I create tools and data visualizations using transportation data, and run @techiesDC ❦
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Jun 12
🚂 @mtamaryland MARC train changes for October 2026: 1⃣ two Brunswick RTs to terminate at Camden via Silver Spring to College Park (skipping Union Station); 2⃣ weekday Penn Line express: Perryville 5:15am, Baltimore 6:18, DC 6:45 (27 min!) Can we please get a weekend express?
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Jun 11
Nice to hear a @NavalAcademy grad advocate for extending @mtamaryland MARC trains to Annapolis eyeonannapolis.net/2026/05/c… 📢 @delegate_dylan @LukeClippinger @ElectEdelson @mkorman @j_pippy @MDOTMTAHolly @jaredssolomon
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Apr 15
Wow happy to see wood make a comeback for new Amtrak train interiors. Please be real! The shower looks amazing. Make the seats thicker so when they recline (!) there is no peek-a-boo gap between seats. But the lounge seats should be facing outwards, no? Overall, looks good. 🚂👏
Amtrak has issued an RFP for a new Long Distance fleet, a key step toward modernizing overnight and cross-country train travel.
More comfort. Better reliability. A stronger experience.
Learn more: spr.ly/6019B64DaV
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Apr 2
You're not a real city unless you have at least one clock tower. (For DC, we have the Old Post Office Tower and the National Savings and Trust Company building, among others.)
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Mar 30
I wish every neighborhood had its name in neon lights. Here are four vintage neon signs from DC (Georgetown, Takoma, Anacostia, and Arlington). What other neighborhoods have them?
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Mar 28
Happy @mtamaryland is running two extra r/t MARC trains Sat Mar 28 for @CherryBlossFest (8:25am 10:00am Bmore deps; 4:00pm 8:00pm DC deps)... but why must they ban bikes? The Bike Car has floor racks that can't be used by passengers anyways 🚂🌸🌸🌸(@bikemorebmore @MDOTMTAHolly?)
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Feb 10
🗻🚉 @ColoradoDOT's Mountain Rail and Front Range Passenger Rail will need new train stations for small towns. Let's follow the designs of historic Colorado depots like those in Castle Rock, Cripple Creek, Creede, and Victor. 🚃 @GovofCO @Colo_Rail @GreatDenTransit @COFRPR #FRPR
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24 Dec 2025
This is what the National Mall should look like on Christmas Eve. 💚❤️💚 Merry Christmas @NationalMallNPS @DougBurgum @vincehaley! 🎄
ALT The Washington Monument lit up in red and green.
ALT The Jefferson Memorial lit up in red and green.
ALT The Lincoln Memorial lit up in red and green.
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23 Dec 2025
🎅📓🎄 Santa has an updated NC State Rail Plan. 🚄👏 @NCDOT/@NC_By_Train already has SEVEN passenger rail corridors being pursued in @USDOTFRA's Corridor Identification and Development Program, plus FIVE more in the early planning stages. 🍪🎁 Make it happen, @SecDuffy!
23 Dec 2025
NCDOT’s Rail Division released its State Rail Plan for public comment, outlining a long-term vision for improving North Carolina’s passenger and freight rail system.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/49qnKHp
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8 Dec 2025
The best, and most insane, AI video I've ever seen:
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6 Dec 2025
Festive Christmas tradition is the Monument Lighting in Baltimore. They shoot fireworks over the statue of George Washington atop the Washington Monument. 🎆🗿♥️🎅 So beautiful!
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1 Dec 2025
Once a year, @varailexpress has weekend service: it's the Santa Trains on Saturday, December 13. Round trips only! vre.org/events/santa-trains-… Why not have train rides with Santa from DC to Christmas events in Fredericksburg or Manassas? 🎅🚂🤶🍪🎄
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10 Nov 2025
🏗️ @MarylandDOT has awarded development of Odenton MARC stop to Questar Properties & @HomesforAmerica. This is overdue, but I do not want these ugly boxes facing the tracks, nor the $60 million parking garage. It should be beautiful and reflect Maryland's architectural heritage.
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5 Nov 2025
Amtrak's Winter Park Express is back and even cheaper than last year: $9–$19 (down from $19–$39 last year, and $39–$76 the year before). Yet, only 57 trips this season vs 69 last year. Highly recommended if you are in Denver. amtrak.com/winterparkexpress
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24 Oct 2025
New flyover video from @vapassengerrail of the Long Bridge project youtu.be/XRONVIg74BE?si=SUCe… 😘🚂🌉 Can't wait for more frequent trains & faster trips to Virginia
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2 Sep 2025
Amtrak needs to fix this. Alstom should be embarrassed. The new NextGen Acela cars have seats with NO WINDOWS. They had 9 years to design a new coach and no one seemed to notice this obvious flaw until YouTuber Trains Are Awesome posted a video of his seats on the inaugural run.
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4 Sep 2025
Here's another view of the windowless seat, from @TrainsMagazine's Bob Johnston. trains.com/pro/passenger/int… Could somebody please research how this obvious flaw escaped into the final product. @Amtrak needs to explain, and then fix it. Even if they just put a luggage rack here.
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30 Jul 2025
As @ColoradoDOT's "mountain rail" approaches its first phase with Denver⇄Granby service, it's good to see the Moffat Road Railroad Museum adding its own train ride, across the tracks from the Granby Amtrak station.
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30 Jul 2025
See "Moffat Road Railroad Museum on track with capital campaign: $900,000 fundraising goal aims to renovate Dumont Depot and add family train ride by 2026" skyhinews.com/opinion/moffat…
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30 Jul 2025
The museum is near the Amtrak station, but across the tracks. Instead of walking over a highway (or running a shuttle), @ColoradoDOT needs to dig a pedestrian tunnel to build a safe shortcut. See "Granby prepares for passenger rail service" w/@MattRenoux youtube.com/watch?v=jiIXop5i…
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