak, If passengers, especially business travellers on the Northeast Corridor, cannot rely on you for transportation, they will walk away from you in favor of another mode. Got it? When will ANYBODY UNDERSTAND, THEY DON'T CARE. The numbers Amtrak management will show you would prove your theo...

The Hellgate line is only two tracks if memory serves. Double track with crossovers so single track operation overnights is possible. Much like the North River Tubes (the corridor's biggest bottleneck) may be single track weekends and overnight). Double track if you prefer. Two =Double last I looke...

I can see from a ease of operation why Amtrak shuts down at 9pm and takes the line OOS perhaps. Six to eight hours of uninterrupted work. Amtrak generally does not use stop signs to protect work areas. Its watchmen with radios and lollypops. The Hellgate line is only two tracks if memory serves. Lot...

In short, there would be more disruptions if the "structure" were to be chopped down than simply secure it, which seems to now be the case for all parties in interest. When the day comes that someone actually wants to redevelop that property, "we will X that bridge when we get to it&...

Almost a year to the day and they are finally doing something about the Central Warehouse. Its being wrapped in some sort of black cloth material. I know I cant believe it myself, somebody is actually going to do something with that eye sore So, Mr. Junkie, does this mean that when you operate your...

Are there switches that allow HEP on a car to be disconnected such that it would be possible to to safely connect an engine or other car while HEP is on in the car, but the cables are not live where a trainman is working? I'm kind of under the impression the answer is "no", but I'm also u...

Almost a year to the day and they are finally doing something about the Central Warehouse. Its being wrapped in some sort of black cloth material. I know I cant believe it myself, somebody is actually going to do something with that eye sore TimesUnion reports that it's more safety netting around t...

Driving home this AM WGY reported work is to commence immediately. I will believe it when I see it and as I see it multiple times five days a week only then perhaps maybe. Meanwhile 787 is falling apart and there are potholes everywhere but the state ponied up $9.7 million for this Almost a year to...