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Nexis4Jersey · #**301** Posted **Jul 18, 2015, 3:47 AM**

LIRR Accident @ Jamaica

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Nexis4Jersey · #**302** Posted **Jul 21, 2015, 6:38 AM**

Long Island Railroad - Atlantic Branch

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel from a LIRR M3 Front Window

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Nostrand Avenue to Atlantic Terminal

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Nexis4Jersey · #**303** Posted **Jul 21, 2015, 6:39 AM**

LIRR Rockaway Trains (circa 1950)

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Nexis4Jersey · #**304** Posted **Jul 23, 2015, 7:18 AM**

Metro North - Hudson Line

Philipse Manor

Quote:

Number of Tracks : 4
Type : Below grade
Opened : 1910
Rebuilt : 2008-2010
Electrified : 700V DC on 3 of the 4 tracks
Service Type : Every 35mins

This Station is Philipse Manor... by Corey Best, on Flickr

Metro North Hudson Line at Philpse Manor Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

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Croton Harmon Local departing making stops at :
Scarborough
Ossining
Croton Harmon

Metro North Hudson Line at Philpse Manor Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

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Poughkeepsie Local roaring through , first stop ;
Croton Harmon
Cortlandt
Peekskill
Manitou (Flag Stop)
Garrison
Cold Spring
Breakneck Ridge (Flag Stop)
Beacon
New Hamburg
Poughkeepsie

Metro North Hudson Line at Philpse Manor Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #**305** Posted **Jul 23, 2015, 7:26 AM**

Metro North - Hudson Line

Tarrytown

Quote:

Number of Tracks : 4
Type : At Grade
Opened : 1890
Rebuilt : 2009-2012
Electrified : 700V DC on 3 of the 4 tracks
Service Type : Every 20mins

Metro North - Hudson Line - Tarrytown Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

scalziand · #**306** Posted **Aug 2, 2015, 8:30 PM**

More trains to be possible
Metro-North adding signals, sidings for 2-way traffic on Waterbury line
BY ANDREW LARSON REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Sunday, August 2, 2015 11:05 AM EDT

WATERBURY — Riders clamoring for more frequent service on the Waterbury Branch of Metro-North Railroad will get what they've been wanting for more than decade: passing sidings.

The state Department of Transportation has begun a project to signalize the single-track rail line, which runs from Bridgeport to Waterbury. As part of the project, the state plans to build passing sidings in Devon, Derby, Beacon Falls and Waterbury.

The branch is scheduled to be fully signalized by December 2018. The passing sidings will also be installed by then, allowing two-way train traffic to commence.

The upgrade will enable Metro-North to run trains between Bridgeport and Waterbury more frequently than once every two-and-a-half hours.

The state Department of Transportation is building passing sidings in Derby, about 500 yards north of the train station. The sidings are part of a signalization project that will allow two-way train traffic on the Waterbury branch by December, 2018.

http://rep-am.com/news/local/898698.txt
http://www.mediafire.com/view/vx02d1...in+%281%29.pdf

Yippee.

scalziand · #**307** Posted **Aug 6, 2015, 5:14 PM**

State adds 4 diesel locomotives for more resource flexibility
Thursday, August 6, 2015 7:05 AM EDT
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

WATERBURY — The state Department of Transportation is purchasing four diesel locomotives, increasing its current fleet from 14 to 18.

http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2015/...cal/899614.txt

Nexis4Jersey · #**308** Posted **Aug 7, 2015, 6:59 AM**

This station is Jamaica

Long Island Railroad at Jamaica Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Long Island Railroad at Jamaica Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

New Tracks under construction on the Southern side

Long Island Railroad at Jamaica Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #**309** Posted **Aug 17, 2015, 2:36 AM**

One Dead, One Injured After Plane Crashes On LIRR Tracks

http://gothamist.com/2015/08/16/long...lane_crash.php

Some Photos from the MTA

LIRR Plane Crash Track Repairs by Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, on Flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #**310** Posted **Aug 17, 2015, 2:44 AM**

New Jersey Transit - Northeast Corridor

Princeton Junction

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Number of Tracks : 4
Type : At Grade
Opened : 1863
Rebuilt : 1987
Electrified : 12kV at 25Hz Catenary (25kV at 60Hz - 2017)
Daily usage : 7,126
Service Type : Every 30mins

Northeast Corridor at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Northeast Corridor at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Princeton Dinky Platform

Northeast Corridor at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Underpass between sides

Northeast Corridor at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Trenton bound trains

Northeast Corridor - New Jersey Transit Trains at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Northeast Corridor - New Jersey Transit Trains at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Trenton Express

Northeast Corridor - New Jersey Transit Trains at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Northeast Corridor - New Jersey Transit Trains at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

New York Local

Northeast Corridor - New Jersey Transit Trains at Princeton Junction Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #**311** Posted **Aug 18, 2015, 5:08 PM**

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Metro-North's New Haven Line Breaks Ridership Record

NEW HAVEN — With a 1.6 percent gain over 2013, Metro-North's New Haven line carried more riders in 2014 than in any year of its history, the railroad reported Monday.

Fairfield County riders going to Manhattan jobs are still the largest single piece of the customer base, but the growth is coming from Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y., workers commuting to jobs in Stamford, Norwalk and Greenwich, along with off-peak riders to New York City.

Read More Here : http://www.ctnow.com/hc-metro-north-...427-story.html

Nexis4Jersey · #**312** Posted **Aug 18, 2015, 6:12 PM**

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scalziand · #**313** Posted **Aug 23, 2015, 3:08 PM**

The next Waterbury Branch forum meeting is happening on 9/2 at 7PM at the Naugatuck Historical Society in the Naugatuck train station.

The agenda for the forum is as follows:

· Waterbury Branch Projects (sidings, PTC, etc.) – CDOT

· CDOT Fleet update – CDOT

· Devon Transfer Update (on schedule to end in October) – MNR or CDOT

· Scheduling questions prior to October schedule change (i.e.: need to ensure the express to Stamford comes back) – Commuters

· Station Condition - Commuters

· Questions & answers – Commuters

Nexis4Jersey · #**314** Posted **Aug 23, 2015, 3:11 PM**

Are you going to attend it?

scalziand · #**315** Posted **Aug 23, 2015, 3:32 PM**

Yeah.

Nexis4Jersey · #**316** Posted **Aug 23, 2015, 4:00 PM**

What are your demands for the Branch?

scalziand · #**317** Posted **Aug 23, 2015, 8:13 PM**

I don't demand anything from the branch right now, although I do know people that would benefit from it being extended to Torrington. Personally, I would like to see service extended along the Highland branch through Bristol to Hartford. I recognize that many things have to come first though, such as the signalling and siding projects which are now underway. There's also the issue of the busway which ate the tracks from New Britain to Newington, requiring a diversion down to Kensington Junction. Not exactly an appealing routing.

I just go to take notes.

Nexis4Jersey · #**318** Posted **Aug 29, 2015, 6:44 AM**

New Haven Line at the Mianus River Bridge in Greenwich,CT

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Built : 1904
Number of Tracks : 4
Type : Deck Girder,Bascule
To be replaced

Metro North - Mianus River Railroad Bridge by Corey Best, on Flickr

Metro North - Mianus River Railroad Bridge by Corey Best, on Flickr

New Haven Line at Cos Cob Station

Quote:

Built : December 25, 1848
Number of Tracks : 4
Electrification : 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Mamaroneck Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Cos Cob Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #**319** Posted **Aug 29, 2015, 9:53 PM**

New Haven Line at Harrison Station

Quote:

Built : 1870
Rebuilt : 1972 , Mid 2000s
Number of Tracks : 4
Daily Ridership : 2,490
Electrification : 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary

Old Station building

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

New Station

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Eastbound Regional

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

Followed by an Westbound Regional a few mins later

Metro North - New Haven Line @ Harrison Station by Corey Best, on Flickr

scalziand · #**320** Posted **Sep 3, 2015, 2:27 AM**

Went to the Waterbury Branch forum tonight. The big news is that in addition to the signalization project, the sidings are funded thanks to $2.8 billion allocation from the state sales tax. In roughly 6 weeks, or whenever the Stamford track work is completed, crews will start working on the Derby siding, the turnouts for which were installed earlier this year when the track was out of service for a crossing upgrade. Unfortunately, the sidings won't be of any use until the signalization is completed in 2018. Shame that the extra money couldn't accelerate the signals.

Also, it was mentioned that the Walk bridge is being replaced using accelerated bridge construction, so service interruption should be minimal until the new movable spans are moved into place.