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Well, that's not really what's going on in Metra's case, though. They directly operate most of their lines (HC, MD-N, MD-W, ME, NCS, RI, SWS) and contract with BNSF and UP to operate the lines on BNSF and UP tracks.

Probably worth noting that Metra is a mix of in-house and contract (BNSF and UP).

Camera enforcement perhaps?

And I doubt that locomotive fire would have gotten much attention at all, if not for the facts that it occurred days later and occurred in a major city (just south of downtown Milwaukee, so easily accessible to multiple media outlets).

Not to be really nit-picky and argumentative, but isn't the Surfliner fleet (as opposed to the California Cars) partially owned by Amtrak and partially owned by Caltrans? As far as the Midwest bilevels, there have been whispers that WI will move forward with re-equipping the Hiawatha trainsets...

Not to mention, even if it could handle ordering hundreds of Amfleet coach replacements, where is the funding? The bilevel coaches and Charger locomotives are basically a state-led effort (CA, IL, MI, MO, potentially WI), with federal/state funding but not really Amtrak.

Ah, true. I should have been clearer. The bulk of the in-service Viewliner I fleet will not be converted.

Nope. Not happening. Viewliner I cars will not be converted from sleepers to something else.

The seat belts on trains issue keeps being brought up, but I'm not sure most have really thought it through. Is the idea that Amtrak trains will have seat belts installed and that passengers will be sort of suggested/encouraged to wear them when at their seats? But will still be permitted to...

Taxing the land, rather than the improvements, might be a help in this situation.

It's worth noting that a couple of long distance Amtrak trains regularly do operate with only one locomotive - City of New Orleans and Texas Eagle.

I believe he's referring to the 3 prototype Viewliners (built in the 1980s?), not the existing Viewliner I sleepers. One of the original Viewliners is a dining car that is operating now - I could be mistaken, but I do not believe that car is being changed from a diner to anything else. As for...

At one time the (overhead electric) light rail in Baltimore and San Diego had overnight freight operations. Not sure if that's still the case, though.

Does the City of Boston have the existing authority to levy a parking tax? (Or raise the existing tax if there is already a city tax?) I do agree that this should be done in conjunction with raising meter prices to essentially market level. (The Shoup model of there almost always being one...

This.

Zurich did vote down a U-Bahn system, but their S-Bahn is pretty impressive. But, yes, much more focus should be paid to enhancing our surface transit (dedicated lanes, POP, etc.).

I haven't commented much, but I felt the need to jump in here. Adding highway/roadway capacity is likely to encourage additional traffic/driving, over and above what already exists (induced demand). I don't think that making driving into the congested core of the region easier and encouraging...

Cruiser in the bike lane and it looks like cars also parked on the sidewalk.

Re: Gov't Center Station Rebuild Why were the (now) Blue and Red Line subways in downtown Chicago built that way? I've never heard an answer for that. The Red Line platform is/was 3500 feet long (the Blue Line platform is somewhat shorter). Stopping patterns have changed over the years, but...

"A northern anchor in the Quebec capital" - The capital city of the province of Quebec is Quebec (City), right? Not Montreal. The article, however, is talking about service to Montreal.