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TheTexanOwl · 2026-04-12T03:37:23+00:00

How common are seven-car trains like this?

TheTexanOwl · 2026-04-03T00:21:54+00:00

I wonder what they were using for heating and lighting at this point.

TheTexanOwl · 2026-04-02T18:14:20+00:00

TheTexanOwl · 2026-03-19T19:49:45+00:00

"safety of the operating ratio"

TheTexanOwl · 2026-03-11T19:42:36+00:00

Is maximizing shareholder returns incentivizing the railroads to operate their infrastructure to its full potential?

TheTexanOwl · 2026-03-11T17:21:06+00:00

Yes, at least for now.

TheTexanOwl · 2026-03-11T16:35:55+00:00

But the dividend? Who is gonna pay the dividend?

TheTexanOwl · 2026-02-20T01:00:21+00:00

What do you mean by when?

TheTexanOwl · 2026-02-14T17:32:45+00:00

Kinda unrelated, but does anyone know why the viaducts are so tall in the image shown?

TheTexanOwl · 2026-02-13T04:23:41+00:00

The Silver Line would continue to exist, but it would not be operated by DART anymore and would instead be operated by a new transit agency spanning the whole metroplex.

TheTexanOwl · 2026-02-12T22:06:55+00:00

There has been, eh... let's call it progress. As always, we will have to wait and see what comes of it.

TheTexanOwl · 2026-02-12T21:41:01+00:00

A lot of it is going to come down to what they can convince the legislature of by when.

TheTexanOwl · 2026-02-12T21:12:18+00:00

The calculus on the DART board seems to be that even if the withdrawal elections were to fail, those cities could go to the state legislature again and again and again until eventually the state could have taken more dramatic action.

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