That’s an old railroad adage that’s proven true over many years. It’s also what’s behind a plan that’s been put forward by the Midwest High-Speed RailAssociation. The person most responsible for this study and plan is Rick Harnish, executive director of the MHSRA and, not coincidentally, a member of the NARP* board of directors. Essentially,…
When they say, “World-Famous San Diego Zoo”, they ain’t kidding! My daughter had arranged for a kind of insiders tour and it included a close look at a number of very special animals. For instance, an Arctic Wolf. This gy would look around placidly, then — quite sudden,y — would go almost rigid and…
It takes time to turn a train. By that, I mean doing everything that needs to be done to the consist when it arrives at its final destination to get it ready to start out on its return trip. The train must literally be turned around. Then it’s cleaned. Trash receptacles are emptied, carpets vacuumed,…
It’s no secret what has to be done to get more people – a lot more people – to start riding trains. You have to to reduce running times, meaning trains have to be faster. Of course, that takes time and money. A lot of each. And a lot of things have to be done…