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... why just Roanoke and Bristol? This route should be extended to ... Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile. ... it will be done step by step over some years, so be very patient. How many years is 'some'? ... I'm in my 40s and I highly doubt I'll see it ... I have hardly seen much...

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(Contrary to what the political left wants people to believe these days, it was the USA that once was a colony of a European nation, not vice versa)

... At least the proposal doesn't involve pimping out the property with an unrelated corporate name that will change every couple years, like the current practice with sports venues (or SEPTA's "AT&T Station" and "Jefferson Station"). From that phillyvoice.com link above: &q...

... why just Roanoke and Bristol? This route should be extended to New Orleans via Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile. Short answer: no money, no equipment. But of course this route should happen. However, only Virginia has a good track record for getting new or revived servi...

... life will [not ever] be "back to normal" ... ... a good man who wanted only to operate trains reliably and safely ... The mere fact that people died under his care ... weighing on him for the rest of his life ... No evidence at all, but I have a strong feeling that despite his eight y...

... even if the A-III's are ordered during the [this] administration, it will be [...] years until any are in revenue service. A rebuilding plan for "the Army you have" had best be in place. Anderson had conversations before being hired. Next thing you know Moorman is talking about airlin...

From article in the Railway Gazette: http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/caledonian-sleeper-coaches-ready-for-testing.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; CAF coaches for Caledonian Sleeper services. UK: The first five of the 75 coaches...

https://www.narprail.org/news/hotline/hotline-1-031-amtrak-and-metro-houston-suspend-service-officials-find-a-way-forward-for-new-equipment-for-california-and/ Interesting but ... I hope NARP has fact-checked this item. Aside from a quote from NARP's boss, there's nothing in the item to suggest NAR...

From the Hartford line thread in MNRR : http://nhhsrail.com/pdfs/nhhs%20rail%20program%20summer%202017%20newsletter%20final.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... the final stages of Hartford Line station construction. Wallingford and Meriden will be completed this fall wi...

I'm gonna guess that ... railcars you don't want anymore are really easy to pass on when they don't meet the spec, vs the political fallout from a Wisconsin-style wholesale canning of the project. Nothing here makes sense. Either we don't have the whole story, or we're looking at it wrong. Pick one...

... but ... When's the next batch of cars? That's the real question ... ! ... The information should have been here already. :wink: ... I didn't necessarily want to steal anyone's thunder. But for those who are curious about what I'm talking about, let's just say if I'm lucky, I might be visiting C...

Greg Moore wrote:This is all nice... but...

When's the next batch of cars?
That's the real question for this particular topic!

Orlando - New Orleans does not make it for several reasons; the resistance of owner CSX is but one thing, a fair part of the route is not signaled meaning not over 59 MPH while traffic on nearby I-10 runs by at 70 or more MPH ... The only practical way to run service here is a daytime train on a da...

a stretch of track near Quantico got a few million from the Stimulus for new bridges, triple or quad tracking, etc to save up to 10 minutes I wish it would make the trains faster, but it won't. I verified at public meetings about the DC-Richmond "high speed rail" project that the 10 miles...

Ok, ... a speculation type discussion ... how much new service Amtrak seems to be looking at. And it's quite impressive. Some seems more definite than others, but there seems to be a lot coming. ... For example, the expanded Virginia service appears to be a definite. And now we've got hints (only t...