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Its not 4 trains a day each way but 5. Meteor, Star, Palmetto, Carolinian, Auto Train
Funny that NCDOT forgot that they have one of their own trains running through there in addition to the Florida trains. Also they forgot to count the Palmetto which of course runs only down to Georgia, not Florida, through Fayetteville.Er, three Amtrak trains operate through Enfield? I count 4 daily train services.
Construction has begun on a new passenger-rail station in downtown Raleigh, N.C., the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced late last week.
NCDOT Secretary Tony Tata joined North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane at a groundbreaking event May 8 for what will be the new Raleigh Union Station.
Slated to open in 2017, the $79.8 million facility will replace the existing Cabarrus Street Amtrak Station, which is often overcrowded, NCDOT officials said. It also lacks the adequate platform size for longer trains.
Please explain what this means -- When I google "1-call" I don't get anything informative.They've also painted 1-call
SEPTA has posted their proposed FY2016 capital budget which shows spending plans projected out 12 years (next 6 years in more detail, the back-end 6 years as a lump FY2021 - FY2027 period). The Phase 1 construction of high level platforms and ADA upgrades for Paoli is from CY 2016 to 2018, so construction is not scheduled to start until next year. Phase 2 for the station replacement, an additional high level platform on the north side, parking garage is planned for FY2021-FY2027, so perhaps Amtrak should do some painting and repair for the station building to keep it from falling apart while waiting for Phase 2.I have lunch next week with my SEPTA friend, I'll see what other grapevine I might be able to share about the shared keystone stations then. I know they have put up signage at the Exton station showing the new designs and what to expect during construction. However, nothing at Paoli (and boy does that station look horrible since they stopped bothering to paint, clean up the crumbling concrete roofs, etc.) about the construction that needs to happen soon. Downingtown is going to build a pedestrian bridge between the old Downingtown station parking lot, and the new one across the brandywine creek. They've also painted 1-call all over the area around the new downingtown station location, so hopefully that means they are doing bigger demolition work.
A few comments and items for the list.No dates, but definitely happening:
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(MBTA upgrade to Haverhill Line) (notice a trend here?)
(3rd track from Ragan to Yard interlocking project south of the Wilmington DE station on the NEC)
Funded but AFAICT indefinitely delayed:
RF&P line, 3rd track from Arkendale to Powells Creek
Texas Eagle reroute to TRE
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Rockford service (delayed by Governor Rauner of IL)
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FWIW, I think 2016 is likely to look good for Amtrak financially, assuming no more sabotage by host railroads. 2015 won't look good.
The blog Second Avenue Sagas today posted that the 7 line extension would open in Sept or Oct.NYCTA 7 West Side Extension- ... (obviously delayed ...)
NYCTA Second Avenue Subway Phase 1(57/7-96/2)- December 31 2016
I was guessing a 1-800-number, a general alert. If you see a problem, like something dangerous, or have a question, call this 1-800 number.I'm guessing markings for underground utilities. Probably it's a regional term for something we call "blue stakes" out here. Basically a state sponsored phone number where a property owner or contractor calls, and then requests are sent to all of the various utilities in the area to come out and spray paint where their lines are running so no one inadvertently digs them up.
The agencies suspended work until the budget fight was settled. Once it's finished, assuming the funding is still present, they will presumably resume work... with everything delayed by 6 months or more from the previous schedule. Which is why they all dropped into "no scheduled date" portion of my list.I don't know what the status is in Illinois with regards to the service expansions. A google search shows that the state legislature ignored the Governor and fully funded the $42 million for the Amtrak operating subsidy for the next fiscal year, but that Rauner and the legislature are still fighting over the budget.
Nitpickings:Revised for my own entertainment.
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2015:
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Raleigh Union Station supposed to start construction
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2016:
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Raleigh Union Station (NC)
Rochester station supposed to open (contractor is The Pike Company)
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2017:
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Rochester station expected to open
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Railway GazetteRevised for my own entertainment. The purpose of this for me is to keep track of *dates*, to see when I should expect things to open, to watch for early openings or delays. ...
I included urban (within-city) rail improvements selectively: only where they provide new rail connections to the intercity network (so, an extension of HBLR to a new station qualifies, new rolling stock for HBLR doesn't). This is because I am looking at it from the point of view of "where can I get to by train without renting a car at the destination".
2015:
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(Toronto airport train opens)
Is the second (south) track and platform in service yet? When I was there a couple months ago, only the station-side platform and track were in service.Dearborn station still not fully open. The Crossing to Henry Ford still closed since Henry Ford hasn't made an entrance there.
I have lost track of a startling number of Canadian projects. They have a *lot* in the pipeline. They're doing way better than the US at getting stuff done. (No surprise. :-( )CANADA: The UP Express service between Toronto’s Union Station and Pearson International Airport was launched on June 6. ...
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