Ryan
Court Jester
I was thinking the same thing today. Hopefully "end of THIS year" will turn out to be ok.
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"I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused."This topic was started in January of 2013. It's kind of funny (or sad) that the topic title still seems appropriate.
Amtrak service beginning May 7.
He said "According to the conductors announcement"From a friend on Facebook. Not sure of his source.
Amtrak service beginning May 7.
The bottom line is no one yet knows when Amtrak’s Empire Builder can begin using the depot.
Okay... ...so now I think the Viewliner IIs will be in revenue service before WMATA's Silver Line, DC's streetcars or SPUD sees its first EB taking on/disembarking passengers... ...Such exciting times we live in!And now Trains magazine is reporting that EB service to SPUD is "again delayed" due to delays in signal installation and testing. BNSF says that they're working to let Amtrak move to the depot as soon as possible, but
The bottom line is no one yet knows when Amtrak’s Empire Builder can begin using the depot.
Passenger rail service will return to Union Depot in St. Paul on May 7 with the evening arrival of the Amtrak Empire Builder from Chicago, officials with Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority (RCRRA), owners of Union Depot, announced today. The Amtrak station on 730 Transfer Road will close after the Chicago-bound Empire Builder departs that morning. Operations will move to Union Depot’s Kellogg Entry at 240 Kellogg Blvd., E., in the Lowertown neighborhood of St. Paul for the arrival of the evening train.
Beginning May 7, the westbound Amtrak schedule will show the Empire Builder(Train 7/27) arriving at Union Depot at 10:03 p.m. and departing at 10:10 p.m. Beginning May 8, the eastbound Empire Builder (Train 8 /28) is scheduled to arrive at 7:52 a.m. and depart at 8:00 a.m. These are slightly different times than are used at the Transfer Road station.
The service stop will continue to take place at the old Midway station. It will not be a passenger stop, but the other services including cutting the seasonal CHI-MSP car on and off will take place there.Not a fan of the scheduled 8 minute dwell. That means I need to get myself to the station in a more timely manner. Also what is the impact on running with one fewer service stop?
From St Paul to Chicago, they've cut 10 minutes off the schedule. From Chicago to St. Paul, they've cut 28 minutes off the schedule. Of course, all this time and more is added back onto the route west of St. Paul; it shows how slow the route from SPUD through Midway actually is. But for the MSP-CHI market, it's an improvement.Beginning May 7, the westbound Amtrak schedule will show the Empire Builder (Train 7/27) arriving at Union Depot at 10:03 p.m. and departing at 10:10 p.m. Beginning May 8, the eastbound Empire Builder (Train 8 /28) is scheduled to arrive at 7:52 a.m. and depart at 8:00 a.m.
The Green Line is going to be up all night, every night -- at least on a trial basis.
Metro Transit decided to keep the Green Line trains of the new Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line running around the clock after several Minneapolis City Council members expressed concerns about accommodating late-night workers and club-goers.
That's according to an April 15 letter to council members Jacob Frey, Cam Gordon and Kevin Reich from Metro Transit general manager Brian Lamb.
So after running every 10 to 15 minutes during most of the day, service will be scaled back to roughly hourly during the early mornings, Lamb said.
It probably ends up with Minnesota Commercial Railway, who own everything around it.What will happen to the old Midway station now that the move to SPUD has been completed?
Who is Minnesota Commercial Railway?It probably ends up with Minnesota Commercial Railway, who own everything around it.What will happen to the old Midway station now that the move to SPUD has been completed?
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