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I'm still trying to understand this beef between the two companies but one good thing I know was good and that is the Superliners that Bombardier manufactured .

Houston Metrorail is currently underway with construction on new extention lines . Recently , metrorail's north-south (Red Line - Reliant Park Stadium/ Northline Center ) northern flyover extention to Northline was completed and opened last year . The other lines are still under construction ...

The reason why I titled this "Nightlight"is from a belief and concern for those who engineer at night . Over the years I've been interested in railroading , I've noticed a many deadly accidents at night envolving trains traveling in areas where there is little or no light and the light of the...

As the rail industry is rapidly changing , rail lines are being doubled in major areas and least likely areas . This is due to an increase in traffic , congested areas where trains would bottleneck and block grade crossings , sometimes even diamonds from the following reasons : 1. There is not...

I understand that the pass is on the border between the cities of Trinidad and Raton which are very close in similarity to DFW. I-25 runs through it .

We do have a cruise ship terminal which is located in the port east of the city but most cruises take place out of Galveston .Mainly Carnival .

1. Houston to Dallas 2. Houston to San Antonio 3. Houston to El Paso 4. Houston to Corpus Christi (Possible Route) 5. Houston to New Orleans 6. Houston to Austin 7. Houston to Texarkana 8. Houston to Ft. Worth 9. Houston to Amarillo 10. Houston to Lubbock 11. Houston to Waco 12...

The reason of believe it should be reopened . As intermodal traffic is increasing in the southeastern/Florida with the construction of the MIT terminal and tunnel in Miami , it is highly possible Amtrak may resume traffic on that portion if it was doubletracked from Jacksonville to New Orleans...

Houston would be a popular destination for AutoTrain because it has so many connections to many destinations .

It would be a good route if it was doubletracked from Houston to Dallas or Dallas to Houston . I've been to the Dallas Convention Center and Union Station There is much room for expansion . UP and BNSF have lines that run south as they have lines that run north . All they would need is a second...

This corridor is still under much speculation as to whether it should reopen. There are those who say it is unfeasible and there are those who say it is . People prefer it as a vacation destination . It follows I-10 from end to end east to west / west to east . I believe it should be reopened ...

For those that misinterpret my response . I'm breaking down my response in segments and explain what I mean. 1. "BNSF has recently doubletracked Abo Canyon and Alemeda Corridor tripledtracked. " I did not say that BNSF owned the Alemeda Corridor . 2."LA is near the western terminus of the...

One way , as mentioned ,is expansion .

What would it be if Amtrak had a east to west or west to east autotrain service ? Would it be considered a viable revenue for Amtrak's funding or not viable? Do you think that Amtrak needs to expand in this area of train travel ? Some probably would say it is too expensive because it would be...

BNSF has recently doubletracked Abo and Alameda Corridor tripled tracked . LA is near the western terminus of the Southern Transcon Corridor may be the reason for the future abandonment of Raton . Recently , Berkshire Hathaway (BNSF) planned to invest $500 Billion to repair and improve the...

I live on the BNSF line in Houston and it has the room for a second mainline . The line known as the Gulf Division begins at Tower 55 in Ft. Worth and ends at the Brisbane Division on the southeast corner of Houston near Hobby Airport. The line has the possibility of being doubletracked because...