July 29, 20222 yr 40 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: This is nifty: It's interesting the extent by which these isochrones conform to national boundaries. It confirms a lot of what is said in this video, which is an interesting look at some of the positive impacts of EU rail deregulation, as well as a positive look toward the future.
August 17, 20222 yr down under — perth is getting rail to the airport: Commuter Rail August 16, 2022 Written by Tony Duboudin Perth’s $US 1.3bn Forrestfield - Airport line to open in October The line will enable an 18-minute journey time from the city centre to Perth Airport. … Metronet expects an average of 20,000 passengers a day to use the line in its first year of operation, increasing to 29,000 by 2032. more: https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/commuter-rail/perths-us-1-3bn-forrestfield-airport-line-to-open-in-october/
August 24, 20222 yr I was in Berlin two days ago and was amazed at how frequently the trains run. The main line past our hotel at Frederickstrasse had a train in each direction every 1 to 2 minutes per track. There are four tracks into and out of the station. There was always a train in the station, and that's not even the main station. The hauptbahnhoff had two intersecting lines of four through tracks plus more within the station itself. And as you travel outside of the urban core, the there are tracks rising up/dropping down and diverging or converging every 1,000 feet to couple miles, like freeway interchanges. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 24, 20222 yr If only America hadn't turned into a corrupt oligarchy post World War II. At least the East and West Coasts of the USA should all have this level of train service.
August 24, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, KJP said: I was in Berlin two days ago and was amazed at how frequently the trains run. The main line past our hotel at Frederickstrasse had a train in each direction every 1 to 2 minutes per track. There are four tracks into and out of the station. There was always a train in the station, and that's not even the main station. The hauptbahnhoff had two intersecting lines of four through tracks plus more within the station itself. And as you travel outside of the urban core, the there are tracks rising up/dropping down and diverging or converging every 1,000 feet to couple miles, like freeway interchanges. How did we not see each other? I was staying on the same street. But yes, Berlin has fantastic rail. I never waited more than three minutes for a train and I went all over the city. With that being said Berlin and it's rail is heavily subsidized by the government which is also heavily subsidized by Western Germany. If you ever get a chance read "The Shortest History of Germany" by James Hawes. It's amazing how long the country to the west of the Elbe has been subsidizing it's "Prussian" other half. It goes back well before the cold war. Berlin is the only capital city in Europe that is held up financially by the rest of the country opposed to the other way around. https://qz.com/753244/berlin-is-the-only-capital-city-in-europe-that-is-a-drag-on-its-countrys-economy/ Edited August 24, 20222 yr by KFM44107
August 25, 20222 yr 7 hours ago, KFM44107 said: How did we not see each other? I was staying on the same street. You didn't see me But I saw you You didn't see me But I saw you "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 8, 20222 yr Considering how much urban and regional rail services these cities have, it's a logical evolution to connect them with quality rail service as well. In my mind, this is an evolution similar to what is happening with Brightline in Florida. It's connecting cities that already developed their urban and regional rail systems, although Australia's is even more advanced. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 26, 20222 yr Not everything is hunky dory on Railroad Island "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 6, 20222 yr you don't really think about short run bullet trains, but of course japan does: “World’s shortest high-speed line” opens to Nagasaki Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen is 66km long and isolated from rest of high-speed network. JAPAN’s Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)has started revenue-earning service on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen between Takeo Onsen and Nagasaki on Kyushu island, in the far southwest of the country. At just 66km long the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen is one of the shortest stretches of high-speed line in the world and at present it is completely isolated from the rest of Japan’s high-speed network. It is the first section of high-speed line to open in Japan since the 148km section of the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto opened in March 2016. more: https://www.railjournal.com/innovations-showcase/worlds-shortest-high-speed-line-opens-to-nagasaki/ A JR Kyushu N700S series Shinkansen train at Nagasaki's Shin-Omura station. Photo Credit: Sevenstars 20/Wikipedia
October 6, 20222 yr groundbreaking happened for a manila subway -- Marcos kicks off Metro Manila Subway construction Nicholas Yong·Senior Editor Mon, 3 October 2022 The construction of the P488 billion Metro Manila Subway has officially kicked off, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday (October 3) led the groundbreaking ceremony for two stations, which will see road closures in Pasig City. According to ABS-CBN News, the 33-kilometer subway is expected to cut travel time from Valenzuela to Bicutan to 35 minutes, and can ferry at least 519,000 passengers daily. more: https://ph.news.yahoo.com/marcos-kicks-off-metro-manila-subway-construction-100831726.html President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Metro Manila Subway stations on October 3, 2022. (Photos: Department of Transportation - Philippines/Facebook)
October 6, 20222 yr hmm, interesting ... Hydrogen train trials start in Scotland 5th September 2022 A former ScotRail Class 314 electric unit converted to hydrogen power is being tested on the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway near Linlithgow. The unit was reclassified as Class 614 last October and is the last survivor of the Class 314 fleet, which was built by British Rail. The trials on the 8km heritage line could be the first step towards introducing hydrogen trains on rural ScotRail routes where electrification is not considered to be an option. The tests are being run by the University of St Andrews, with Transport Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Ballard Motive Solutions, but it is understood that extending the trials to Network Rail infrastructure is not likely in the near future. more: https://railnews.mobi/news/2022/09/05-hydrogen-train-trials-start-in.html
October 19, 20222 yr the bond st station of the new crossrail line, now branded the elizabeth line, is set to open soon in london: Opening date set for new Bond Street station 28th September 2022 The last station to open on the Elizabeth Line should welcome passengers on 24 October, said Transport for London. more + train daddy remarks: https://railnews.mobi/news/2022/09/28-opening-date-set-for-new.html A new line for London The Elizabeth line stretches more than 100km from Reading and Heathrow in the west through central tunnels across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The new railway built by Crossrail Ltd will stop at 41 accessible stations - 10 of them new - and is expected to serve up to 200 million people each year. more: https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/elizabeth-line
October 19, 20222 yr Crossrail is simply mind-blowing. It's the kind aggressive, city-building infrastructure America used to do. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 20, 20222 yr for one thing, what america didn't used to do back in those days is police the world protecting countries like england and so many others. imagine what we could do with a military budget even a fraction less than we spend on all that. not to mention all the other ways to build more aggressively, like reigning in costs, using design-build, etc., ugh.. i dk if we could ever do a crossrail. columbus cota looking at you, your move lol! Edited October 20, 20222 yr by mrnyc
October 20, 20222 yr Most of the big rail, transit projects were privately funded. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 21, 20222 yr a friend who is a former clevelander is staying in vienna for a month and sent this to me this morning, so:
October 21, 20222 yr This means nothing to me Oh, Vienna "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20222 yr A voice reaching out in a piercing cry It stays with you until "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 23, 20222 yr I love maps that convey a message "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 28, 20222 yr Funny, I came here to post that! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 4, 20222 yr Jealous. And be sure to check out the link, and has all of Europe. Video is just a few highlights. http://chronotrains-eu.vercel.app When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 4, 20222 yr Dude, you already posted that in July! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 4, 20222 yr 7 hours ago, KJP said: Dude, you already posted that in July! Looks like I was tired last night. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 4, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said: Looks like I was tired last night. No prob. I'm tired every night... 😴 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 5, 20222 yr New "spot" electrification plan in Germany -- Quote German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has begun to electrify rail lines in the north of the country with an innovative new electrical infrastructure that will charge battery-powered trains and replace diesel locomotives. DB is planning to build so-called “overhead contact line islands” in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, beginning with the first catenary masts in the city of Kiel and municipality of Büchen. The new infrastructrure is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023. Instead of end-to-end electrification of every kilometre of track, the new technology only requires the electrification of short sections of track or individual stations. The battery trains use the overhead line, which only measures a few hundred metres to a few kilometres, to charge their batteries for journeys on non-electrified sections of track. https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-railway-group-db-uses-innovative-electric-charging-replace-diesel-trains
November 29, 20222 yr Rail is great because you can start slow and make incremental improvements over time. Example from Japan: When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
December 7, 20222 yr France bans short-haul flying; 'prenez le train.' https://www.themomentum.com/now/france-bans-short-haul-flights#:~:text=France Bans Short-Haul Flights France is coming one,fight the scourge of airplane-borne CO2 emissions. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
December 14, 20222 yr paris line 13 to be driverless: Paris metro Line 13 to be fully automated 14 December 2022 FRANCE: Paris transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités and operator RATP have given the go-ahead for the automation of metro Line 13. This will be the fourth fully automated line in Paris, after lines 14, 1 and 4 — and first with steel-wheel rather than rubber-tyred(tired) trains. more: https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/paris-metro-line-13-to-be-fully-automated/63151.article
December 26, 20222 yr Putting this on the list if I ever get back to Prague When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
December 26, 20222 yr 13 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: Putting this on the list if I ever get back to Prague Ha! I'll be there tomorrow. Will get to go check this out.
January 10, 20232 yr beyond incredible, but china opens i think its 9 (!) more rail lines at the end of 2022: China opens more metro lines as year comes to close New lines include the 30.7km Line 4 in Qingdao. January 6, 2023 Written by David Burroughs CHINA continued its tradition of opening new metro lines and extensions at the turn of the year, with a number of projects entering service towards the end of 2022. more: https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/china-opens-more-metro-lines-as-year-comes-to-close/
January 14, 20232 yr Imagine if Amtrak could match the on-time performance of war-torn Ukraine passenger rail When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
January 18, 20232 yr Ukraine opening NEW international passenger & freight rail service to Romania while defending itself from invasion. Wow. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 13, 20232 yr Family rail cars in Sweden - how wonderful! When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 17, 20232 yr EMU sleeper cars for Norway long distance rail When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 21, 20232 yr Rail Force One -great thread, this is in the middle And it hurt their performance. Only 90% of trains arrived on time yesterday. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 21, 20232 yr ^ only 90% on time lol. that would be front page of the nytimes if we had a rail day like that around metro ny!
February 21, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, mrnyc said: ^ only 90% on time lol. that would be front page of the nytimes if we had a rail day like that around metro ny! When we tried to take the train from my wife's hometown to Lviv a few years ago, the reservation system showed the train we wanted to be sold out. My wife said just wait a few days and it won't be. I said how can that be? She said they add more cars to the train to respond to demand. Coming from capitalist America, I was stunned. How could the railroad of a former Soviet republic be able to respond to market pressures while our own nation's passenger railroad could not? The answer was simple -- Ukraine funds its railroad to have enough extra cars to be flexible. Sure enough, we were able to book a sleeper a couple of days later without any increase in price. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 22, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, KJP said: When we tried to take the train from my wife's hometown to Lviv a few years ago, the reservation system showed the train we wanted to be sold out. My wife said just wait a few days and it won't be. I said how can that be? She said they add more cars to the train to respond to demand. Coming from capitalist America, I was stunned. How could the railroad of a former Soviet republic be able to respond to market pressures while our own nation's passenger railroad could not? The answer was simple -- Ukraine funds its railroad to have enough extra cars to be flexible. Sure enough, we were able to book a sleeper a couple of days later without any increase in price. I traveled to Ukraine as a kid a couple times - it’s the first place I road a sleeper train car. It was certainly a formative experience for me and is one of many reasons I’m such a big believer in trains and public transit. I remember they warned us not to use the bathroom on the rail car when were close to our destination because they locked the bathroom doors while stopped at stations so no one would stowaway, and as a result people would occasionally get locked in the bathroom and stuck on the train. I also have distinct recollection of the trolleybus catenaries strung all around Lviv. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 26, 20232 yr Informative video on the Spanish high speed rail network. Spain has the most high speed rail mileage per capita AND the lowest cost per kilometer, despite challenging terrain. Wonderful model for the world. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 26, 20232 yr Plus, that sucker is cheap. I took at daytrip train from Atocha to Toledo for like a couple of hours for like $10 roundtrip. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 27, 20232 yr These are great! My first thought was how fun they would be on Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Note they have bike storage on lower level. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
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