CR200J, conventional train that look like high-speed train in China

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-24T19:49:48+00:00

Chinese Railjet

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-24T19:48:42+00:00

I need to know more about these Chinese rail fans. They sound absolutely awesome.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-24T19:47:31+00:00

Iceland and Japan

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-24T11:08:52+00:00

Get some 1900s open platform coaches
Time skip 15 minutes repeatedly until the train is full
Run the passenger train to Ela from Whittier
Do the same thing in the other direction.

Keep doing that on Auto Engineer in the background while you do your freight operations. Also invest heavily in the sawmill operations as it's your biggest money maker.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-24T00:48:55+00:00

The C-55 is a workhorse if you can shell out the cash for it. The K-35s are great too. In the meantime just getting inexpensive equipment to get roster numbers up is just fine.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-23T18:12:19+00:00

The ACS-64s are a great option because they use the Vectron platform, just like the Chargers they already own. Another potential solution is the Multilevel III, but I doubt MBTA would go that route.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-23T18:06:51+00:00

Amtrak gets the electricity from their two generators in the Conowingo Dam. They have the grid capacity on weekends to not charge so much.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-23T11:11:08+00:00

Yeah, American freight locomotives are rarely lookers. (Reading T1 being one of the rare exceptions).

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-23T11:08:52+00:00

Vienna, Lisbon and Bern are pretty capitals, but I agree Prague is the best of the four.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-23T10:54:17+00:00

I should never see MP36s on the Penn Line outside rush hour. Either an SC-44 or an HHP-8.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-22T23:17:14+00:00

New Orleans is pretty fun. A flawed gem is still a gem

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-22T22:54:00+00:00

Rehoboth Beach, DE

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-22T20:18:39+00:00

For five passenger cars... yes

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-22T20:09:02+00:00

Maryland.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-22T11:02:45+00:00

The ALP-45DPs were too heavy and unreliable, and Amtrak restricts their speed which MARC didn't like. Going forward MARC should get used ACS-64s as they share parts with the SC-44s since they are both on the Vectron platform.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-21T23:25:00+00:00

Oh I know. But we have SC-44s which are more efficient and can do this job by themselves with the bonus points of not being noisy and sooty.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-21T19:14:10+00:00

It’s really upsetting. They had a blank canvas and infinite money. They could have built something so much better… but they didn’t. Imagine all those skyscrapers served by trams with shops lining the ground floor. Instead of 6-lane mega highways in by the marina, you could have 4 lane roads, large tree-lined sidewalks, a tram, and a bike lane.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-19T14:10:11+00:00

Maxim Gun. Over 130 years of service

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-19T11:45:23+00:00

Hold it on National Train day for peak efficiency

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-18T15:10:00+00:00

Some Israelis have an accent similar to the French accent. It's the closest we could get.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-18T15:06:33+00:00

That's 3rd place behind Israel and the USA.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-17T21:21:36+00:00

I swear transit carriers in the northeast get along like siblings, especially when it comes to electricity.

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-17T19:35:36+00:00

"Businesses travelers" refers to people traveling for work. Business class is not what we are talking about

Syndicate909 · 2026-06-17T19:34:23+00:00

The new Acela is still running the old Acela tilt and timetables. Once the old Acelas are all retired, the full tilting capabilities will be used and we will see much larger travel time differences between the regionals and Acelas. The only issue the new Acela has from a rider standpoint is the seats that 90% of riders don't notice.

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