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  1. PRR 60

    Question about walking to/from Penn Station to Moyinhan Train Hall via LIRR Corridor

    As AmtrakBlue said, stay on the train platform (do not go upstairs) and walk west on the platform following the numerous signs pointing to the Moynihan Train Hall. It is almost all the way at the end of the platform. There will be an escalator and elevator to take you up to the train hall level...
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    Portland Union Station for sale

    Uh oh. I wondered how renovating the station could possibly cost $250 million. That answered it. Unreinforced masonry in a seismic risk zone - not good. No easy or cheap way to deal with that. One good shake and you have a pile of bricks and block. Absent the historic significance, it would...
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    East River Tunnels rehabilitation 2024-2027

    Not counting the Lake Shore, ALB-NYP goes from 12 weekday trains to 10. A disruption, but maybe not that major. By the way, kind of amused that an article in "Mass Transit Magazine" (from the Albany Times-Union) confuses NJ Transit with PATH.
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    US Space Program

    Kenneth Bowersox is the NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations and he will have a major say in the decision whether to return the Starliner crew on Starliner in the next few weeks or on a SpaceX Dragon as part of Crew 9 in early 2025. Mr. Bowersox is a former Astronaut and his last...
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    Acela discussion

    The answer is yes. I've done it for exactly that reason. Even on the train and underway, just open the app, pull up your trip, and pick a new seat.
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    Emeryville - San Francisco Thruway Bus Sun 5/19/2024

    Not May 24 (which is not a Sunday). The bus suspension is this Sunday - May 19. The race is the Bay to Breakers - half race, half social event. It draws a huge crowd. Much of downtown SF will be closed to vehicular traffic.
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    Amtrak Timetables

    I would urge caution using the timetables on the RPA website. Some are not current. For example, the RPA Northeast timetable is from last summer misses multiple schedule changes and added trains. Also, the posted California Zephyr timetable does not reflect the new schedule times. Virtually...
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    Pennsylvanian (the train(s) and route) discussion

    Maybe The Pittsburgher - formerly PRR Train 60 :)
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    The Race to save the Surfliner Route from the Pacific.

    From the Wall Street Journal, 4/6/2024 A (hopefully) free link to the article: Wall Street Journal
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    Container Ship strikes and collapses Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge

    Which would permit lengthening the span and widening the shipping channel. I also would not be surprised if the ACOE and USCG press for a tunnel to protect the waterway from closure. No matter which route they take, the replacement will not happen soon. The Sunshine Skyway bridge over Lower...
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    Container Ship strikes and collapses Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge

    The bridge seems to have had minimal collision protection for the main span piers. Large ships, even moving very slowly, have huge momentum. You don't stop them very easily. The first photo shows the base of the bridge piers of the Key Bridge. There is not much to prevent a ship from taking...
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    Amtrak Solar Eclipse viewing April 8 2024

    The return trip (392 @ 6:40 PM) is already sold out.
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    Northeast Regional discussion 2022-2024 H1

    This my version of the Amtrak seat map that shows the windows more clearly. It assumes the break between the seat directions will be Row 8-9.
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