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They still look modern from the outside. They could make them look almost new (again from the outside) with a paint job and new electronic displays. I'm also not sure when they installed internal displays as they look more like a retrofit. But even new equipment needs parts, and several...

I know I'm a lot late to this, but for completeness, I spent a whole day in Sacramento County where I parked my car near one of the RT light rail stops and mostly got around using a $7 RT day pass, valid until 1 AM the next morning. Mine looked a little bit different though, but I suppose they...

I stayed at a hotel in Malvern, PA where a friend dropped us off and we got a taxi ride to the train station in the morning. However, I tried to walk to a supermarket maybe a block and a half away. They had zero crosswalks, zero sidewalks, and no pedestrian signals at intersection. I had to...

It is a bit odd how these are set up. I didn’t quite understand the doors may not open without a passenger pressing a button on the outside or inside, although sometimes it was open without any prompting. Some stations are on single tracks. I took one line to the end, where the operator said...

In town and thought of just getting a day pass to get around and explore rather than drive. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I worked in the area for a few months but never used RT. I guess I could have downloaded their app instead of buying physical tickets. I saw that they have some sort of...

I’m pretty sure that’s the idea. I took it yesterday and it actually goes off the lines on battery only power.

It’s free on the first day, and it’s been pretty well used. I saw a few passengers about ready to use their Clipper cards until MUNI employees stopped them. https://www.kron4.com/news/sfs-central-subway-open-to-public-with-free-weekend-shuttle/ There are apparently a lot of ethnic Chinese...

So various sensors are being developed to aid with the efficiency of railroads. Especially in Europe where there are limited means to expand. https://www.eetimes.com/iot-startups-target-rails-railcars/

Haneda is an easy choice. It also has far more connections to domestic routes. I've been through it once on a same-plane refueling stop. Narita's history was of a modern airport with one long runway that was supposed to provide the majority of international flights to/from Tokyo. But...

Can't be sure who makes the equipment. I've noticed that a lot of the newer ones are from Cubic Transportation Systems. Especially the shiny tower of stainless steel, as compared to previous types that were small and could be placed on a mount. They made the newest BART fare gates and ticket...

Just wanted to clarify that after one trip where I couldn't find a station agent at a MUNI Metro station to let me in, a non station agent employee told me to just walk right through the wide gate closest to the station agent booth. The sign on the gate mentions it, but I can't find a closeup...

It was a little bit different taking the SF Bay Ferry yesterday. My ferry to San Francisco was newer and had USB outlets all over. On the way back it was clearly an older ferry and I was looking around for anything. There were some power outlets against the wall, but only a few. Then I dug...

Haven’t taken a local ferry in years and decided to take a day trip to San Francisco taking SF Bay Ferry. I’ve been by the Ferry Building but didn’t pay to much attention to what they did with the old building next door. Sinbad’s Restaurant was forced out and Amtrak left their bus only station...

I would say that the costs of driving solo were one of the primary considerations for using Amtrak on a recent trip I made. I don't know if it would have the sole reason, but also the hassle/expense of parking. A lot of the places I was going would have had expensive parking or I'd have to...

Definitely thought of that. I have the A-Way WeGo app on my phone and tablet. I've gotten somewhat familiar with using ART with my kid on two trips ($6 each for a day pass) and we mostly went on on-demand rides. It was kind of weird with the two of us as the only passengers door to door most...

Sure. I'm just thinking it's superfluous since a business class ticket isn't supposed to have the flexibility to use at another time. Granted I've heard that often Amtrak personnel will accommodate passengers who missed their trains. But not something like trying to use a ticket a week later...

Isn't business class on the Surfliner considered reserved? I'm sure that the warning about "no travel" is for when one tries to use a ticket on a different train than on the ticket. I've specifically taken later or earlier trains on the same day. But of course with a reserved business class...

Thinking of making a trip, but it looks kind of weird with the "unreserved" Surfliner tickets I traveled on earlier this year. I've got five trips in the last few months, and they have this disclaimer about "no travel" which is obviously for the reserved periods around holidays. But it still...

I don't think the station has been sold. It looks like they're incorporating publicly owned facilities into their plans even though they're not the developer's property. As far as I can tell, the city still owns the arena and ARTIC. I did a walk from the station to across the street from...

OK - just kind of wondering how this is all supposed to work if I return to LA. As far as I can tell, what happened with me was that the first bus I was on didn't have the information that I had purchased a day pass, and then tried to take out a $1.75 fare from my $1.50 stored value and then...