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Istanbul Ferries
Alright, these aren’t trains, and they don’t even travel on land. But they’re an essential Istanbuli experience, and one used daily by millions of Turkish commuters crossing the Bosphorous between the European and Asian sides.
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Empire Corridor Capacity Improvements: Final Phase Signal Improvements Hudson Line: At a cost of $18.6 million this project will replace the final 48 miles of the Hudson Line signal system between Poughkeepsie and Albany and bury the signal cable. The current system is 30 years old and outages in inclement weather account for most of the delay affecting all trains between Albany and New York City.
Empire Corridor Capacity Improvements: Final Phase 4th Track Construction at Rensselaer Station: This $35.4 million project will complete work at the new Rensselaer Station which was opened in 2002. The funding will be used to construct a new fourth track, extended platforms, realignment of existing tracks and new signal system.
Good to hear they’re looking to smooth out service in my neck of the woods. From Transportation Nation, http://transportationnation.org/2011/04/04/ny-governor-andrew-cuomo-applying-for-high-speed-rail/
New York Subway 1986 NYC -directors cut- with stereo audio track.mpg (by RailroadPacific)
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Resistance to high-speed rail in Upstate NY; meanwhile, Southern conservatives make the case for it
Sorry to hear this about my home!
New rail tunnel linking NJ and NYC announced
After a similar project was shutdown by NJ Governor Christie in October 2010, Amtrak and New Jersey’s (federal) Senators have announced a new plan — a tunnel that will carry another 13 PATH trains per hour and 8 more Amtrak trains. It would stop at Newark Penn and Secaucus Junction before crossing under the Hudson river and terminating at Penn Station, which would be expanded.
I would rather have a terminal at Grand Central, but I won’t lose too much sleep if this happens!
Passing through an Istanbul aqueduct
I can’t say I feel sorry for the crawling cars (or myself, as I’m on a bus) having to slow down to make way for a bit of Antiquity.
Riding the tourist trolley up Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey
It’s not all fun and trains. This old time trolley/tram (it looks like a trolley but rides along a track) still hauls tourists up and down the Europe-esque Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu neighborhood. It’s tourtisty as all get out, it only makes sense if you’re traveling in the uphill direction on a hot day, and it doesn’t have any stops other than the two terminals, but it’s a fun thing to do on your first visit.
Here’s a photo of the trolley from the ground:
Car-loads of German fans arrive in Vienna for the Euro 2008 final
If you want to see people being brought together by transit, or football (soccer), or both, look no further than the next major tournament. The Viennese U-Bahn was pulsing with fans making their way into the center of the city on the night of the final between Spain and Germany. Each car had its own raucous sing-along and the atmosphere was impossible to ignore.
If one platform was swarming with German fans, walk further down and find a band of Spanish ‘matadors’.
