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AMTRAK HIGHLIGHTS SUPERIOR AMENITIES AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE ONBOARD ACELA TRAINS

April 3, 2021 Railfan Rod

Acela Service Offers Customers a Distinctive Travel Experience WASHINGTON – Taking the Acela for travel on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) is now more convenient than ever and travelers can enjoy low fares now available between many cities from Washington, D.C. to Boston. To provide more schedule flexibility, Amtrak is also adding two additional weekday daily roundtrip Acela trains beginning Mon., April 5. “This is a great…

Phoenix Light Rail Extension Back on Track!

September 2, 2019 Railfan Rod

Groundbreaking for the Valley Metro light rail extension into South Phoenix is back on track after voters rejected a referendum that was set to kill any future rail expansion. Service began for Phoenix Valley Metro back in December 2008, and the system now stretches more than 26 miles. The agency states that there were 15.7 million riders in…

Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers to Auction off Equipment of World-Class Rail-Car Manufacturer

May 27, 2019May 26, 2019 Railfan Rod

Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers, Inc. has been appointed by Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing, LLC to sell the industrial machinery and equipment from their Rochelle, Illinois site. Nippon Sharyo, a global rail-car manufacturer, stopped using the facility for manufacturing in July 2018. A majority of Nippon Sharyo’s State-of-the-Art Equipment is new in 2010 to 2016. (3) 4,500-Watt Mitsubishi ML6030 & ML3015 CNC Lasers…

Aerial footage of Crenshaw Blvd. restoration at Leimert Park Station

July 3, 2018 Railfan Rod

Metro Los Angeles Aerial footage taken on June 26, 2018 of the work to restore Crenshaw Blvd. over the future Crenshaw/LAX Line Leimert Park Station. Keep up to date with the project by visiting http://www.metro.net/crenshaw.

The Genesee Arch Bridge: Norfolk Southern and New York State usher in a modern era for freight rail with dedication of new railroad bridge

May 24, 2018 Railfan Rod

Supports jobs and economic opportunities across New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes

A BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898

August 27, 2017 Railfan Rod

This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.

ELECTRIC BUSES COMING TO LA!

August 10, 2017August 29, 2017 Rod Washington

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has goals of an emission free fleet by 2030, making plans to spend $138 million on electric buses.

EXPLAINING MEASURE “M”

May 30, 2017May 21, 2018 Rod Washington

Here’s video explaining what Measure M means for LA County transportation now that voters passed it overwhelmingly back in November 2016. Measure…

The Old Goodyear Plant in Los Angeles

March 13, 2017July 22, 2020 Railfan Rod

The Old Goodyear Plant in Los Angeles If you’re a native or have lived in the LA area for a long while and you are over forty, you probably remember the huge Goodyear plant that was in South Central. It was located on Central Avenue, bordered by Florence Avenue to the south and Gage Avenue to the north. During my…