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Yeah, that's the one I referenced, I didn't realize it was abandoned that late. BTW, Open Railway Map is a great resource for finding old routes (though I notice it's missing the Central New England Railway through North Canaan and into Millerton, and that route survived beyond Hudson and Boston (19...

The connection would be about 3,000' of new track. https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/786071/on1037019420.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y outline (page 21, option 2.1.2) The appeal of Chatham isn't huge, but it's a good midpoint between Albany and Pittsfield. It's an "easy&qu...

One day a spur from north of Hudson would be great for NYC-Berkshire traffic, but of course the viability without Albany is a question mark. Wow, build from scratch a, what, 40 mile right of way through "hilly" topography to handle "one a day"? Almost be cheaper to upgrade the N...

STrRedWolf wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:46 pm Any word on when we'll get an actual diner back on the LSL? Hoping not to have to deal with Flex Dining with another friend.

Loudoun county green lit a bunch of datacenters around the Loudoun Gateway station IIRC. The thought here is that IT workers flying in can take metro to get to their cages without having to rent a car or something like that. A little far fetched IMO and not the best use of space but it is what it i...

3. Amtrak will not allow anything but 60 Hz on the west side line to Spuyten. That will benefit if MNRR ever plans to run M-8 type equipment the Hudson line. 4. MNRR should also restore and install extension of its 60 Hz CAT thru the Spuyten wye. That is provide some service from CT when the Hell G...

Yes, apparently this change of 3 NY sleepers will remain in place for several months.

Nice to see an actual expansion of service.

One sad note, the local news station I watch reported this with the chyron "Amtrak service suspended north of Albany" which made it sound like no other trains are going north. That said, this really is an annoying development. I was actually starting to seriously make plans to visit Montre...

Off topic but still related. Reviewing the Wiki article on the W&A, I never knew that the Great Locomotive Chase, or the Andrew's Raid, went Northward, rather than South. I'm hardly a Civil War buff in this life, but I guess I had such confused with the March to the Sea, which, obviously, was S...

I was going to reply that while your metric is a decent one, it's not the only one. Massachusetts apparently thinks it's worth paying for this. Though I'll admit even that is somewhat in doubt. That said, this just came across my desk: https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/news/53064334/ma-massdot-cap...

Today's numbers: ALB/PIT 01 PIT/ALB 26 Yes I love buffs have friends that are buffs and am a buff myself. I have drug my wife into the desert for Tehachapi and Barstow, spent hours walking around Los Angeles Union Station to name a few. She has done this sorta willingly Not great, but I'll add one ...

Nice to see some actual development!

Berlin Sleeping Car has some upcoming positioning trips which are affordable. They are between CHI-KC and KC-CHI one way. Day trips and Bedrooms available for $200 and $400 respectively. There's also third-party trips available out west including the Milwaukee Road Superdome. https://www.sleeponatr...

Several thoughts: As noted, the Albany-Rensselaer station is owned and operated by the local transit authority (CDTA) and as such, should be very easy to integrate into the local bus service. But it's not. The bus stops at the street, not in front the station, which I think (and have heard from othe...

I wonder if any of this is related to when Amtrak was on their "glidepath to recovery" and as I understood it, sold a bunch of their equipment and then leased it back with the overall goal of showing a short-term profit to reach their then legally mandated goal of being profitable in X yea...