Hello, my name's Allen. I'm here to share my various train photos, news, and advocacy.
Focused mainly on British Columbia and Ontario, Washington and Oregon states but sometimes I will post a couple other adventures from where I've gone!
My original photos may be used under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. Feel free to send a message for other uses or any questions.
Sorry in advance folks, I couldn't figure out how to make a Link Post from Mastodon.
Also frightening is Trump's reaction to this on Truth Social, casually referring to himself as king:
"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"
Trump administration terminates approval of New York's congestion pricing program
Trump administration terminates approval of New York's congestion pricing program
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/trump-dot-ends-congestion-pricing-approval-new-york/6155968/
\The MTA said it has filed "papers in federal court" in an effort to keep congestion pricing going\
Seattle Westlake Showdown
Seattle Westlake Showdown
It's time to determine which of the three #rail #transit lines serving this area of downtown #Seattle is worthy of being the Champion of Westlake Center.
See the following thread for the contenders and the vote. If your platform doesn't support polls, you can reply to me here.
\#trains #lrt #SoundTransit @trams\_trolleys\_streetcars
Poll closed! Results:
Link Line 1: 78%
South Lake Union Streetcar: 0%
Monorail: 22%
18 votes recorded.
Calgary C-Train at City Hall/BVC station
Calgary C-Train at City Hall/BVC station
Calgary's transit downtown is reasonably decent, even if I would wish for more train lines going more places. They also have decently fast and frequent buses. The roadways are very wide and many one way, so it feels a little more hostile toward biking and walking compared to other Canadian cities.
@trams\_trolleys\_streetcars #transit #rail #trains #Calgary #Alberta
Calgary C-Train LRT at Saddletowne Station
Calgary C-Train LRT at Saddletowne Station
Visited #Calgary, #Alberta, #Canada in April and wanted to check out the state of its public transit system.
My very first thought: Would it kill the people of Calgary to make a \<5 km Blue Line extension to #YYC? You got so close, and the land in that area is so open and flat. Plus, there is an unfathomable amount of space for parking.
Redhill Platform Zero
Redhill Platform Zero
(Part 2 of my occasional #Interrail trip series)
Walking from Paddington to #London Victoria Station, from there I went to Redhill. Since it was my first time in London, I was very amazed at how there were many stations the size of #Toronto Union Station.
A goal for some #railfan folks in the UK is to visit every platform zero as they are kind of a novelty. I wasn't looking out for them specifically, but you may see I will encounter one again in a future post.
Rode the newly opened Seattle's LINK LRT Line 2 last month.
Rode the newly opened Seattle's LINK LRT Line 2 last month.
Can't wait for the LINK to link with the other LINK next year so that I don't have to bus to Bellvue.
\#Trains #Transit #SoundTransit #LRT #Seattle #Railway @trams\_trolleys\_streetcars
London Paddington Station
London Paddington Station
I did a cross EU/UK trip in May of 2022. Was taken aback by the sheer size and number of tracks at this station.
First of a series of photos I'll be posting occasionally!
@rail #interrail #train #rail #TransportForLondon #London #Paddington
New Amtrak Borealis train begins service tomorrow, May 21st, 2024
New Amtrak Borealis train begins service tomorrow, May 21st, 2024
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-to-launch-chicago-st-paul-train-may-21/
Train 333 to Milwaukee and 340 to Chicago will become Train 1333 to Minneapolis and 1340 to Chicago.