ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 5hI think SNCF and RATP run their parts of the RER on different sides 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 07/10/2026metrolink.granicus.com/services/leg... From the agenda of Oct 9 meeting (metrolinktrains.com/about/board-...)metrolink.granicus.com 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The link doesn't work; where did you find the file? 200
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Are there any NEPA exemptions for transit or rail? 110
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The box in the floor or the box in the wall? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If you have time tomorrow could you get a picture of it? 230
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 06/10/2026How will step free access to the trains work? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Also what's the plan for step free boarding? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Charge via lineside chargers" meaning charge from 1500 V DC catenary like on the ME, or something else? 200
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Do you know how they deal with the single tracked ends of the network? 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Most NA rail operators have tons of terminus padding, some of them also have padding throughout (I'm not sure if it's all) 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There were international trains to the mainland until 2020, when they were indefinitely suspended due to pandemic. They will probably not be reintroduced due to the opening of the high-speed railway. 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026After looking, it looks like they were already using high-floor railcars with steps, with mini-highs at some stations, and they're upgrading the mini-highs, adding some new mini-highs, and widening the Red platforms. 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What did Cleveland do? Are they upgrading all of their platforms across the system to match the same height and loading gauge? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Like the ones on SF Muni's LRVs. Vuchic (1993) (where I got the drawing to the right from) estimated there'd be a 9% premium to add these to a future Silverliner design (2.4M instead of 2.2M USD) 200
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Also do you know if there's a premium for LRV-style movable steps? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If Chicago is the first to try to order 1300mm floor train from European vendor to replace the ME and NICTD rolling stock (total 271 cars, but the initial order is probably lower) would there probably be a big premium? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Indonesia is making Japanese-style train with Japanese parts and collaboration : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IE305_s... I wonder what will come of iten.wikipedia.orgiE305 series - Wikipedia 020
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Is there good European suburban rolling stock not from those cities that isn't compromised by low floor (760mm or below)? 101
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think there are some "tramways" in Japan built to subway standards with through running with mainline trains 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Does that mean that if anyone does come up with good ready-to-build projects, and if the post-2028 FTA acts like past FTAs, then it'd be a lot easier to get a lot of FTA money? 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Are you going to publish the documents you've been getting from FOIA? 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We should probably at least have a significantly lower rate on the I-80/I-355 route compared to I-294, in order to try to get more truck traffic off of I-294 020
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What should we do about the suburban and rural (I-90 and I-88) tollways? Keep tolling them? Make them free? Keep them tolled but at a much lower rate than currently, and lower than the urban expressways? 120
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do you need a high grade for an el? Can you not just keep the viaduct at a consistent height and have a long gentle grade to ground level at either side? 111
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why can't you just build an el on I-5 the whole way through San Clemente? 110
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's plenty of ancient railway IT in Europe too. 120
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh, why weren't the SC and main expresses switched around to cause it to be more like ~0:35/0:25? Is it in order to allow suburban main line riders to transfer to a local at Kensington, or is there some operational constraint? 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They provided service very suitable to suburban needs, but got worse ROW and land use (in the case of NSL) or were disrupted by expressway construction (in the case of CA&E), and did not have the ability to subsidize by long-haul traffic and freight. None of this was caused by the choice of L tech. 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I wouldn't propose new L extensions further out usually, but that's just because we already have an extensive railway network to the suburbs and mainline standards have better compatibility with other train types and better capacity (wider, longer, and taller cars with higher platform height). 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026ME makes more frequent stops than the Dan Ryan and the train frequency matches much worse with density. Fundamentally, the L and a modernized mainline railway are no different, as evidenced by the CA&E and NSL. 200
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Why do you expect mainline trains to be better at running even longer services? 110
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vuchic proposed the moving steps which are used in the Muni LRVs. 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The choice of green Broad Street Subway, purple Market-Frankford L, yellow-brown Regional Rail is bizzare 010
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NJT has made area maps for a while, but they're pretty bad: www.njtransit.com/maps 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Is it worth it to run frequent service to Conshohocken? 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 27/09/2026To me it seems that everyone interprets the US's ADA differently... 010
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hmm, at IMSA we talk about Dr. Fogel (respected math faculty) having gone to undergrad quite young (I think 14?). 010
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's prohibitively expensive to install pedestrian overpasses at every station, not to mention the increased maintenance costs, additional inconvenience, and increased total travel times for passengers. So I wonder how doing meets at stations with at-grade pedestrian crossings can be made safer. 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hmm, if we modernize a lot of the Metra system we'd want to intentionally schedule meets at stations for Integraler Taktfahrplan (i.e. bidirectional train-bus pulse), and there would also be a lot of meets just because trains would run much more frequently. 100
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Would it be possible to have an API to get the platform numbers of the NICTD and Amtrak trains when they stop at Metra platforms or at CUS? 000
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Is Metra planning to put platform numbers in GTFS-RT and in its departure boards? 120
ethanc8.bsky.social @ethanc8.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh, why did Metra decide to use platform numbers rather than track numbers? 100
