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    BART invites the public to “ride through history” at a legacy car retirement ceremony and final ride on 4/20/24

    04.05.24 BART invites the public to “ride through history” at a legacy car retirement ceremony and final ride on 4/20/24 BART invites the public to join us to mark and celebrate the end of an era: the last run of BART’s legacy trains composed of rail cars that have been serving the Bay Area for...
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    Nova Scotia to spend more than $600K to study light-rail service in Cape Breton

    ape Breton University is proposing Atlantic Canada's first light-rail line, with support from the Province. (Communications Nova Scotia / File) An innovative proposal to bring Atlantic Canada’s first light-rail line to Cape Breton will receive funding from the Province to explore its...
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    Nova Scotia to spend more than $600K to study light-rail service in Cape Breton

    The provincial government is promising $610,000 in funding to study the feasibility of a light-rail service in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. A government news release on Friday said the study will be led by Cape Breton University and will incorporate the existing rail corridor and...
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    East Broad Top Railroad to use diesel locomotives for initial 2024 summer operations.

    For Immediate Release - The East Broad Top Railroad is announcing today that the first several months of their upcoming 2024 summer season will be powered by a vintage diesel locomotive as repairs and maintenance continue on steam-locomotive No. 16. While the railroad is not estimating an exact...
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    UP Steam Schedule Update

    Westward Bound Tour Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will return to the rails this summer with a scenic tour across mountain ranges and high desert vistas in four western states: Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California. Big Boy will journey...
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    Sound Transit Link 1 Line service to Lynnwood begins August 30

    Link 1 Line service to Lynnwood begins August 30 Opening will add four new stations and bring light rail to Snohomish County Publish Date April 4, 2024 Sound Transit announced today that passenger service on the Link 1 Line will begin to Lynnwood on Aug. 30. The 8.5-mile segment will add four...
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    Seattle Sound Transit Lynnwood Service opening soon

    LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The wait is nearly over: Light rail will arrive in Snohomish County at the end of August, Sound Transit announced in a release on Thursday. Sound Transit said the Link 1 line extension, which will serve four stations between Shoreline and Lynnwood, will welcome passengers on...
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    Metra launches 2024 construction program

    Metra Transit, Chicago, IL Wednesday, April 03, 2024 Metra and its railroad and municipal partners today announced a comprehensive list of construction projects planned for 2024. In addition to major projects to replace aging bridges on the UP North Line, track, electrical and signal upgrades...
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    Amtrak Awards Innovative Delivery Partner Contract to Support the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program

    BALTIMORE – Amtrak has awarded its first-ever “Delivery Partner” contract, an innovative construction management approach that will help drive successful execution of the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, the company’s single largest capital project. The award follows a competitive...
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    Norfolk Southern, Florida East Coast Railway further expand intermodal service for customers

    NEWS PROVIDED BY Norfolk Southern Corporation 05 Mar, 2024, 09:00 ET Connecting South Florida and Western North Carolina markets ATLANTA, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) announced Tuesday an expansion of their...
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    Forum Glitches.

    One additional update. I had previously had Google ads automatic ad mode installed. While working on the forum, I realized that it had kind of gone nuts on the place. I disabled some features and dialed back others. I need some ad revenue to pay for the place, but it was getting pretty bad.
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    SAVAGE TOOELE RAILROAD LINE IN UTAH WINS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVAL

    April 3, 2024 SAVAGE TOOELE RAILROAD LINE IN UTAH WINS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVAL A new short line railroad will connect business park to UP track and reduce truck emissions SALT LAKE CITY (April 3, 2024) – The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has granted Savage Tooele Railroad...
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    Forum Glitches.

    We found and corrected the core issue, as well as making other adjustments and improvements. I think the problem has been fixed
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    Forum Glitches.

    We found and corrected the core issue, as well as making other adjustments and improvements. I think the problem has been fixed.
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    Forum Glitches.

    Seems like the last few changes have got things stabilized and working nice and fast. I'm going to leave stuff as it is for a bit and see how things work in the next week or two before making any more adjustments.
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    How much less power does a steam locomotive's rear cylinder volume produce compared to front?

    There is a slight difference, yes. You can hear it in the exhaust, that’s why it’s a sort of 4 beat rhythm rather than just a constant chug, chug, chug. It evens out, since when one side is using the front, the other side uses the back half. There is enough of a difference that in extreme...
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    Is the spectacular curved stone arch bridge in east Pittsburgh, Pa, still present? Still in use?

    If you continued down the main road, rather than going under the bridge, like we always did, the width wasn’t as obvious.
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    Forum Glitches.

    OK, that's a wrap. During the last week, I've made a bunch of changes, including modifying the SQL and moving to a new DNS server. The combination of those changes has the place running quite nicely. Modelrailroadforums has over 800 people online at the moment and it's still nice and snappy. I'm...
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    Forum Glitches.

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    Forum Glitches.

    Working on the (hopefully) last steps right now. So far things are moving quite nicely. Fingers crossed it stays that way.


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