
I create tools and data visualizations using transportation data, and run @techiesDC ❦
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Amtrak has seasonal stops for the Great New York State Fair (NYF in Syracuse) and the North Carolina State Fair (NSF in Raleigh, @ncstatefair). @vapassengerrail needs to add a half-mile extension to @varailexpress for the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds in Virginia. 🎡🎪🎠🚂 @fxbgfair
Goals of Amtrak's new System Expansion Committee:
🚆 Growing rail service and frequencies
🗺️ Advancing corridor development
🤝 Expanding state partnerships
🛤️ Ensuring infrastructure and fleet readiness
💪 Strengthening host railroad partnerships
💰 Developing funding strategies
Source (including emoji bullets): media.amtrak.com/2026/09/amt…
Since @wmata failed to build the Metro station adjacent to @Dulles_Airport, use @USDOT's $22.5 billion renovation to create a new terminal next to Metro, and use the Eero Saarinen terminal for gates.
Bob Brewster of @Colo_Rail makes "The Case for Bi-Level Passenger Cars:" static1.squarespace.com/stat… 🚂🛌🛌🛌 @amtrak @USDOTFRA must find a solution for keeping bi-level trains!
My favorite small-town 4th of July parade was last year in Creede, @Colorado. So much red, white, and blue. 🇺🇸🎇⛰️🦅
More pix from Creede's Independence Day Celebration: flickr.com/photos/mvjantzen/…
Without a new @wmata station in the RFK/@Commanders stadium redevelopment, @varailexpress should run a segment from @CSX freight tracks to new stadium. Only 4,000 ft of new tracks. 🚂🏟️ @OPinDC @DDOTDC make it happen!
Wow @varailexpress is running rare Saturday service for the 4th of July. $20 r/t. Both lines. Arrive DC 5:00/5:13, depart 30 min after fireworks. 🚂🎆 I would pay more if the train could just park on Long Bridge all night 🤩
Skip the traffic. Catch the show. Make memories.
VRE’s brining back our July 4th Fireworks Trains into D.C. for a stress-free night of celebration, fireworks, and family fun🎆
🗓️ Tickets go on sale Monday, June 1, 2026. Learn more: vre.org/fireworkstrains.
🚂⚾️🐦 @mtamaryland has a special MARC Camden Line schedule for Friday's (Jun 26) 7:05pm @Orioles-@Nationals matchup. The 3:30 DC→4:20 Dorsey train will continue to Camden Yards (prob 4:45?). Last train back is normally 6:15→7:23; bonus train will return 30 min after game ends.
MARC Camden Line - Special Orioles baseball service this Friday! -- It's the Orioles vs Nationals and Pride Night on Friday, June 26! In partnership with the Orioles, Camden Line Service will be FREE beginning at 3:30 p.m. and w...
mta.maryland.gov/service-ale…
🚂 @mtamaryland MARC train changes for October 2026: 1⃣ two Brunswick RTs to terminate at Camden via Silver Spring to College Park (skipping Union Station); 2⃣ weekday Penn Line express: Perryville 5:15am, Baltimore 6:18, DC 6:45 (27 min!) Can we please get a weekend express?
Nice to hear a @NavalAcademy grad advocate for extending @mtamaryland MARC trains to Annapolis eyeonannapolis.net/2026/05/c… 📢 @delegate_dylan @LukeClippinger @ElectEdelson @mkorman @j_pippy @MDOTMTAHolly @jaredssolomon
Wow happy to see wood make a comeback for new Amtrak train interiors. Please be real! The shower looks amazing. Make the seats thicker so when they recline (!) there is no peek-a-boo gap between seats. But the lounge seats should be facing outwards, no? Overall, looks good. 🚂👏
Amtrak has issued an RFP for a new Long Distance fleet, a key step toward modernizing overnight and cross-country train travel.
More comfort. Better reliability. A stronger experience.
Learn more: spr.ly/6019B64DaV
You're not a real city unless you have at least one clock tower. (For DC, we have the Old Post Office Tower and the National Savings and Trust Company building, among others.)
I wish every neighborhood had its name in neon lights. Here are four vintage neon signs from DC (Georgetown, Takoma, Anacostia, and Arlington). What other neighborhoods have them?
Happy @mtamaryland is running two extra r/t MARC trains Sat Mar 28 for @CherryBlossFest (8:25am+10:00am Bmore deps; 4:00pm+8:00pm DC deps)... but why must they ban bikes? The Bike Car has floor racks that can't be used by passengers anyways 🚂🌸🌸🌸(@bikemorebmore @MDOTMTAHolly?)



































