Whoever it is did a masterful job yesterday with the train I was riding to Needham. It went through the West Roxbury passing siding perfectly timed with an inbound train, such that neither had to stop; they just glided by each other.
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HenryAlan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:26 am I don't ride the Needham Line much any more, but when I was a daily rider, that was usually what happened between Forest Hills and Roslindale Village.With the current schedules, and when the trains are on time, the meet happens at the siding just west of the West Roxbury station. It's supposed to be routine that the trains just pass each other without delay but in reality the trains are rarely exactly on time.
charlesriverbranch wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:04 am Whoever it is did a masterful job yesterday with the train I was riding to Needham. It went through the West Roxbury passing siding perfectly timed with an inbound train, such that neither had to stop; they just glided by each other.Somewhere in the Commuter Rail Timetable for the train you were on and the train you met, some "smaht fella" up in Boston, with a bunch of string diagrams, operating experience and old New Haven Timetables figured out that...
BandA wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:04 pm With fiber-optic cables dispatch could easily be moved to Cobble Hill. Likely scenario when they expand South Station. No way would you move it across the street to High Street. Just wondering if Keolis or Amtrak dispatch is less expensive or "better". No idea where the Mill River-Springfield (freight) Line is.Mill River- Springfield is the Springfield shuttles and how the Vermonter gets up to Vermont. Amtrak Also Dispatches CTRail and Metro North trains up to New London at South Station too. Kelois dispatch takes up so little space at South Station, idk if it make sense to move them.
BandA wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:04 pm With fiber-optic cables dispatch could easily be moved to Cobble Hill. Likely scenario when they expand South Station. No way would you move it across the street to High Street. Just wondering if Keolis or Amtrak dispatch is less expensive or "better". No idea where the Mill River-Springfield (freight) Line is.Everyone WAS at Cobble Hill when CETC was stripped down and rebuilt a few years back. NS Dspr's are planned to go to the newly rebuilt facility at Billerica, Iron Horse Park. CETC is one of the finest dispatching centers in the United States. Lets leave the T and their dirty fingers out of our dispatching
CSRR573 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:31 pmMetro North does not run to New London, SLE service is operated by Amtrak.BandA wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:04 pm With fiber-optic cables dispatch could easily be moved to Cobble Hill. Likely scenario when they expand South Station. No way would you move it across the street to High Street. Just wondering if Keolis or Amtrak dispatch is less expensive or "better". No idea where the Mill River-Springfield (freight) Line is.Mill River- Springfield is the Springfield shuttles and how the Vermonter gets up to Vermont. Amtrak Also Dispatches CTRail and Metro North trains up to New London at South Station too. Kelois dispatch takes up so little space at South Station, idk if it make sense to move them.