Reply With QuoteChina and Europe have dumped billions into Freight over the last decade , even building High Speed Freight Networks. While the US hasn't done much...most Freight Projects rely on Govt money...
Actually, there is political pressure to reduce funding for these things also. Look what's happening across the country. Education cuts in Wisconsin, police forces (see Ferguson, Tulsa) needing to milk their citizens for fines and penalties, and putting old men on the force because they donate money. It's no conspiracy theory.Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey
Do you mean railroad track and ROW? Many people think that the railroad network is like the public highway system, but it's the opposite. Amtrak runs on about 20,000 miles of track; most of it is owned by railroad companies. Amtrak pays fees to operate on the network.
Surprise - the US rail freight network is regarded as one of the best in the world. About 45% of US freight is shipped by rail compared to less than 10% in Europe. And shipping rates are low.
Amtrak averages about $1 billion per year in subsides, or $41 billion over its existence. That sounds like a lot, but over a four year period, Congress appropriated $53 billion to bail out the Highway Trust Fund.
China and Europe have dumped billions into Freight over the last decade , even building High Speed Freight Networks. While the US hasn't done much...most Freight Projects rely on Govt money...
New Catenary poles going up along the NEC in Central Jersey...
New and Old Catenary Pole by Corey Best, on Flickr
Where is this exactly?
New Catenary poles going up along the NEC in Central Jersey...
New and Old Catenary Pole by Corey Best, on Flickr
A few North of Princeton JCT station..
More poles and now the Catenary is starting to get replaced along the NEC in NJ
New NEC Catenary by Corey Best, on Flickr
New NEC Catenary by Corey Best, on Flickr
So yesterday I got a rear view window from Center City all the way to Trenton
Emerging from the Center City Tunnel
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Leaving SEPTA 30th Street Station
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Accelerating in the 30th Street yard
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
some SEPTA equipment parked in the yard
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Yellow PRR Signals...which seem to be used only in Center City
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Diesel unit reversing into the Yard from the Zoo Interlocks
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Crossing the Schuylkill River
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Its Straight and Fast in parts of North Philly
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
A slight curve to the right
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Passing an inbound Atlantic City line train
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Under the Market-Frankford EL
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
The infamous Curve where the derailment occurred earlier this yr..., the poles were anchored in concrete...but they didn't appear to be new..
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Southbound Regional roars past near Bridesburg station
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
60 Speed limit near Bridesburg
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Another straight away near Tacony station
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Northbound Regional roars past at Torresdale station
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Very Curvy in Northeastern Philly
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Finally out of Philly , this station is Croydon
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Another straight away along US 13
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
And a Curve before Bristol
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
And another Curve after Bristol
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
near Levvittown Station
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Inbound Septa local passing outside Levvittown
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Southbound Acela passing...
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
SEPTA Trenton Line Railfan window outbound Journey by Corey Best, on Flickr
Trenton Cut...
Trenton Northeast Corridor Cut by Corey Best, on Flickr
Trenton Northeast Corridor Cut by Corey Best, on Flickr
Rail officials release Northeast Corridor impact study
http://www.centredaily.com/2015/11/1...northeast.html
NEWARK, N.J. — The environmental impacts of a large-scale transformation of the Northeast Corridor rail line would be greatly outweighed by an eventual decrease in energy usage and greenhouse gas production, as well as an increase in economic activity and mobility, a draft environmental report released Tuesday concluded.The report by the Federal Railroad Administration analyzed three alternatives for upgrading the corridor between now and 2040 that feature improvements ranging from the mundane but utilitarian (streamlined ticketing) to what might seem wishful thinking given current economic constraints (a rail tunnel connecting Long Island and the Connecticut coastline).
The three alternatives were compared to a No Action alternative that would maintain existing service and infrastructure as ridership grows. To give an idea of the scope and expense involved, the No Action alternative would cost roughly $20 billion over the next 25 years, while the most ambitious alternative, which includes the underwater rail tunnel, would cost about $290 billion, federal rail officials said on a conference call Monday.
For context, they said that, given the fact that the Northeast Corridor region produces one-fifth of the nation's gross domestic product, an unexpected loss of the NEC for one day could cost the nation nearly $100 million in transportation-related impacts and productivity losses.
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2015/11/1...#storylink=cpy
Do any of you rail enthusiasts know if there are any plans to create NJ Transit stations in Union City and/or uptown Hoboken as part of Gateway? Ever since I first saw the planned route for ARC, I couldn't help but wonder why the proposed tunnel path followed along the existing tunnels until entering Hoboken, where it diverged south toward 14th Street (obviously a very busy main corridor above ground); Gateway appears to follow the same route. The only obvious reason I could come up with (not knowing anything about Geotechnical conditions in the area) is that that route would certainly make sense if a station was planned for somewhere along 14th.
No new stations on the Gateway Project. A new Light Rail station is planned by Cast Iron Lofts by the Jersey City/Hoboken border and another is planned by the northwest corner of Hoboken by its 14th street as part of a redevelopment of those warehouse areas.
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