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Dec 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
For new followers, you may hear the term "loading gauge" and question the meaning. Will explain in a brief thread with this photo by @christofspieler at Roselle Park, N.J. a) the definition, and b) why it matters for passenger rail service. #trains #railroading As opposed to track gauge, which measures the width between the rails (for which "standard gauge" is 4'8 1/2" for much of the world), loading gauge is the width of the widest part of the *train.*
Dec 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
While the plan to upgrade Penn Station's track capacity is still disappointing, this project to add Metro North service to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Hell Gate Bridge has been a long time coming. New stations & basically a whole new regional rail line! Image And the map here doesn't reflect Hochul's directive to include an Astoria station – much needed access to Queens on the route:
buffalochronicle.com/2022/01/21/hoc…
Jul 11, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
CP Sundays: Know Your Control Points
With last week's encouraging VIA HFR news, we look at a signal location on active Canadian Pacific rails near Perth, Ont., not far from the eastern reach of the abandoned Havelock Sub. that HFR aims to reclaim. Maps & other corridor views 👇 Look at the signal location at the Drummon Concession 1 Road grade crossing in Perth from @openrailwaymap & @googlemaps. This is Canadian Pacific's Belleville Subdivision.
Jul 10, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The limitation of private HSR projects is they will not spend the extra capital to purchase land & build more expensive infra. to reach the urban core. True of both Texas Central & Brightline. Public entities could chip-in to fund the last few miles & arrange easements... These companies run ridership models that likely tell them the ridership loss from being on the periphery of the urban area vs the core is marginal versus the extreme capital cost. Their goal is to make money by riders but also land development, which is easier with fewer hurdles