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Sad to see this happen, but I can only praise APT for somehow remaining competitive in the face of penny wages and undervalued currency that other plastic manufacturers take advantage of in china

It seems that with every winter storm that involves precipitation, most mainlines of any appreciable density turn into parking for stalled or dead trains. Logic would make one think that railroads would be much less effected than roadways, due to the fixed guideways, but that does not seem to be the...

Not to mention ripping out all of the double track along the Michigan Line. Conrail's justified shortsightedness is going to be a huge boon to all future investment in the Det-Chi route. But such is the story all around the country, as we try to restore our public transportation systems to 1920's er...

From the stories I hear, they really haven't. It's still all about freight congestion and the domino effects of it. The equipment has probably improved, but wholesale changes have not occurred west of the Eastern Seaboard.

Notice how on-time performance has drastically increased since 2008? This is largely due to the fact that the railroads have significantly less traffic due to the economic downturn, which has reduced the number of trains and alleviated congestion. This is really not a result of certain stimulus pack...

Thanks for the input. It will not be easy to fix this bottleneck, but I bet the return for one dollar spent on this would be substancially higher than the return of one dollar towards the area's highways. If the USA is going to remain an economic powerhouse, we need to invest in transportation, and ...

IMO what happened is judges started ruling against railroads in cases where clearly the railfans were at fault and with the cost of insurance skyrocketing they had to shutdown their property. EXACTLY This isn't really a 9/11 thing at all. If someone wants to commit an act of terror, they will commi...

Double bottom semis and cement trucks aren't helping the situation either.

You mean double trailers? Or are you talking about false bottoms used to smuggle stuff?

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hoborich wrote:Never heard of "Dro".

Pretty sure it's hyDROponically grown cannibis.

What does make me sad and angry, however, is the decision to abandon development of the 6000 HP locomotive. Engineering difficulties made them give it up. The 6000 HP loco is an example of true technical progress and the lack of fortitude and resolve on the part of the manufacturers and the railroa...

Subways all around the world feel very insulted by this comparison.

Oh, the fun of American Passenger service.

F40PH Fan wrote: What is that supposed to mean?

He means that he doesn't really care too much about it, he doesn't think that the engine catching on fire is sad or dissapointing. I don't either.

HEY LAKE STATE, SCRAP THESE ALCO'S
If we saved every item ever used, we would be buried in trash.

Progress: It happens. Let's learn to live with it.

While not 100% on-time MI-service trains (when running late) rarely run later than half an hour. Which for passenger rail service globally (especially compared to other Amtrak services) is quite good. peter Can someone verify if this is true cause I hear differently? Yes, I can. I am sure this arti...

sbrrpics wrote:who else but CSX lol

Hmmmmm.....
Amtrak, BNSF, CN, CP rail, KCS, NS, UP, and dozens of regional, shortline, and terminal railroads. Also commuter railroads, light rail lines, and even streetcars.
And all of the other railroads of the world.

What locomotive is a mile long? :roll: What? You didn't hear about the new EMD SD300MACeXXXL-27? Compliant to EPA tier 32 emission standards, 444,000 HP, and with a D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D axle configuration? Canadian National is using them to haul all two of its system's trains around. CN management h...

That's what politics in the USA have really come to nowadays. Nothing more than blaming, name calling, and cancelling the other party out every four or eight years. It's sick. I thought these guys were supposed to be grown men.