@alex_block

cities, transportation, and other intermittent discussion. live every week like its infrastructure week. All opinions are my own

 Washington, DC
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Joined April 2010
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We’ve had a great influx of transit twitter over on BlueSky. Come join us. Let’s hit critical mass.
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Hello snow day friends. Got some codes here.
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You really shouldn’t post here at Vichy Twitter any more. Grab a code, come over to the butterfly app.
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Invite codes: who wants em?
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DMs open, against my better judgment
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Got some more codes… who wants one?
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alex block 🚅@alex_block1 Dec 2023
Two more codes, first come first serve
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Two more codes, first come first serve
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I got two codes here - first come, first served
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Codes are taken! Will be back when i have more.
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I’ve got an invite code… who wants it?
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One (1) code for the other place…
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Taken
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Randy Clarke@wmataGM29 Sep 2023
👇Video of todays incident. We have inspected track with no issues found & are inspecting the full 2K/3k fleet to check for any anomalies. No indication of issues w/ 7K fleet. We will transparently provide updates as investigation advances. Apologies to customers for any impacts.
Metro Forward
@wmata29 Sep 2023
Video shows incident today of Blue Line train at National Airport hitting an object on the track. Prelim inspection appears object came off of proceeding 2k/3k train. We are inspecting all 2k/3k trains and will provide additional updates. #wmata
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I’m all for stations to be as shallow as possible, but there are real trade offs.
Christof Spieler@christofspieler24 Sep 2023
Replying to @ReyHSosa
The tradeoff here is some really tight turns and steep grades on the tracks into the station that slow down trains. But for any passengers getting on or off here their trips are still faster.
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yet another article about airlines that implies (without saying so) that we should just bring back the CAB.
Jeff Yang 🫶 FOLLOW ME @ORIGINALSPIN ON THREADS/IG@originalspin24 Sep 2023
Reading this article, I achieved zenlike clarity on why Delta is confident it can screw its loyalty program members and cardholders with zero repercussions. Did you know nearly 1% of total US GDP is charged to Delta branded Amex cards? theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…

Airlines Are Just Banks Now

They make more money from mileage programs than from flying planes—and it shows.

theatlantic.com
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It’s amusing that Delta removing lounge access perks is the thing that sparked this, tbh
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Uday Schultz 🚰@A320Lga23 Sep 2023
What makes the intensive shared freight/passenger corridor in FL possible is a) the fact that freight trains on the corridor actually run on a schedule, unlike elsewhere, and b) this dispatching agreement:
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Those are definitely part of a military base.
Ryan Petersen
@typesfast19 Sep 2023
America is so rich you can look out the window in the middle of nowhere and see a tiny town with 3 airports.
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Uday Schultz 🚰@A320Lga19 Sep 2023
It's encouraging to see historically rail-resistant states show some curiosity about passenger rail, but it remains one of Amtrak's biggest challenges that its planning governance is essentially decentralized -- states have ~total control in assembling an interstate network.
RAIL Magazine@RAILMag18 Sep 2023
MoDOT Seeks New Amtrak Service from KC to Springfield, St. Joe, STL (incl. quote from ⁦@kclightrail⁩) | ⁦@CitySceneSTL⁩ #Missouri #trains #rail cityscenekc.com/modot-seeks-…
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