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The most extensive coverage of North American passenger rail on Twitter and now railmag handle over on bksy.

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In lieu of our usual Control Point (CP) Sundays edition this morning, we have an updated Transformative Rail Vision Map ready (google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid…), including MTL-TOR HFR, Ethan Allen to BUR, Vermonter to MTL & a couple glaring gaps: Big Sky Explorer to Sandpoint & KNX-CHT.
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Metra's Rock Island Improvement Project (RI3) is holding two public input sessions to receive feedback on the series of enhancements to improve operational performance on the corridor on 11/17 (in-person) & 11/18 (virtual). Full details: metra.com/RI3Project
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Note Metra's language here on the inevitability of moving Amtrak services from the Heritage Corridor to the RI District: "Further, the 80th Avenue Station in Tinley Park would accommodate a stop for Amtrak trains when service is moved over."
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Others were sharing this last week; I'm interested in observing where this fits in the docket of other intercity & regional projects impacting passenger rail in Detroit. But this corridor is emerging basically out of nowhere... mlive.com/detroit/2026/11/st…
Sterling Heights studies possible passenger rail link to Detroit, airport

Sterling Heights studies possible passenger rail link to Detroit, airport

Sterling Heights is examining whether an existing freight rail corridor could provide a future passenger rail link connecting Macomb County residents to downtown Detroit and Detroit Metropolitan...

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51 years ago, a hurricane westwind was spooling up over Lake Superior. I’m compelled to think of those unfortunate pilots on the Leerjet in South Florida last week & how we’re still susceptible to swiftly-changing extreme weather as were those mindful of the gales of November…
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Morning from Livonia, LA, on the way back from Cub Scout campout 🏕️. Usually I’m driving on LA 190 & can’t take a photo of the UP 4-line interchange of the Alexandria, DeQuincy, Livonia & Anchorage Subdivisions. Note northbound train heading from Livonia Sub -> Alexandria Sub.
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If you’re curious, my wife is driving. Finally convinced her to come to camp out for our son’s Arrow of Light year campout.
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Extra thoughts on Cumberland: 1) What an incredible scene there on the N Branch of the Potomac 2) We need more trains between Cumberland & D.C. Direct to Baltimore would be nice too. 3) Could we subsidize WMSR to operate 1 Cumberland-Frostburg train daily?
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Looks like the Western Maryland Scenic RR has received these former Pennsylvania E-8 units (interestingly donning Erie-Lackawanna livery) from the T1 Steam Locomotive Trust and is evaluating their potential to return to service. CSX delivered them to Cumberland recently. 🛤️🚆
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Looks like the Western Maryland Scenic RR has received these former Pennsylvania E-8 units (interestingly donning Erie-Lackawanna livery) from the T1 Steam Locomotive Trust and is evaluating their potential to return to service. CSX delivered them to Cumberland recently. 🛤️🚆
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This grade separation project on the CPKC/NS Meridian Speedway line in Brandon, MS will improve reliability & safety for future Atlanta-Dallas passenger rail service through Jackson, Vicksburg, Monroe, Ruston & Shreveport 🛤️ wjtv.com/news/local-news/ran…
Rankin County receives $56.2 million for Highway 18 railroad overpass

Rankin County receives $56.2 million for Highway 18 railroad overpass

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County was awarded $56.2 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration. According to the Rankin County …

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So, was Issue 7A for Front Range Passenger Rail the first conventional intercity passenger rail measure put directly before voters, specifically in regards to funding a service implementation plan? Yes, there was CAHSR Prop 1A in 2008, and plenty for local/regional rail transit
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Not surprising given the overall trends last night, but transit/rail measures did very well last night: Front Range Passenger Rail✅ reporterherald.com/2026/11/0… Bay Area RTM✅ cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/new… Plus measures Seattle; Piece County, WA; Lawrence, KS; Stark County, OK; and more!
Front Range Passenger Rail claims Issue 7A victory with 55% approval in initial election results

Front Range Passenger Rail claims Issue 7A victory with 55% approval in initial election results

Front Range Passenger Rail claims victory in campaign for Ballot Issue 7A, which would expand service south to Pueblo.

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Friends, Stark County is in Ohio, not Oklahoma. I knew that. My fingers didn't. Sorry.
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Reading-Pottstown-Philly Passenger Rail Plan Advances With $654,000 in State Grants (investment to fund service modeling work with Amtrak, Norfolk Southern) montco.today/2026/11/pottsto…
Pottstown Passenger Rail Plan Advances With $654,000 in State Grants

Pottstown Passenger Rail Plan Advances With $654,000 in State Grants

Pottstown passenger rail plans advance as the Schuylkill River rail authority taps $654,000 in state grants for new Amtrak simulations.

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There's plenty to discuss regarding the utility of public input in the infrastructure planning process. But given that it's currently required to receive federal funding, its good to see WSDOT taking the lead on this next step in advancing Cascadia HSR.🚆 kiro7.com/news/local/wsdot-w…
WSDOT wants public input on proposed high-speed rail connecting Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver

WSDOT wants public input on proposed high-speed rail connecting Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver

WSDOT is asking people to complete a brief survey on the high-speed rail proposal by Nov. 13.

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Hoping for good results for the various transit & rail ballot measures before voters today, especially Front Range Passenger Rail in Colorado and Measure RTM in the Bay Area. And thank your precinct poll workers! 🗳️🇺🇸
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What's going on with Chicago-Quad Cities service? 1) Looks like Iowa Interstate (IAIS) will begin construction on federal grant funding projects in Spring 2027. Finally. Very good. 2) Still no service agreement with IAIS, but considering #1, hopefully🤞 wqad.com/article/news/commun…
Quad Cities-to-Chicago passenger rail line remains on track, with construction possible next spring

Quad Cities-to-Chicago passenger rail line remains on track, with construction possible next spring

One year after funding was approved for the QC-to-Chicago passenger rail line, negotiations continue, with construction on track potentially starting next spring.

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Pilots fly as a team. By all accounts so far, there was a male pilot acting as Captain and likely the Pilot Flying. Piloting errors are shared by the crew, and not the sole burden of 1/2 of the team. Anything else is pure misogyny. F/O sounds professional on radio, then horror.
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absolutely abhorrent to see people making the Florida plane crash into discourse about female pilots. I am a flight instructor who has taught men and women - both get held to the exact same very very high standards. Pilot error may be possible here, but it isn’t because gender
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My own questions regarding this incident are what weather info did they have, what radar technology was installed on the aircraft, and how were they trained to use it? They clearly had successfully deviated around the massive concentration of storms. Last cell developed rapidly.
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The U.S. has a few run-through regional rail systems where the metro area's largest city is located in the center of the corridor's service pattern, rather than as a terminal. Several corridors in development and other potential routes could leverage the benefits of this concept.
Metropolitan regional rail service concept schematic, connecting Outlying Cities at both ends with a Large Regional City in the middle of the corridor and Intermediate Communities served between in both segments.

ALT Metropolitan regional rail service concept schematic, connecting Outlying Cities at both ends with a Large Regional City in the middle of the corridor and Intermediate Communities served between in both segments.

Current run-through regional rail systems in the U.S.: FrontRunner (Ogden-Salt Lake City-Provo); NM RailRunner Express (Santa Fe-Albuquerque-Belen); SunRail (DeLand-Orlando-Poinciana); Sounder (Everett-Seattle-Tacoma)* - Sounder service requires transfer between North and South Lines at Seattle)

ALT Current run-through regional rail systems in the U.S.: FrontRunner (Ogden-Salt Lake City-Provo); NM RailRunner Express (Santa Fe-Albuquerque-Belen); SunRail (DeLand-Orlando-Poinciana); Sounder (Everett-Seattle-Tacoma)* - Sounder service requires transfer between North and South Lines at Seattle)

Potential U.S. run-through regional rail corridors: Ft. Collins-Denver-Pueblo* Edmond-Oklahoma City-Norman Mooresville-Charlotte*-Gastonia *Colorado Front Range, Mooresville-Charlotte & OKC ONE corridors currently in planning / development stages Niagara Falls-Buffalo-Rochester Sandusky-Cleveland-Ashtabula Concord-Manchester-Nashua LaGrange-Atlanta-Athens St. Cloud-Twin Cities-Eau Claire Gallatin-Nashville-Murfreesboro Lawrence-Kansas City-Odessa College Station-Houston-Galveston Buckeye/Goodyear-Phoenix-Tucson N. Las Vegas-Las Vegas-Boulder City

ALT Potential U.S. run-through regional rail corridors: Ft. Collins-Denver-Pueblo* Edmond-Oklahoma City-Norman Mooresville-Charlotte*-Gastonia *Colorado Front Range, Mooresville-Charlotte & OKC ONE corridors currently in planning / development stages Niagara Falls-Buffalo-Rochester Sandusky-Cleveland-Ashtabula Concord-Manchester-Nashua LaGrange-Atlanta-Athens St. Cloud-Twin Cities-Eau Claire Gallatin-Nashville-Murfreesboro Lawrence-Kansas City-Odessa College Station-Houston-Galveston Buckeye/Goodyear-Phoenix-Tucson N. Las Vegas-Las Vegas-Boulder City

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Replying to @RailroadRaccoon @SOU_railman
The population center in the middle of the corridor is a very solid foundation for success.
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By making the largest urban core of the region functionally a standard stop at the center of a route rather than a terminating station, my trip patterns become easier to achieve for riders and operational needs are better suited for outlying areas with more room for yards, etc.
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"When complete, the development will include more than 30,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, 585 new homes, more than 150 of which will be designated affordable or workforce housing, as well as new sidewalks, trails, and bike paths..." wmar2news.com/news/region/an…
Odenton MARC Station mixed-use development breaks ground

Odenton MARC Station mixed-use development breaks ground

A new parking garage is the first step in a transit-oriented development that will bring hundreds of homes, shops, restaurants, and bike paths to one of Maryland's busiest train stations.

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Very aggressive paywall here with no per-article option, so not sure if there's any new details on the North Coast Hiawatha corridor here, but my impression is that political will remains strong to restore this route, especially in Montana & N. Dakota. inforum.com/news/north-dakot…
Big Sky rail plan moves closer to restoring passenger service through North Dakota

Big Sky rail plan moves closer to restoring passenger service through North Dakota

The passenger rail route would go through Fargo, Jamestown, Bismarck, Dickinson and Medora.

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May he continue to boldly go where no one has gone before…✨
We have powerful tools: openness, optimism and the spirit of curiosity. All they have is secrecy and fear. And fear is the great destroyer. Jean-Luc Picard

ALT We have powerful tools: openness, optimism and the spirit of curiosity. All they have is secrecy and fear. And fear is the great destroyer. Jean-Luc Picard

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"The council on Tuesday approved an agreement for a Corridor Identification & Development Program... Until this point, everything for the project has been paid for by a federal grant. The next step requires a 10% local match. Peoria’s portion is $42,455." 25newsnow.com/2026/10/28/nex…
Next step approved for Peoria passenger rail

Next step approved for Peoria passenger rail

Until this point, everything for the project has been paid for by a federal grant. The next step requires a 10% local match.

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