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  1. MisterUptempo

    CTA Gets $200M For Next Generation L Cars

    It's looking like the CTA will not exercise its option for more CRRC-produced 7000-series L cars after the initial order of 400 is complete. ======snip========== Here is a StreetBlog critique of the 7000-series cars, from 2 years ago, with suggestions on what to improve for this next build.
  2. MisterUptempo

    2023 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States

    The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University has issued a new paper entitled, "New Directions: 2023 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry in the United States". Thought some of the bus travel advocates here might find the information useful. Here is a link to...
  3. MisterUptempo

    FRA's Corridor ID Program and possible new Corridors

    As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, the FRA was ordered to establish the Corridor Identification and Development Program (Corridor ID), with the purpose of providing assistance in the development of new, enhanced, and restored intercity rail corridors. On May 13, 2022, the FRA...
  4. MisterUptempo

    Proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Commuter Rail

    From Railway Age, a report about another attempt to establish commuter rail between Milwaukee and Kenosha- img src - WISDOT Link to the project page on FTA's website Direct link to the two-pager from FTA
  5. MisterUptempo

    CTA Red Line extension project clears environmental review

    If all goes according to plan, CTA projects the opening of the Red Line Extension to occur sometime in 2029. Link to the full story on Progressive Railroading Link to the CTA's Red Line Extension FEIS/ROD page Direct Link to the Red Line Extension FEID/ROD report img src - CTA
  6. MisterUptempo

    Proposed train service from Ann Arbor to Traverse City gets new funding for study

    img src - Detroit Free Press Link to the whole story Link to Groundwork Center's feasibility study Link to Groundwork Center's A2TC project page
  7. MisterUptempo

    Metra to convert locomotives to battery power

    Here's a link to the story from Progressive Railroading Even though it will take 3 and a half years (or more) to get these electric locos onto the Rock Island tracks, I hope Progress would be able to provide specs about performance sooner than that, most particularly with regards to...
  8. MisterUptempo

    NEC Commission Improvement Plan

    The Northeast Corridor Commission, comprised of USDOT, Amtrak, MTA, MBTA, CTRail, SEPTA, MARC, VRE, and other governmental agencies, has released its CONNECT NEC 2035 plan, which calls for $117 Billion for improvements and SOGR on the NEC- The executive summary of the proposal can be found...
  9. MisterUptempo

    STB forms passenger rail working group - Mass Transit Magazine

    From the story found here. More at the link. The STB Oversight Roll- Looks like it's pumpernickel. Yum!
  10. MisterUptempo

    Amazing Footage of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn From 1902

    Here is some footage of the world-famous suspension railway located in Wuppertal, Germany, taken just a year after it opened to the public. It has been digitally restored by Denis Shiryaev, whose YouTube channel is loaded with these restorations. A fascinating step into the past. The...
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