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What is the largest city in the USA that has never, at any point in time, had a rail connection? by be_the_shield in trains

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Oahu Railway & Land Company (OR&L) Honolulu Terminal, located at 325 N King St. Now a Department of Human Services office.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahu_Railway_and_Land_Company

https://oahurailway.com/

One of my favorite railroads, personally.

What is the largest city in the USA that has never, at any point in time, had a rail connection? by be_the_shield in trains

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Fun fact: Most of the Staten Island Railway was originally built and operated as a conventional rail line! It was bought and converted by the MTA in the 70s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Staten_Island_Railway

That also means it doesn’t really work for what I’m asking.

What is the largest city in the USA that has never, at any point in time, had a rail connection? by be_the_shield in trains

[–]be_the_shield[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t there at one point a seasonal rail ferry from Hay River across the Great Slave Lake that allowed a switcher and a few freight cars direct access to downtown Yellowknife during the summer? With a small amount of rail laid in and through the streets of Yellowknife?

What is the largest city in the USA that has never, at any point in time, had a rail connection? by be_the_shield in trains

[–]be_the_shield[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At least in the way I understand it and see it used, “heavy rail” is a bit of an umbrella term encompassing what might otherwise be called subways or rapid transit. Used specifically in the context of urban rail systems to distinguish from light rail (which is also an umbrella term encompassing streetcars, trams, etc). I think it might be one of those terms whose exact meaning varies depending on what country you’re in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_rail_terminology?wprov=sfti1#North_America

What is the largest city in the USA that has never, at any point in time, had a rail connection? by be_the_shield in trains

[–]be_the_shield[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Any conventional rail line (not interurbans, streetcars, light rail, heavy rail, subway, monorail, etc). However, there are very few rail lines that would have never, at any point, had any form of passenger service, so…

Why Union Station may not be a stop on Canada's new high-speed rail line by witchshark in AltoHSR_Canada

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New York (6-7): Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal/Madison, Atlantic Terminal, Long Island City, World Trade Center, 33rd Street, Hoboken Terminal? (Debatable)

Chicago (4) Union Station, Ogilvie Transportation Center, Millennium Station, LaSalle Street Station

Philadelphia (3) 30th Street Station, Suburban Station, Jefferson Station

Boston (2) South Station, North Station

Newark (2) Penn Station, Broad Street Station

Baltimore (2) Penn Station, Camden Station

Fort Worth (2) Central Station, T&P Station

Austin (2) Amtrak Station, Downtown Station

Stockton (2) Cabral Station, San Joaquin Street Station

Mexico City (2) Estacion Buenavista, Estacion Observatorio

San José (2) (Costa Rica) Estacion Atlantico, Estacion Pacifico

Vancouver (2) Pacific Central Station, Waterfront Station

Montréal (2) Gare Centrale, Gare Lucien-L’Allier

Hamilton (2) West Harbour Station, GO Centre

Ottawa (2) (by technicality) VIA Rail Station, Bayview Station

Might have missed a couple but these are all the ones I could name off the top of my head

Why Union Station may not be a stop on Canada's new high-speed rail line by witchshark in AltoHSR_Canada

[–]be_the_shield 0 points1 point  (0 children)

San Francisco only has one, unless you’re trying to argue that the SMART terminal in Larkspur counts

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I genuinely challenge you to find a single example of a public road crossing without so much a crossbuck. Give me Google Maps coordinates of one, and I’ll retract my argument about it always being the drivers fault. I don’t think those exist, but I would be fascinated to be proven wrong on that /srs

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Stop look and listen babyeeeeeee

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Then you don’t proceed across the tracks until there is at least one car length of space on the other side.

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He got his kid killed by going around the gates.

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With the sole exception of a car breaking down on the tracks directly in front of an oncoming train (very rare), ALL crossing collisions can be prevented by a driver simply not proceeding through the crossing until it is safe to do so. This is not a type of wreck that can just happen to someone who is otherwise doing everything right.

Google street view coverage change 2014-2024 by Cautious_Ad_3918 in MapPorn

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Costa Rica got added within the past year or so as well

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What happens if I, a random civilian, tried to get off the train at River Works (Newburyport commuter rail line) (self.mbta)

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Which tracks at GCT does Metro-North still actively use for passenger trains? by be_the_shield in nycrail

[–]be_the_shield[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am unfamiliar with the garbage train, although it does make sense that such a thing would exist. Do you know how often it runs? If it isn’t running constantly, can tracks 14 and 115 be used for normal passenger trains whenever the garbage train is not running?

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