The most extensive coverage of North American passenger rail on Twitter and now railmag handle over on bksy.
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24 Jan 2021
In lieu of our usual Control Point (CP) Sundays edition this morning, we have an updated Transformative Rail Vision Map ready (google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid…), including MTL-TOR HFR, Ethan Allen to BUR, Vermonter to MTL & a couple glaring gaps: Big Sky Explorer to Sandpoint & KNX-CHT.
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According to Facebook, Amtrak is sending some old Acela trainsets to Alstom to be overhauled for potential push pull service:
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Trains going the same direction on parallel tracks is always hawt.
2 massive steam locomotives in pristine condition doing the same is surface of the sun hawt.
UP 4014 Reading & Northern 2102 today in Pittston, PA today.🤩
Genuinely how do you even top this in steam railroading?
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What am I up to today?
Cub Scouts bike Roadeo, of course!
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Humidity today in Baton Rouge?
Only 85%! Practically a dry spell…
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Jun 12
""It’s been 55 years since the last passenger train rolled the rails out of Sheboygan. Efforts to restore that service have been quietly underway..." | @WHBL -
whbl.com/2026/06/10/work-con…
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Jun 12
There is a breed of the particularly pathetic who seek to convince people they’re miserable.
Hot take: NYC is the most overrated city in the world and people destroy their lives attempting to live there when they really belong (and would be happier) in a much smaller city.
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Vancouver's Pacific Central Station now has the preclearance designation that allows for quicker entry for those traveling south into the United States - the first of its kind in North America.
twp.ai/9OXdok
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What we’ve been waiting for… Big boy No. 4014 has arrived at Letchworth. @13WHAM
Wow - What a turn out here at Letchworth State Park. Thousands of people are here to get a glimpse of the Big Boy train coming across the Genesee Arch Bridge around 12:20pm.
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Jun 11
Gateway City leaders celebrate one year of South Coast Rail, but final phase remains in limbo | @statesnewsroom - newsfromthestates.com/articl…
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Great news for @smarttrain! Long-term, dedicated funding for rail & transit operations is the key to achieving more frequent, reliable service.
progressiverailroading.com/p…
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Happy Tuesday, Cleveland! This snapshot of Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest steam locomotive, chugging through The Land on Monday is too cool not to share 🤩 The train will be back in the area at the end of the month 🚂
Photo: russ_lang_photography on Instagram
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Jun 8
For my Buffalo & WNY followers, here’s estimated times for UP 4014 coming up the lakeshore. Blasdel at Lake Ave might be the most interesting RR location but will likely be crowded. If I were there, I’d go further out to Lake View or Mt Vernon, plus likely higher speed.
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Jun 8
"On Friday, the Alberta government released an executive summary that sees high-speed rail between Edmonton and Calgary, and a train connecting Calgary to the Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff, within 30 years." | @CBCNews -
cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/a…
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Jun 8
I know, 30 years. Canada does basic transit way better than the U.S., but its large-scale infrastructure programs are just as stodgy and overburdened as ours.'
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I agree with @FortWayneRails that I should have noted our collective role in instructing those out observing trains of safe habits near railroads.
But two people have been killed since 2018 by taking selfies trackside how many more by trespassing or running crossings in cars?
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Jun 8
My frustration at cavalier behavior near railroad tracks is both emotional and connected to people dying & putting others at risk unnecessarily. And after that is putting future excursions at risk because of the liability risks associated with careless spectators.
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People like this lady in pink are going to ruin this for everyone.
Get off the tracks and back the #### up!
Engage your frontal cortex, grow some situational awareness and worry about how your photo looks later.
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Jun 6
If you’re heading out to see UP 4014 on Norfolk Southern territory over the next few weeks, remember:
1) step back. And then take another step back.
2) if you’re videoing, hold your device steady. The trains moves, not you.
America 250! Union Pacific Big Boy through Alsip, Illinois. June 4, 2026
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Jun 6
You want to come to New Orleans.
If you’ve never been, you really want to come to New Orleans.
The humidity right now is stupid.
But the hotel rates in the summer are stupid cheap. This is our view from Royal & St Philip Sts.
You can take 4 different Amtrak routes here. 🌙⚜️🏙️🌅
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