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In lieu of our usual Control Point (CP) Sundays edition this morning, we have an updated Transformative Rail Vision Map ready (https://t.co/otPONIlKT9), 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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@Barkley_Tap This is Jim Kelly erasure.

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@av I realize I re-saved the wrong event photo.
This is our Trunk or Treat tonight.

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I’m reissuing this cold take for Halloween 2026; nearly all Trunk Or Treat events are outreach events for various community entities (churches, schools, programs) rather than replacing traditional Trick Or Treating on Halloween night due to the built environment. 🎃 (more 👇)

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@Jamesinclair @AndrewBylerPA @saschasegan @crosstown_line Here’s ways they’re not at capacity:

They could run more trains
They could add more cars to existing trains

Andrew’s point probably isn’t that there’s extra capacity on existing seats available. That isn’t lying.

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The fact that most of these events are held well before Halloween night should indicate the purpose as described above.
There’s discussions to be had about the prevalence of parking at local institutions in regards to equity, density, etc, but Trunk Or Treat is a red herring.

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@crosstown_line •sorting out the state funding arrangements between SEPTA & NJT would hardly be simple
•fare pricing that allows more affordable access to Amtrak regionals is the ultimate solution

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@crosstown_line I think this idea is well-intentioned but problematic for a couple reasons:
•longer routes with a lot of stops encounter reliability issues
•trips that are regional in nature should be achieved by regional services, which already exists on Amtrak, and fed by local services
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@TODNewsHub I would maybe just amend this to say doing more for *new transit projects* than LA. Maintaining existing infrastructure & programs is not exhilarating but as essential as expanding the network. For instance, given the funding they have access to, SEPTA is doing heroic work.

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While this is no surprise to anyone following California HSR, the upcoming contract formality brings some new details on the order for the initial operating segment and full fleet build-out.
https://t.co/Ju6YDJ2GQ4

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I know this is a trains account but I fly a lot for my job. And I don’t get how so many people could care less what’s happening out the window. Yesterday, I saw a rainbow over the Rincon Mountains leaving Tucson and looked down on my neighborhood landing at BTR. Best part of 🛫🛬

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@Bman21212 I mean, the assumption here is the combined squad wins one or both Super Bowls. Maybe the draft pans out, but all that matters for these fan bases is finally winning one. The future has never been now in closing the deal. Do whatever it takes.

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I have a modest proposal that will produce pure joy for a few million people & entertainment for millions more:
Combine the Bills offense & Vikings defense for 2 seasons. Twin Cities & Buffalo flip a coin for who gets first season home games.
Buffasota Viking Bills. 🏈

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The Bills allow 20x more points than the Vikings in the 4th quarter

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@the_transit_guy The Road.
Read it in one night during the DC Snowmageddon in 2010. Couldn’t stop reading or the father & son would surely perish.
Filling every tub & sink with water while you still can in the flashback scene still is part of my catastrophe planning checklist.

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@johnbarrett2468 Show the receipts on U2. They’re mentioned like 4 times in the thread below.
Oasis is about double that. Bowie is mentioned plenty too.

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Whats the worst concert you've ever seen?

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@Filthycreatures Tonight: free beer on the airplane
Last night: Oktoberfest & Helles at Crooked Tooth in Tucson
Perpetually: the mysterious hope and torture of devoted sports fans angling for just that single moment in the sun.

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Logical off-strength talent swaps happen, like Justin Jefferson catches balls from
Josh Allen. The purple defense finds some snaps for Groot.

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Both teams have lost 4 Super Bowls, and won zero. Both places get tons of snow, have light-rail systems and love hockey. Delta kills it on the MSP-BUF market for a couple years.

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@RaOrNothing I don’t think super busy. The SP main line is much busier.

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Hello from Union Pacific’s Nogales Subdivision on the south side of Tucson. As the name implies, the line connects Nogales, MEX with the former Southern Pacific main line (Lordsburg Subdivision) in Tucson. Ferromex has operating rights for cross-border traffic.🛤️

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Nice to see this dispute over the purchase of this rail line in the Lackawanna Valley, connecting Pittston & Wilkes-Barre, has been resolved fairly quickly so Reading & Northern can acquire the trackage.🛤️

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The sale of Luzerne County’s rail line to Reading and Northern Railroad can move forward after the railroad companies reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the deal. https://t.co/JrginVaAGE