I got to set foot into the new station on Good Friday. https://i.imgur.com/Ic9wolI.jpg From the Webb Street entrance looking towards the paid area. On the left is the new customer service desk. On the right is the yet to be finished waiting room. In the middle of the paid area is new PIDs displaying the next two trains in each direction. Access to the each platform is via stairs or a lift. At this stage only 1 lift per platform is in use. As it can be seen despite the station being open there is still plenty of work to do at ground level. https://i.imgur.com/oB69Uan.jpg On platform level we ..read more

That's been around for decades. A bunch of heavyweights and some newer cars. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk Statistics: Posted by eolesen — Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:30 pm ..read more

This gives me some ideas. I'll have to tweak my plans a bit. Statistics: Posted by STrRedWolf — Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:58 pm ..read more

It has been a few months but progress has been made. On the 11th of December trains began using the new viaduct and ran express through the station. Work on the stairs and lifts on platform 1 are well underway. https://imgur.com/QsBgCfN Same on platform 2 https://imgur.com/UK09P1z In the last few days station signage has appeared: https://i.imgur.com/StIsip2.jpg The station is set to re open on the 28th of March. Statistics: Posted by Pakenhamtrain — Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:31 am ..read more

Week 1 of the shutdown has concluded. Much has changed. By Monday the level crossing equipment for both cars and pedestrians have been removed. https://i.imgur.com/ZIAKlpm.jpg The track had been lifted and the overhead removed. https://i.imgur.com/f2qzNPd.jpg The now old station platforms and buildings were reduced to rubble. https://i.imgur.com/Blc0Kzn.jpg Friday saw most of the track laying and the and new home signals NWA779 at the up end of platform 1 and NWA780 at the down end of platform 2 were lit. The overhead crews began the process of stringing up the new overhead, starting wit ..read more

It's a huge commitment, but the right thing to do for any new line, especially in an urban or congested setting. Statistics: Posted by eolesen — Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:34 pm ..read more

Over the last 8 years the Victorian government have been removing level crossings as part of an election promise made back by the Andrews Labor government. Initially 50 level crossings were promised to be removed the number has increased to 110. Narre Warren and level crossing at Webb Street was added to the list of level crossings to be removed in July 2021. The current station is where I spent some of teenage years starting out my rail photography. As part of the removal the railway line was to be elevated with a new station to be built next to the current station. Narre Warren is no st ..read more

As a foamer, I wish there were more details on the history of the "carriages", but in any case these look pretty cool: Travel and Leisure The Hotel Chalet It has been more than 50 years since the last passenger train departed Chattanooga's Terminal Station, but on Oct. 31, travelers can once again settle into original train carriages from the 1920s and 1960s. This time, it will be in a beautiful beaux-arts building in the renovated The Hotel Chalet at The Choo Choo, which starts accepting reservations today. ... Statistics: Posted by Jeff Smith — Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:11 am ..read more

Yes, there is a plan for an Acca yard bypass, to speed up trains in Richmond. Statistics: Posted by scratchyX1 — Mon Sep 04, 2023 12:47 am ..read more

Hello everybody, I feel like I should share my recent trips on Amtrak south of Richmond recently. I've ridden Amtrak plenty of times north of Washington D.C. but never south. The impetus for this trip was visiting a friend at Christopher Newport University in Newport News and riding Amtrak! I would be taking a southbound Northeast Regional from Alexandria. I chose to take the train out of Alexandria because it's much quicker and a lot less troublesome than going into Union Station. I wanted to ride as much transit as possible during this trip, so my initial plan was to take the Silver Line f ..read more