Michæl Schade 🚲💨

I create tools and data visualizations using transportation data, and run @techiesDC ❦

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

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 @Amtrak]

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: https://t.co/6UXvWqyQE5

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

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.)

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

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?

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

@MDOTMTAHolly @mtamaryland @CherryBlossFest @bikemorebmore Would love to see the origin-destination trip counts for this weekend! Glad to see MARC offering the extra service; next year maybe experiment with express Baltimore⇄DC service, and then extend one stop to the VRE L'Enfant Plaza stop?

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

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?)

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

@RAILMag Losing the two-level cars for long-distance routes will be a tragic loss. The massive Superliners were a crucial part of the magic of train travel. Not every train car needs to be wheelchair accessible, just as not every row in an airplane can fit wheelchairs.

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

🗻🚉 @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

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

This is what the National Mall should look like on Christmas Eve. 💚❤️💚 Merry Christmas @NationalMallNPS @DougBurgum @vincehaley! 🎄

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

🎅📓🎄 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!

[NC By Train @NC_By_Train]

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 ➡️ https://t.co/a9UyGZCADT

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

The best, and most insane, AI video I've ever seen:

[Gregory Mandarano @WickedAIyoutube]

Lord of the Rings Disco: One Funk to Rule them All

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

Festive Christmas tradition is the Monument Lighting in Baltimore. They shoot fireworks over the statue of George Washington atop the Washington Monument. 🎆🗿♥️🎅 So beautiful!

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

Once a year, @varailexpress has weekend service: it's the Santa Trains on Saturday, December 13. Round trips only! https://t.co/fKPLO2DVzT Why not have train rides with Santa from DC to Christmas events in Fredericksburg or Manassas? 🎅🚂🤶🍪🎄

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

🏗️ @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.

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

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. https://t.co/bgmfRx4Dof

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

New flyover video from @vapassengerrail of the Long Bridge project https://t.co/oGEMnmcqtH 😘🚂🌉 Can't wait for more frequent trains & faster trips to Virginia

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

Here's another view of the windowless seat, from @TrainsMagazine's Bob Johnston. https://t.co/HDcLO9ZMfn 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.

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

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.

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

Source: https://t.co/KROQZ6Q29b

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

@ThunderWolf08 Denver's @ElitchGardens has its own stop on @rideRTD's E and W lines. 🎢🚏🚋

[Michæl Schade 🚲💨 @mvs202]

@ThunderWolf08 That Perryville⇆Harrisburg segment needs to restored. Or, better yet, build a new Baltimore⇆Harrisburg line along I-83.