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So sorry for bumping this -- if I'm understanding the above posts correctly, the CP operation is a M/W/F turn from Newport to Farnham, right? If so, what time do they usually return? Thanks so much.

Sorry -- just to tack onto this, I am also planning a trip to Vermont, and was wondering whether any of you could shed some light on VTR/WACR ops in the Burlington/Essex Jct/Barre area. Thanks ever so much in advance!

When did the Hamptons Materials moves end? 1996?

Not sure if this is a known quantity, but does anyone have insight into the traffic composition of SU-99/100? How much of it is NYSW-originated or terminated stuff moving to CSX or NS in Bingo/Syracuse vs overhead. I'd assume the former is overwhelmingly dominant (why would those two turn over carlo...

Hold up, since when are there any definite plans for this line? Is it not still vaporware?

Gonna be in South Jersey this Friday, in the Vineland/Millville/Bridgeton area. Not sure yet how much time I'm going to have for rail-related activities, but is there any predictable schedule for ops on the W&W, SRNJ and CSAO Vineland/Beesley's Pt these days? Any information would be much apprec...

the bus is a hell of a lot cheaper though. pop ticketing is almost certain to result in lost revenue in excess of whatever savings you get from job cuts Approximately the entire rest of the world uses PoP, never mind most new American rail transit systems. New York isn’t special. Your idea isn't as...

@ApproachMedium is entirely right about commute markets. Here's a map of the NY region showing the % of people commuting to the NYC CBD (in red) https://i.imgur.com/kUgqg28.png ...it's not a lot. There's something to be said for the fact that CBD trips are the easiest to capture (dense employment le...

Given NYC's cost issues and the meh-to-bad quality of most shovel ready subway projects (SAS Phases 3/4 don't add any capacity to the system, RBB has a high cost/rider, etc), I'd focus on targeted capacity improvements. Adding switches at Rogers would allow route simplification through there, which ...

Lemme second electrification. LIRR should be targeting 15-30 min headways on its core network all day; I'd work backwards from there to figure out what infrastructure (if any) would be necessary to provide those service levels. I think the greatest potential on LIRR (as well as on most other NYC-are...

There's a lot more that could be done to make the PVL more attractive. -Integrating PATH fares with NJT would make it cheaper/easier to commute via Hoboken (and really, why should you have to pay for the inconvenience of transferring). Even more pie-in-the-sky, but no less reasonable given that this...

Yeah, NWK-Paterson would be great. Some other thoughts: - Systemwide electrification (to save ops costs, improve train performance, etc) - Funds to move back towards a more EMU-heavy fleet - Mid-line loop - Grade separated interlocking at HUNTER - Westbound waterfront connection - Operating $$$ supp...

A few quick points: - The freight railroads...make money right now. If acquired by the government, it would stand to reason that they wouldn't be competing with other agencies for appropriation, especially if the revenue from shipments is put into some sort of lockbox only usable for rail investment...

The MBTA's dwell times are unconscionable. From @FriendCristoph on twitter: https://i.imgur.com/qKgn7um.jpg 100 second median dwells at DTX is significantly worse than what we do here in NYC (60s is considered really high), and NYC has much higher peak hour loads than does Boston...and we really are...

Thank you both for the info. Good context for the evergreen "adding traffic to the eastern tier" discussion.