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Sounds like the classic example of the Left hand being completely oblivious to the actions of the right hand. A deep seated issue of bureaucracy.

Well CT rail also runs on the Hartford line and they just ordered a bunch of Alstom coaches for it. It seems like the Airo sets are intended for a very particular scheduled service of through trains that likely run all the way to NYC. If that’s the case then it could be that those 5 passenger...

I can’t comment on most of these services but when they announced the Consists for the New Haven Springfield service and Vermonter I was surprised. The Hartford line service is usually one locomotive and 3 coaches. The Airo they plan for it is 6 coaches though those coaches now include a cafe...

As @Goldspike_Railfanning said. Ventures are the coach’s. Airo is the whole train set. That train will come In four main configurations that will differ on the number of couches for sub variants. all Airo will have. ACL42E Charger diesel electric locomotive. Depending upon route the first...

Much of the routes that Airo will operate on are overlapping freight routes using the same trackage. A 6 car long passenger train has nothing on a mile long fully loaded double engine freight train. Siemens website gives an estimated weight for an Airo train as about 527 tons. A freight train...

Peter Pan’s main fleet is MCI. They do however maintain a small fleet of charter buses that includes some double decker for charter and events though those are British style. Greyhound has been more flexible in terms of its motor pool.

No, good guess. @Cal H in 1987, the CEO of American Airlines wanted to find a way to save come money for the company. After looking through the company he discovered that the most common food waste on first class flights was olives. The airline’s salad included 4 olives per. He realized that he...

Because I became the Forth Olive. Twice. I have rewritten this about 6 times now each time ending up in a long story about my experience inside Peter Pan bus lines. Explaining how I was laid off rehired and then fired again. I could even add in that I was even offered my position back twice...

Having worked the Fish tank (ticket counter) at one of these bus stations/services. (Not anymore obviously else I would be sitting it out. ) Yes. We knew we were going to get people who were often already in a bad situation. We would try the best we could to accommodate. the passengers needs...

MBTA service terminates in Worcester County. The Eastern and Western halves of the State are known to have governance disputes. I mean MBTA will run to Rhode Island but there coverage map is very limited to the Eastern side. And even in Worcester county it terminates on the eastern side. The...

@BlackDiamond I agree, The priority should be the Southern passenger tier based on the old Boston Albany/Lake Shore limited route via Springfield. However This isn’t a bad idea. Based off reporting it seems like the aim is to try and combat the population decline along the northern route. Living...

Seem like someone was listening. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/news/northern-tier-rail-service-massachusetts-study/ https://www.mass.gov/doc/draft-northern-tier-passenger-rail-study-report/download A route from Boston North station extending the Firchburg line all the way to atleast...

It’s commuter rail, on a line that would be lucky to break 100mph.

My last trip had been in February. My job has kept me shackled to a desk due to a high turnover rate. This was one of the very few times I managed to get out of town. Even then rather than my annual week off vacation I ended up having only getting a day extra off vs my normal schedule.

Addendum So I took an afternoon trip to Springfield tonight. I was lousy but other than a half hour delay by the Vermonter 55 it was the weather and myself to blame. Lost my favorite hat due to the wind and my favorite gloves due to my own negligence. Anyway But lookie lookie. Benches at...

The Euroduel do atleast the ones that Turkey just bought back in 2019. Stadler to supply bi-mode locomotives to Turkish rail freight operator The Airo sets will operate as both diesel and cat. As they are intended to operate on the NEC as well as off of it. Including in my NECk of the woods on...

https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/10/compass-rail-places-springfield-at-center-of-massachusetts-rail-expansion.html?outputType=amp Compass Rail. As they want to build up rail service from Springfield in the 4 cardinal directions North to South East and west.

When I worked for PPB back 10 years ago. Worcester was the standard route. With a few Non stops. Even then though you have the Mass pike to contend with. During Covid lockdowns PPB took its schedule apart with a blunt instrument. Many of the routes were consolidated. Some trips that were easy...

Pittsfield John Staci, Springfield Union, Worcester Union, Boston South stations are all intermodal. Connecting Amtrak, CTrail (Springfield), Peter Pan, Greyhound and local BRTA/PVTA/WRTA/MBTA buses at a central station hub along the LSL eastbound. Boston North Station also connects to MBTA...

His father probably could have stoped it, however as a former PPB insider. From when I was hired in about 2007 till I was laid off the second and final time. The company was run aground. Post that termination in the region Peter Pan has been farther facing stiffer competition inroads. It started...