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I have no sense of how expensive this stuff is. Could you (or anyone) put $1.3M in context? What does that actually buy?

I'm confused. @3decker is citing 30tph on the Munich S-Bahn. You're citing 27tph, down from a max of 30tph, on the Paris RER A. Practically, for this conversation, you're coming to the same numbers. What are you nitpicking here? Perfect! I'm glad you had that number on hand. Munich is the...

Timing with a westbound Lake Shore Limited? Yeah, maybe. Timing with an eastbound Lake Shore Limited? lol

Those numbers need some context, though. Here's how they came to those numbers (page 52): So they are assuming the tunnels could handle 22tph per track, which is roughly what other real-world systems get. But, they say, bottlenecks in our system drastically reduce that. Apparently, part of...

Where are you getting these numbers from? 35 sounds a little low for quad-tracked NSLR, but not crazy off. At that pace, though, you'd be assuming almost a 10 minute dwell for Amtrak, which sounds too high. Just curious. Also, the existing surface North Station would still be open, so the north...

Oh yeah, I'm guessing we have pretty similar understandings of this, but I'll try to answer your question. The overwhelming primary purpose for the Boston-Springfield-Albany service is to improve frequencies throughout the day at those (and intermediate) stops. We need enough options through...

Yeah, that's right. I should have been clearer. I think four is the maximum number of trains you'd ever need to time together at this station. Because the routes are not straight N-S annd E-W, the true number is probably less, I think only three. I think that's fine, BTW. What will probably be...

But when would you ever have a six-way timed transfer? There are only four directions trains can come/go. A four-way timed transfer would give everyone every possible transfer option. If there were a six-way timed transfer, that would mean multiple trains are coming in from the same direction...

Yeah, that sounds right. I'd be generous and say they could plan timed transfers between four trains, one going each cardinal direction. Seven tracks/four platforms looks way overbuilt for any of that, to my completely amateur eye. Put another way, roughly this station setup was apparently good...

Thanks, I'll have a look. If you remember any more specifically where I can find it, let me know. (But please don't waste time digging it up. This is an idle curiosity.) From a quick check, you cited that number Jan last year, so the Amtrak slide deck is presumably from before 2025. Time flies.

Where exactly do these numbers come from? Anything publicly availible?

Plus freight traffic. Plus trains like the Vermonter that have to reverse out of the station, which means a bit more time at the platform, maybe.... ... And still, four platforms, seven tracks seems high, right? Four Amtraks doing a timed transfer with a Hartford Line train, plus a freight...

Oh, I mean any discussion like this always sounds a little artsy fartsy. 😂 But that all makes sense. And that artsy fartsy thinking is what it usually takes to get good results. Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I have some thoughts. Primarily, I think it's great and I want it to pass. This is overwhelmingly the right thing to do. But you do point to a general problem I've been thinking about. In no particular order: Really broadly, I think the state just needs to start setting zoning laws, at...

Hey @kz1000ps , great pictures, as always! Do you mind me asking what camera/kit you're using? Or what processing you're doing? I feel like I could pick your photos out of a lineup pretty easily, but I'm trying to pin down why that is. There's some things about composition and focus, but also...

I'm just riffing here, but I also don't think I care much about graffiti when it's on something that was given no aesthetic consideration to begin with. If it's on a building where the original designer added even a tiny bit of artistic effort, then it seems worse to cover that with graffiti...

These developers do look like interested takers. They filed documents with state environmental agencies last year. They are very, very explicit that they are building a bridge over the tracks. From quick look, that's in the master plan. Also, dealing with the MBTA for that construction is in...

Here's a link to the presentation the developers just made. They're just slides, so not a ton of detail, but they do show plans for a bike/pedestrian bridge over the tracks on pages 12 and 15. But I agree, that's super important. That should really be done first, before anything else even...

Out of curiosity, how much would it cost for a town like Taunton to just grade separate three crossings?

I don't have any clear answer for you, but I think your question is really interesting. I've got some scattered thoughts. First, DC really has been a lot better about TOD than maybe any other region in the country. I've seen planning documents from the early days of their subway system...