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Beyond the Rutland
Rails
Now operated under the Vermont Rail System banner, you’ll see the early operations of the Vermont Railway, Clarendon & Pittford, and the Green Mountain Railroad! From the marble quarry pits to piggyback trailers, from steam excursions to heavy freight!
Construction on the MTA’s behemoth East Side Access project (which connects Long Island Rail Road trains to the east side of Manhattan at Grand Central Terminal) slowly continues, currently about ten years behind schedule, with an estimated opening date of 2023. On the Grand Central side of the project, bored tunnels are being waterproofed and concrete is being pumped in to rein- force the large walls of the main cavern. The contract to build the future LIRR passenger concourse in Grand Central’s Lower Level was recently awarded in February to Schiavone Construction Co. and John P. Picone, Inc. EMILY MOSER PHOTOS
From the Rutland’s last gasp to the Vermont Railways modest start, you’ll enjoy great black and white photography documenting this picturesque New England shortline from end to end. A detailed locomotive roster and diverse equipment photos round out this look back at Vermont Railway’s early years. Order your copy today!
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the Fulton Center. This is a big deal, as New York Senator Charles Schumer summarized at the dedication: “This station is a metaphor for a revitalized downtown.” The Fulton Cen- ter cost $1.4 billion. The Weather Channel’s AMHQ with Sam Champion featured the opening day of the Fulton Center with Sam singing the center’s praises and interview- ing pedestrians on their way in and out. The Fulton Center is fully accessible and consid- erably more friendly to passengers than pre- vious stations. The Fulton Center expects to see 30,000 customers a day. For more than four decades many people have been waiting for San Francisco’s BAY
AREA RAPID TRANSIT system to offer direct rail service to the Oakland International Airport. The service finally got underway on Saturday, November 22, 2014. The line from Coliseum Station to the airport is 3.2 miles in length, and passengers are now able to trans- fer from the existing Bart line at Coliseum to an eight-minute train ride to the airport. Pre- viously, passengers had to take a bus to the airport. Depending on the traffic, the bus trip could take from 14 to 30 minutes. The reason for the long wait for the line to be installed was the cost of construction — a total of $434 million, or about $181 million per mile. Thanks to Douglas I. Duncan for the news.
PLEASE SEND light rail, transit, and commuter rail news items and correspondence directly to Prof. George M. Smerk, P.O. Box 486, Bloomington, IN 47402.
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