The Rail Enthusiast

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The Rail Enthusiast turned 11 today!

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This is the existing Amtrak station on North Tryon Street that I visited on the 13th. With the way things are going with its planned uptown replacement, building a new station on Sugar Creek Road would be a better bet than continuing at this antiquated location.

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This is the site of what is supposed to be Gateway Station, but when I visited this area on May 21, this is what I ran into.

The platforms were completed by NCDOT in the fall of 2022 but the Charlotte City Council has based a new building on a Silver Line light rail route that may never happen. This lack of urgency is infuriating especially since the city passed on building a temporary station.

This is the City LYNX streetcar stop.

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What she said

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City Council approves 5-year permit for MSG, shortest extension in venue's history

Lawmakers say the short extension intends to help speed up renovations to Penn Station, which has sat beneath the Garden for 60 years. But i

After a summer of shouting, the City Council punts the ball to 2028, which means everyone will be back at the same position five summers from now

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But it’s not your average commercial real estate conversion.

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Leaving an Uptown Charlotte food hall on the Blue Line on Saturday. Amtrak Piedmont Train #78 quickly overtook us.

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Piedmont Train 77 leaving Greensboro last Saturday.

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This was shot during a public event last month.

This is what Winston-Salem is missing out on by not having passenger trains.

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Why Subways in the US are Set Up to Fail

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When Cars Ran On Rails; Charlotte's Streetcar Past

It's time for another radio road trip Along the Great Wagon Road - our series exploring the history of the Charlotte region with Tom Hanchett of the…

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Michigan Central Advances Plans for Mobility Innovation District; Google Joins Ford as Founding Member; State of Michigan, City of Detroit Make Critical New Commitments

Michigan Central – a mobility-focused innovation district connecting innovators with Fortune 500 companies, government entities and others – announces new commitments with the state of Michigan, the city of Detroit and tech leader Google to continue creating a hub for mobility innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and community development

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The trains that built America: Exploring the B&O Railroad Museum

Nearly 200 years of rail history at one of America's biggest train museums.

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The Amtrak era is over. It’s time for a replacement - Railway Age

Railway Age editor William C. Vantuono wondered recently what exactly Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson is trying to accomplish by truncating long-distance routes, replacing fresh dining-car meals with MREs*, and replacing station agents with nobody.