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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 9h
New England's busiest train station gets a stunning, modern upgrade
Once drab and uninspiring, Boston's South Station now has grand archways and increased capacity for trains and buses.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 16h
NY MTA completes Phase 1 of Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement Project | @MassTransitmag –
www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrast... #NYC #MetroNorth #MNRR #Harlem #GCT #trains #rail
MTA completes Phase 1 of Park Avenue Viaduct Replacement Project
The project replaced 8,240 feet of track on the aging 132-year-old structure almost two years ahead of schedule.
www.masstransitmag.com
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d
All kinds of poor copy checking. Completion for EG is 2025, PL 2027.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d
< .5 miles for Purple Line underground segments. Sorry.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d
Toronto Eglinton (EG) vs Maryland Purple Line (PL) LRT Construction Comparison:
Began – EG: 2011; PL: 2017
Length – EG: 12 mi (19 km); PL: 16 mi (25 km)
Length Underground – EG: 6.2 mi; PL: > .5 mi
PL work stoppage (thx Hogan) – 1.5 years
Completion – PL 2025(🫰): late 2027(🫰)
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d
Finally!!!🚊
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Unofficial TorontoStar (All News) @torontostar-rss.bsky.social · 1d
Eglinton Crosstown LRT begins final 30-day testing phase — but still no opening date
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d
Finally!!!🚊
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Unofficial TorontoStar (All News) @torontostar-rss.bsky.social · 1d
Eglinton Crosstown LRT begins final 30-day testing phase — but still no opening date
Eglinton Crosstown LRT begins final 30-day testing phase — but still no opening date
The Eglinton Crosstown started a 30-day revenue test on Tuesday but testing could drag on as the line needs to run problem free for three consecutive weeks.
www.thestar.com
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 1d
MONTREAL REM Fall Foliage LRT Testing on Mille Iles River Bridge in Laval | Cool
Trains in Montreal - m.youtube.com/watch?v=MpE5...
MONTREAL REM Fall Foliage LRT Testing on Mille Iles River Bridge in Laval
YouTube video by Cool Trains In Montreal
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 3d
Ontario Completes Confederation GO Station in Hamilton; 13 weekday and 15 weekend trips begin on October 27 | Railway News – railway-news.com/ontario-comp...
Ontario Completes Confederation GO Station in Hamilton
The Ontario government has announced the completion of construction at Confederation GO Station in Hamilton.
railway-news.com
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 3d
Looking forward to a whole new set of notable railroading spots with your new homebase!
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 5d
The Conway Scenic wants to continue its reactivation of the former Maine Central’s Mountain Division in Maine. But guess who wants nothing else but a trail…?
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Abandoned railroad to be restored? Maine's Mountain Division Update April 2025
YouTube video by South Coast Rail Videos
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 6d
If you want to check out the past posts over on the other side, here’s the direct link:
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RAIL Magazine on X: "Train Beer Friday: D&H Coal Car Imperial Stout. I featured this brewery previously (see below), and didn’t note then that *every* beer they brew is train-themed, including this big, dark beer for the middle of winter. I need to find a way to make a visit sometime. Cheers!🍻 https://t.co/7R2n7J69qd" / X
Train Beer Friday: D&H Coal Car Imperial Stout. I featured this brewery previously (see below), and didn’t note then that *every* beer they brew is train-themed, including this big, dark beer for the middle of winter. I need to find a way to make a visit sometime. Cheers!🍻 https://t.co/7R2n7J69qd
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 6d
Train Beer Friday: Fest Xpress by Runaway Train Brewery in Honesdale, PA. While I’ve featured this brewery twice before on X, this time it’s their Festbier offering during the heart of Oktoberfest. Included maps below. Right off the still-active Stourbridge Line excursion railroad.🍻
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 7d
How the Silver Line has shaped transit-oriented development in Northern Virginia | @ggwash.org – ggwash.org/view/101006/...
How the Silver Line has shaped transit-oriented development in Northern Virginia
More than a decade since the first leg of the Silver Line opened, and in a post-pandemic world, the Reston and Tysons areas have seen drastic change. New development adjacent to high-quality public tr...
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 7d
As a student at CUA back in those days, I often was over in Dupont for a haircut (I went to Eunice at Haircuttery there for a good 15 years) along with the first Metro-accessible Chipotle. Later on, I was informed of the majestic beer selection at The Brickskellar (RIP).
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 7d
This elevator entrance was dodgy even back when I first went to Dupont Circle in 1999 (but sometimes necessary given how often the escalators were out of service before the canopies). Glad to see it enhanced & improved)
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Metro @wmata.com · 7d
🚧 A new elevator has been installed at Dupont Circle station, replacing the previous one from 1977! It now connects the street to the mezzanine with 110% faster speed than the previous model. 💨
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 9d
"Beginning Oct. 6...Hourly round trips between Miami and Orlando will be reduced from the current 15 to 10, departing about every two hours, while short-distance frequencies between Miami and West Palm Beach jump to 18 each way including the Orlando trains..."🚆
Brightline revamps schedules, pricing, and train length - Trains
MIAMI — Beginning Oct. 6, Brightline is making sweeping changes that adjust schedules, capacity, and pricing to capture ridership and revenue for both its Miami-West Palm Beach and South Florida-Orlan...
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
Like, I know the obvious answer: man is fundamentally greedy and power hungry.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
Why haven’t philosopher-kings ever been able to figure out how to get past this kind of absurdity?
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
They shouldn’t move downtown just for the current Crescent. Worse trip for maybe a couple of daily riders added. I don’t think even adding a ATL-Ft Worth I-20 Corridor branch makes it worthwhile. Just if there’s new, terminating corridor routes out of ATL.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
Sure, but without a strategy for intercity/regional service and affording infrastructure on the legacy corridors, no way to access the massive airport…
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
I’m not so much worried about it but it seems there’s lots of local interest in doing it without any specific funding for new corridor routes that could encourage the decoupling of the Crescent route. Most likely, all we’ll see in the next decade would be the ATL-Ft Worth I-20 Corridor.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
Observe the Crescent’s current route in the first map, and the 2nd map where the current Atlanta Peachtree Station and downtown Atlanta are highlighted with arrows. There’s no good solutions…
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
Circa 2009 during the high gas prices. I was on a small transit nerd tour with then-WMATA GM Dan Tangherlini who cracked about one-time historic crowds on Inauguration Days, "and now we just call that Tuesday." Daily rail ridership around then was about 900,000. It's about 780,000 now.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
Atlanta absolutely needs a downtown passenger rail station. But my question is how do you route Amtrak's Crescent through there without 2 reverse moves unless it's re-routed via Montgomery? The abandonment of Belt Line segments has reduced operational capacity for through-routed passenger trains.
Proposal to build new Atlanta Amtrak station seeks ways to improve access, comfort for passengers
“We really want to see what the people in this region and in this city want,” Tejas Kotak, ARC Senior Transportation Planner, said.
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 12d
While I mostly focus on N American passenger rail here, anything that also gets more freight on rail and off the roads is a win in for the larger transportation network. Baltimore’s historic Howard Street Tunnel is a crucial asset for freight in the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic. Congrats, CSX!
CSX Celebrates Reopened Howard Street Tunnel: Boosting Freight Rail & Economic Growth in Maryland
YouTube video by CSX
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