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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

mahatmakanejeeves

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4. Frankford Junction. The engineer got distracted and lost count of the curves.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 06:56 PM

Aug 16

I believe that was before Amtrak introduced positive train control into that stretch of line.

I don’t know anything about the report’s authors. There are a lot of hits for it. Google “alon levy northeast corridor.”

And good evening.

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How to Build High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 OP

Isn't Amtrak rolling out new Acela trains starting this year? RandomNumbers Aug 16 #1

From marmar, a few days ago: mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 #2

What about the engineer that crashed in Philly exceeding 35mph? bucolic_frolic Aug 16 #3

Frankford Junction. The engineer got distracted and lost count of the curves. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 16 #4

The public is critiquing the report. Some are skeptical. bucolic_frolic Aug 16 #5