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Most certainly. As I understand it, in several ways the Horizons are easily improved upon.

Now totally sold out for tomorrow all trains, both directions from Portland to Vancouver. Service is still available for Eugene-Portland. The Cascades has to be the most brutal state supported route in the country for getting a seat. I’ve suggested about the Airo‘s for the NEC being ordered too...

As to the price I think what it costs to exercise options is important. I don’t know what that cost is, but the contract may be set up to encourage options being taken.

Personally, the Market Street El side of the MFL is definitely the safer side. I’d say green light Girard-40th, Yellow Light 40th-69th, I really try to avoid the Kensington Avenue El. That said, the whole thing gets sketchy after about 8:30, so I don’t know how early your early evening is, but...

Yes, but that was much easier because both legacy systems used the same voltage at the same frequency and we’re under the control of the same political entity. It works very well. I think the same principle would apply running NJT through to Sunnyside to be looped. Dwell times would fall...

As an an aside to the whole Byford thing, in terms of clearing platform space, what is the trade off to NJT looping trains at Sunnyside? That way they could make their stop, pull out, no need to brake test or any of that, run the loop and return. It might slightly increase ops costs, but may...

I think this question is tangential to the thread on Andy Buford and Penn Station expansion: Was Midtown Direct a mistake? I think it was. In the biggest cities across the world, it seems plainly understood that multiple terminals are necessary to effectively manage passenger and train volumes...

187 is good news. I was amazed how quickly those first later evening trains filled up once they were returned. Does anyone know why 65/66/67 have that long layover. It already was a very long layover.

Testing has been progressing at a very nice rate. One PCC was parked at the Richmond/Westmoreland loop a couple days ago. It caused a little excitement in the area. The once and future motormen seem very excited.

Amtrak has taken another swing at getting funding for the Saint Charles Airline connection, Heritage to Rock Island conversion for downstate IL trains, CUS renovations (which I am not sure are totally essential. How they use it is what causes congestion, not the building itself.) This proposal...

Maybe he's interviewing for his next job.

Amtrak announced today new Thruway Connections from Worcester (WOR), New Bedford (NWF), and Fall River (FAV) to PVD. There are three connections daily to and from the south. No service is bookable to or from the north and busses cannot be booked alone. Tickets seem to be about $30 a head. It's...

The only trains that carry luggage through STL are trains 21/421 and 22/422, the Texas Eagle, so if you wanted to check, you would need to take a voluntary separation. Going to Saint Louis, your bags would stay on the Southwest Chief all the way to Chicago and then be placed on the next day’s...

This evening, around 19:30 between TRE and PHL I spotted a train traveling westbound, four cars pulled by and ACS-64, two were food service, one was a Metroliner, labeled as such on the side, the fourth was another Amfleet. Could it be a hospital train? Or is it more likely a revenue special. I...

I have seen that occasionally, but not more than usual. Even still that would be measured in thousands to tens of thousands. The Keystone's losses are akin to an equipment starved long haul train, with a full OBS complement and no economies of scale, AFTER state subsidies.

In May the following routes report YTD ridership above May 2019. Ethan Allen Express Vermonter Maple Leaf Springfield Shuttles Empire South Heartland Flyer Roanoke Regionals Newport News Regionals Norfolk Regionals Carolinian Piedmont Auto Train The following were within 5% NER...

Effective 7/24, SEPTA will end the last of the supplemental trains added in response to the collapse.

SEPTA’s Market Frankford El seems to average 5 such passengers per car at certain times of day and of the year. It’s really an unfortunate situation.

Not really. The dwell time in Albany is plenty long enough to change sections no problem. Make sure your bags all come with you.

WMATA recently released its proposals for expansions by 2040. All seem to focus on resolving the so called “Roslyn problem,” that is that trans-Potomac capacity is a serious problem, especially through the tunnel that carries the Orange, Blue, and Silver Lines from Foggy Bottom to Roslyn. It...