by NRGeep
Is the Princeton Branch an anomaly? Or could it be a model for applicable short existing spurs or branch lines to mainline stations?
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NRGeep wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:07 pm Is the Princeton Branch an anomaly? Or could it be a model for applicable short existing spurs or branch lines to mainline stations?Absolutely a historical anomaly, and even if there was equivalent service to be started today, it would never be run by Amtrak.
Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:58 am Green Bay for sure. The EB is a great candidate, as would any of the transcon LD's with the possible exception of the Sunset due to its 3-day schedule.I'd suggest the new Mini-Builder instead. The Big Builder is often so late that a DMU link to Green Bay would be more hassle than its worth. One could drive to MSP, Madison, MKE, or Chicago in the time it takes to lay over twiddling thumbs waiting for the second leg on the very late builder. It's the same reason I advocate for the new Duluth train (good dmu candidate as well) not to be interlined with the Big Builder.
Tadman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:11 amOr better yet, have at least two or three trains a day in order to serve the corridor, similar to the extensive amount of Lincoln Service trains going between a somewhat short distance, longer than Chicago to Green Bay. Or it could even be possib;e to extend the Hiawatha to Green Bay!Jeff Smith wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:58 am Green Bay for sure. The EB is a great candidate, as would any of the transcon LD's with the possible exception of the Sunset due to its 3-day schedule.I'd suggest the new Mini-Builder instead. The Big Builder is often so late that a DMU link to Green Bay would be more hassle than its worth. One could drive to MSP, Madison, MKE, or Chicago in the time it takes to lay over twiddling thumbs waiting for the second leg on the very late builder. It's the same reason I advocate for the new Duluth train (good dmu candidate as well) not to be interlined with the Big Builder.