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There have been at least 3 down catenary incidents recently (Philadelphia, somewhere on the Hell Gate Line, and now this). Is that higher than normal? I don't remember it being this frequent of a problem.

The ex-PRR has a superior profile though, no? Is it not shorter than rerouting via South Shore + Air Line? It also only has curves greater than 1° at Englewwod and on both sides of the Hammond-Whiting Station. It's also grade separated to Gary save one employee crossing directly north of...

I hadn't looked at Englewood in a while, but couldn't you route traffic bound for the 63rd St. yard via the ex-NYC mains, which were 4 (?) tracks to the north of the ex-PRR tracks, rather than constructing multiple flyovers? You are also correct about the connection just east of the Calumet...

Would it not be more advantageous to simply restore the ex-PRR passenger mains from the 21st St. Bridge through Gary? I believe the ROW supported freight and passenger mains for both the PRR and NYC from Englewood to Clarke Junction. What prevents Amtrak from building two more tracks that are...

It always seemed an order of magnitude easier to improve the alignment of New Rochelle-Stamford than Stamford-New Haven. Norwalk and Bridgeport both have tremendously difficult curves that would require either tunneling, bypassing, or razing half of each city. The curve just east of Stamford to...

Do you have any resources that go into the state of the NJ high-speed improvements? I have found a lot of the initial documents but nothing that goes into what ended up completed on the project.

Achieving truly high speeds between New York and Philadelphia appeals so much because: 1. There is a high frequency of express trains on the line; 3. Many longer-distance routes ride over this “core section” of the Northeast Corridor and would thus see schedule improvements alongside New...