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Lyle Solla-Yates

trains.com/trn/news-reviews/ne “Service is projected to begin in 2027, with trips taking 50 minutes between Christiansburg and Roanoke and about six hours between Christiansburg and Washington, D.C.” #VirginiaTech #Amtrak #rail #NewRiverValley #Roanoke #cville #Virginia

TrainsVirginia marks groundbreaking for Amtrak extension to New River Valley - TrainsCHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin led the list of officials on hand Thursday (April 24, 2025) for groundbreaking on the New River Valley Rail Project, which will allow extension of Amtrak service from Roanoke, Va., to Christiansburg. When that service begins, it will be the first time the New River Valley has had [...]Read More...
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libUnderseaMonkey.so 🇪🇺

This is such a good idea, I think I may write to my MP to recommend its worth for the UK too. #solar #renewables #rail
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MastodonFrederic Jacobs (@fj@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image ☀️⚡️ Everyone in Switzerland agrees we need more solar. But often, there's disagreement about where to put the panels without impacting the landscapes too much. 🛤️ Looking back, this one is a no-brainer, why not lay them down between train rails: there's already a strong connection to the grid, and it's infrastructure that's already ‘built’. 🇨🇭 First segment of the tracks got inaugurated today in canton Neuchâtel. https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/neuchatel/2025/article/la-premiere-centrale-solaire-sur-rails-a-ete-inauguree-dans-le-canton-de-neuchatel-28863275.html Supplier: https://www.sun-ways.ch #Solar #Trains #Railways
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Railmaps

Today's historic photo of the day: 39 years ago today, Budd Railcar CB1 after arrival on the 10:05am Iron Triangle Limited from Whyalla, sits at Platform 2 Adelaide Keswick Terminal, April 25 1986.

The Iron Triangle Limited, named for the 3-city region of northern SA, was a short-lived attempt by Australian National to restore country passenger #rail in South Australia. Introduced on April 21 1986, just 4 days prior to this photo, it was run by re-furbished Commonwealth Railways Budd railcars.

A Budd RDC in silver livery with green and yellow detailing on the front, sits on a section of dual-gauge track at a passenger platform. To the right, on the adjacent platform, The Overland sleeping car train in maroon and silver livery is standing after arriving on its overnight journey.
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VIByRail

#Elxn45 #PleaseBoost My last spike was driven here by Prime Minister John A Macdonald on August 13th 1886 on his only visit to BC.

A rich industrialist built me on stolen land but I want to be part of a better future.

In this election, does any party care about lessening the burden on our highways, reducing CO2, or providing vital service to visitors, business, and residents?

I am not sure, but I hope you don't forget about me.

Choo.
#CdnPoli #CanPoli #Rail #Transportation #IslandRail

A picture from historicplaces.ca of the last spike Cairn at Shawnigan Lake, BC. The sun is shining low on the horizon through fir trees. The rough round stone and cement monument stands beside the railway tracks.
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MediaFaro Magazine

The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany.

Running for 18km, the Fehmarnbelt will be the world's longest pre-fabricated road and rail tunnel. The remarkable feat of engineering will see segments of the tunnel placed on top of the seafloor, and then joined together.

The link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.

mediafaro.org/article/20250422

An artist's impression of the finished tunnel. | Femern
BBC · The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany.By Adrienne Murray
#Fehmarnbelt#Germany#Denmark
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MediaFaro Magazine

Missing link: Digital signal boxes in Norway.

Norway wants to digitise its rail network and is relying on German manufacturer Siemens Mobility.

Heise online took a look at the first section without signals.

mediafaro.org/article/20250420

Jaren station in Norway. | Image: Andreas Sebayang/heise online
Heise Online · Missing link: Digital signal boxes in Norway.By Andreas Sebayang
#Norway#Railways#Trains
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風曜日琳子 ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭

For all the talk about the trade between Canada and the US, there are only three #intercity passenger #rail #trains that travel between them, the Amtrak Maple Leaf between NYC and Toronto once per day, the Amtrak Adirondack between NYC and Montreal once per day, and the Amtrak Cascades between Eugene, OR, and Vancouver, BC, formerly six times per day, currently once per day (I think) due to premature corrosion failures of the trainsets causing them to be pulled from service.

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Panethos

America’s loneliest Amtrak stations in FY 2023

Listed below are the 15 loneliest Amtrak stations across the country based on their number of passengers for fiscal year 2023. Nearly all of the places listed are in rural areas. The largest city on the list is New Iberia, Louisiana with just over 27,000 residents in 2023. Indiana and West Virginia both have three stations on the list while Montana and Louisiana have two each.

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Most striking about this data, is that nearly half (47 percent) of the loneliest stations are along one Amtrak corridor — the Cardinal, which is a scenic arcing rail route which runs between Chicago-Indy-Cincinnati-Charlottesville-Washington DC-New York City! Why this is beyond the line traveling through many rural areas in the Appalachian Mountains and it being rather circuitous compared to more direct Chicago to New York rail routes is unclear.

The Cardinal Amtrak rail corridor – Source: amtrak.com

Somewhat surprising are the numbers from Dyer, Indiana as well as Browning and Essex, Montana. Dyer is a suburb of Chicago, while Browning and Essex are located close to Glacier National Park. From the data, it appears most visitors to Glacier utilize the East and West Park Stations instead of nearby towns.

One town whose numbers are currently low, but likely had much highest tallies in the past is Rensselaer, Indiana. The town is home to the reopened St. Josephs College and once home of the Chicago Bears Training Camp. St. Joseph College closed down between 2017 and 2021 and is still rebuilding its academic programs. Meanwhile the Chicago Bears held their training camp at St. Joseph’s College from 1944 to 1974.

As the popularity of rail travel increases, hopefully additional passengers will choose to ride Amtrak to/from these lonelier stations. Regardless, for some of these towns, the train is the only intercity passenger service they have. For example, none of the three towns in West Virginia have current bus service from Trailways or Greyhound, nor do Browning and Essex in Montana. The same is true for Connersville, Schriever, Wishram, and Arcadia. That accounts for 60 percent of the list. As a result, the Amtrak provides a vital link for residents and businesses of these communities.

Peace!

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  1. Montgomery, West Virginia = 266 passengers

2. Alderson, West Virginia = 399 passengers

3. Thurmond, West Virginia = 466 passengers

4. Rensselaer, Indiana = 509 passengers

5. Connersville, Indiana = 528 passengers

6. Lordsburg, New Mexico = 688 passengers

7. South Shore, Kentucky = 870 passengers

8. Schriever, Louisiana = 912 passengers

9. Browning, Montana = 935 passengers

10. Dyer, Indiana = 989 passengers

11. Essex, Montana = 1,009 passengers

12. Wishram, Washington = 1,072 passengers

13. New Iberia, Louisiana = 1,078 passengers

14. Lamar, Colorado = 1,138 passengers

15. Arcadia, Missouri = 1,228 passengers

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#AMTRAK#bus#cities
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