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Alan Fisher

@alanthefisher.bsky.social

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(he/him/dude) Living in Philly, go birds I also make the Armchair Urbanist series https://linktr.ee/alanthefisher

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 22d

Amtrak's next gen Acela brings increased Capacity, Higher Speeds, and Updated Interiors; but there's one trend that is haunting the North American Rail industry and unless it's reversed we're all in for a worse ride. I talk about it in today's video:
youtu.be/jktlZ8706Bc

Amtrak’s New High Speed Train is Great, But…

YouTube video by Alan Fisher

youtu.be

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 1d

Memphis has basically built a modern system but with heritage cars. Portland and Seattle are great but they have routine transit funding

Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 1d

There should be more push back on projects that fail to expand or deliver, and other cities should get the benefits when one city miss-uses or in this case failed to build out their system.

The streetcars could go to:
- St Louis
- Memphis
- NOLA

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 1d

Federal Dollars went into the creation of the DC Streetcar. If it shuts down the Rolling stock should be a transfered to a city that actually needs it, like Memphis

Memphis already runs a pantograph compatible system, but have had issues with their old museum fleet

Memphis trolleys running through the downtown

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 11d

Huh, marked for the next time I visit

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 11d

Lol where is this?

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 22d

Nope! This is actually rolling stock related 🚄

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 22d

The new Acela is a much needed upgrade to the old and aging fleet, and the increased capacity of the new fleet can also hopefully alleviate some of the insane demand of the northeast corridor. The new trains are great, but...

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 22d

Amtrak’s New High Speed Train is Great, But…

YouTube video by Alan Fisher

youtu.be

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 24d

The Philly Inquirer has stayed surprising on point through the last few years

Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 24d

The Norfolk Southern Café

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 10

Really loving the right-wingers that spew violent rhetoric 24/7 suddenly saying that it's bad, or that making fun of Kirk (who also did these things), is bad.

Don't be an incredibly shitty person and people won't celebrate your death. It's that easy.

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 10

Wow, are you saying that immediately folding and giving up doesn't work? I'm hearing this for the first time

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lmfao what kremlin shaped rock did you craw out from?
Hopefully you're getting paid for this otherwise you're just an idiot

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 5

I will make fun of them until they improve the 2 intercity trains a day between Sydney and Melbourne.... embrasassing

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 5

possibly, but also now the dems can drag out the budget negotiations to hurt rural districts more, which will force republicans to accept more of their stipulations

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 5

possibly this helps budget negotiations because it takes away the Republicans leverage of using SEPTA as a ticking timebomb, so that the Dems can get a better budget done eventually

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 5

I might have to make an apology video for Hochul since it seems she's done a 180 on everything including congestion pricing.

Now if only she was more aggressive on the NY housing plan

Jeff Coltin @jccoltin.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ran into Gov. Kathy Hochul walking up Third Ave, just as I left the PIX 11 studio.
What’s happening with the mayor? I ask. “That’s what I just said, what’s happening with the mayor? She responded.
“We’re not fucking selling out our city.”

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 2

If this asshole Lawyer actually gave a shit about SEPTA he'd be yelling at the Republicans instead of working with them.
Absolutely a money chasing snake

NBC10 Philadelphia @nbcphiladelphia.com · Sep 2

The lawyer who filed a lawsuit which led to SEPTA halting their fare hikes and Regional Rail service cuts wrote a letter to the transit agency's attorney, arguing that their sports express train cuts should be stopped as well before Thursday's Eagles game: on.nbc10.com/prCiAax

Eagles issue travel advisory for home opener amid SEPTA service cuts

With service cuts that reduced express trains still in effect, the Eagles issued a travel advisory for fans attending Thursday's home opener.

on.nbc10.com

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 1

Free range rolling stock

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 1

End time we'll be going for 2-3 hours

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Sep 1

6pm we'll roughly be there, and it's casual. Otherwise I'll be around for future events

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Aug 31

This has super casual, and I'll be hosting more meetups in the near future in other places too

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Aug 31

Also dragging @josephpolitano.bsky.social out to this too

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Aug 31

I'm in DC for the weekend and we're having a small last minute meetup/hangout at the Dew Drop Inn, Tomorrow (Monday) at 6pm!

The bar is also next to the CSX mainline and the metro so it's definitely entertaining

DC Union station with 2 Acelas, old and new

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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yes lmao, I'm putting a video together about it tonight

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