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Sounds like the school rat to me, always tattling when too many people are having fun, and he feels left out. I think they call it being a stick in the mud.

Don't forget the accident in Mt. Vernon back in the 70's - one train rear-ending the other. I think there was a similar accident in the 80's going up at the interlocking by Nereid Ave - a dead-ending train rear-ended another, I think. Plus, with freight on the line, no matter how infrequent, crash s...

From the Stamford Advocate:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/lo ... -headlines

Now if CT would stop studying system expansion and actually start doing it! Oh, to dream what this may portend.....

Thanks Noel. I was only something like 10 or 11 year olds at the time, around 1972, had the boyhood bug for trains and used to stop to watch on the way home from Mamk Ave elementary school with a couple of friends. My memory could definitely be faulty. I know presently the only interlockings are bet...

I remember signals like these just south of the Mamk station about 30 years ago. If I remember, there used to be a switch there, too, track three to one. Sure there were more switches too, also just south of the station. I think they took them out in the 70's. This must have been before CTC? I don't...

Otto, took a look at your site, pretty cool. Do you have a similar site for the Put? Both lines have always been a fascination of mine, at least from a railfan standpoint (is there any other)? :-D At least I got to see the stub ends of the Put in limited action. Arcara and Bangs' works have been gre...

Try these sites, you might find some shots: http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Third%20Ave%20El/thirdav.html http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/bronx.html It might have either been an entrance to an el station, or a sub-station, or both. I seem to remember some sidings leading off to it yea...

Just an FYI:

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti ... 00375/1276

I have no problem with New York continuing its long tradition of subsidizing intercity passenger rail rail service, but I think New York State needs to take over the operation of the Empire Corridor from Amtrak and turn it over to the Metro-North. Presently, State Senator Bruno's task force is cons...

ConnDOT's lack of complying with law is notorious, statelaw requires 3 compettetive bids from 3 credible suppliers. Did anyone see a bid proces for the 11 brookville locomotives where ConnDot is paying majority of contract ???? ConnDOT is above the law simple as that. Historically, yes, but I think...

Cape, thanks for the info, that's really interesting that there have been two previous iterations of a rehab. Not surprised that one of them got cut off in the middle. Didn't MK do the redbird rehab on the IRT cars? Found another article on rehabs this a.m., on the VRE cars. This has been one of CDO...

were they getting off from the bar car? :wink: what they're doing in NR sounds awesome, although for morning commuters, an inconvenience in going from station to platform since you have to use the overpass now. still, it sounds a lot like stamford, albeit without the outside platforms. remember stam...

Agree, it was definitely a temp solution. Rowland was as anti-transit as you could get, he wanted to ditch all branch lines and SLE save New Canaan. They were lucky to get him to sign off on this. If they last 10 years, that's great. Who would have though they would have lasted over 30? And why did ...

let's keep in mind that these disparate systems are the remnants of so many fallen flags. Go back to the New Haven, and I remember stories (not sure of the era) that they wanted to stop service from some point like Larchmont. Can you say NYW&B? Each state, protecting their political interests by...

that's a shame about the german restaurant. it's hard to find places like that anymore. what was the name? franz something? I remember Maxl's (little Max's) in North White Plains, they turned it into a Chinese buffet - like there's not enough of those! Sorry, way off topic. Surprised to hear the Mt....