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The interurban type lines with long open stretches have higher speeds, such as Riverside (D) Line and the 101
Media Line which can hit 50.

Re: Abandoned railroad track from Long Branch to Eatontown

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:08 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Railfan ¦  Topic: Abandoned railroad track from Long Branch to Eatontown ¦  Replies: 40 ¦  Views: 22442

This abandoned track appears on the NJDOT Monmouth County map.

Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:31 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦  Replies: 1452 ¦  Views: 410618

Same with the 140 series, ConnDOT and MassDOT cover only north of New Haven.

Re: PTC and single car RRD operation

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:50 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: PTC and single car RRD operation ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 807

Cynwyd is a single car.

Re: Yankee Stadium Museum Rides

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:43 am ¦  Forum: NYCT MTA Subway, PATH and SIRT ¦  Topic: Yankee Stadium Museum Rides ¦  Replies: 36 ¦  Views: 3000

Not since CBTC fully began operation in 2018.

Re: Amtrak First Class Options on Regional and Long Distance Trains

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:22 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak First Class Options on Regional and Long Distance Trains ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 2215

Some regional trains and Metroliners in the 1980s/90s had three classes: coach, business (custom) and first (club class).

66/67 when known as Twilight Shoreliner/Federal had three classes, with first class being Viewliner sleepers.

Re: FY 2025 NJT fares

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:31 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: FY 2025 NJT fares ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 1123

MNCR and LIRR added a $10 refund fee, which could exceed the cost of a one-way ticket or result in a small amount actually refunded.

Re: Amtrak Express suspended as of Oct 1 2020

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:55 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak Express suspended as of Oct 1 2020 ¦  Replies: 66 ¦  Views: 12901

No announcement still, so suspension remains in effect.

There were a number of contract commercial account shippers with heavy pallets, they likely moved elsewhere.

Greyhound permanently ended package express service, focusing on passenger service.

Re: Were MBTA tokens every temporarily retired?

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:18 am ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Were MBTA tokens every temporarily retired? ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 714

The oldest of the modern era tokens in use to 2006 were actually introduced by the predecessor MTA in 1951, see August 2005 ERA Bulletin, p. 15-16. Several commemorative tokens are also mentioned, these include Sail 1992 and the Southwest Corridor.

See also NJT, which might find itself cheaper to rebuild the grandfathered (pre-EPA) GP40s as far back as 1965 over all new diesels.

Re: Underground Retail: Restaurants and Such

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:52 pm ¦  Forum: NYCT MTA Subway, PATH and SIRT ¦  Topic: Underground Retail: Restaurants and Such ¦  Replies: 4 ¦  Views: 532

Back in the day there were lunch counters in many stations. Most notably was the counter on the shuttle at Grand Central Terminal, as seen in The French Connection.

A saga that began in 2005 finally is complete. That year the appropriations and bonds for the purchase of the new cars was considered and approved by the General Assembly with an estimated cost (CT share only, 65/35 split with NY) of $675 million (2005 value), with additional fare increases between ...

Re: NJ Transit 2023 annual report

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:32 pm ¦  Forum: New Jersey Transit NJT Rail and Light Rail LRT ¦  Topic: NJ Transit 2023 annual report ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 1923

Ironically the cover shot is on Metro-North trackage, let alone out of state.

Re: SEPTA Expression of Interest Silverliner VI procurement

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:51 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Expression of Interest Silverliner VI procurement ¦  Replies: 19 ¦  Views: 4178

It was February 21, 1974 when the first two Silverliner IVs, Reading single units 9018 and 9019 made their debut for the press. These 14 Reading single units were first built in late 1973.

Re: The super short Capital Limited and others

 by R36 Combine Coach ¦  Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:33 am ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: The super short Capital Limited and others ¦  Replies: 42 ¦  Views: 3688

"of interest is that on the Continent, there is a revival of Sleeping Cars" There is indeed a revival of sleepers over there. Five years ago there were perhaps 10 sleeper trains on the entire continent, now there are probably 50+. Before the Berlin Wall fell, there were probably 500. One ...

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