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Seems a little unfair to leave out the RER
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Seems a little unfair to leave out the RER
London and New York had pretty comparably-sized frequent grade-separated transit networks in 1910.
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
London and New York had pretty comparably-sized frequent grade-separated transit networks in 1910.
The existing passenger circulation is certainly in the way at Bank. That's not insurmountable, if you were willing to close & rebuild the W&C station there you could probably thread it through, but further undermines the benefits compared to just building a new line.
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The existing passenger circulation is certainly in the way at Bank. That's not insurmountable, if you were willing to close & rebuild the W&C station there you could probably thread it through, but further undermines the benefits compared to just building a new line.
Midday Tokaido Shinkansen headways are 15 minutes.
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Midday Tokaido Shinkansen headways are 15 minutes.
One of course shouldn't expect the current FlixTrain network to be much guide to the future, but it looks like if S21 opened tomorrow they'd probably still split frequency with Basel but could perhaps extend the Stuttgart FLX10s to München?
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
One of course shouldn't expect the current FlixTrain network to be much guide to the future, but it looks like if S21 opened tomorrow they'd probably still split frequency with Basel but could perhaps extend the Stuttgart FLX10s to München?
Animation showing the evolution of postwar SF rapid transit plans (including some details based on the documents @enf.bsky.social linked):
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Animation showing the evolution of postwar SF rapid transit plans (including some details based on the documents @enf.bsky.social linked):
- Marin via Columbus & Lombard not Geary
- Oakland-Berkeley via Emeryville not CA-24/Temescal
- Berkeley-Richmond elevated via Cedar St & San Pablo Ave not ATSF ROW
- southeast branch only reaches South Hayward not Fremont, & has no apparent provision for thru service from SF
- Oakland-Berkeley via Emeryville not CA-24/Temescal
- Berkeley-Richmond elevated via Cedar St & San Pablo Ave not ATSF ROW
- southeast branch only reaches South Hayward not Fremont, & has no apparent provision for thru service from SF
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
- Marin via Columbus & Lombard not Geary
- Oakland-Berkeley via Emeryville not CA-24/Temescal
- Berkeley-Richmond elevated via Cedar St & San Pablo Ave not ATSF ROW
- southeast branch only reaches South Hayward not Fremont, & has no apparent provision for thru service from SF
- Oakland-Berkeley via Emeryville not CA-24/Temescal
- Berkeley-Richmond elevated via Cedar St & San Pablo Ave not ATSF ROW
- southeast branch only reaches South Hayward not Fremont, & has no apparent provision for thru service from SF
Notable differences from later plans:
- Bay Bridge routing considered though tube preferred
- Transbay tube landfall at Washington St not Market
- Daly City via Valencia & Allemany not Mission & Bernal Cut
- Oakland-Rockridge via Broadway not CA-24
- Walnut Creek-Concord via SP right-of-way not SN
- Bay Bridge routing considered though tube preferred
- Transbay tube landfall at Washington St not Market
- Daly City via Valencia & Allemany not Mission & Bernal Cut
- Oakland-Rockridge via Broadway not CA-24
- Walnut Creek-Concord via SP right-of-way not SN
November 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Notable differences from later plans:
- Bay Bridge routing considered though tube preferred
- Transbay tube landfall at Washington St not Market
- Daly City via Valencia & Allemany not Mission & Bernal Cut
- Oakland-Rockridge via Broadway not CA-24
- Walnut Creek-Concord via SP right-of-way not SN
- Bay Bridge routing considered though tube preferred
- Transbay tube landfall at Washington St not Market
- Daly City via Valencia & Allemany not Mission & Bernal Cut
- Oakland-Rockridge via Broadway not CA-24
- Walnut Creek-Concord via SP right-of-way not SN
You can see the six narrow-gauge plus two Shinkansen tracks through Shimbashi station in commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sh... this 1966 aerial photo.
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You can see the six narrow-gauge plus two Shinkansen tracks through Shimbashi station in commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sh... this 1966 aerial photo.
But before the Shinkansen they barely used the third track pair, one of the tracks was used for storage and the other for like a dozen thru trains per direction per day? (See Japanese Wikipedia below, with and without gtranslation.)
![なお、この戦後からの時代では、東京駅から秋葉原駅山手線・京浜東北線ホーム付近までは2本の線路が敷かれていたものの、東側の線路は東京駅の留置線・引上線として使用されており、西側の線路のみが列車の運行に用いられていた。東側の線路は縦列に4本の列車を留置できるようになっており、境目には両渡り線がそれぞれ設置されていた。秋葉原駅付近で東側の線路が車止めで途切れており、西側の線路のみが敷設されている区間が僅かに存在した。御徒町駅手前からは再び線路が2本となり、この先は両側の線路が列車の運行に用いられていた（上り線には線路が1本となる直前に東京駅の第1場内信号機があったが、ここまでが東京駅構内であった）。秋葉原駅出発信号機の先で貨物駅からの線路と合流し、上野駅場内信号機の先で3線に分岐していた（秋葉原駅 - 上野駅間では複線のさらに東側に両駅の引き上げ線が並行していたが、途中で途切れていた）。このことから多数の列車を走行させるには適しておらず、旅客列車の乗り入れは限定的であり、国鉄社内でも「東京 - 上野回送線」と呼ばれることが多かった[10]。](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f7jczhenqnv3sfox4u3rlfha/bafkreiekhcqoqtjvkpueflgorvgdc4yeo5ubjrkp46443igval54ha5sim@jpeg)
![During the postwar period, two tracks ran from Tokyo Station to the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms at Akihabara Station, but the eastern track was used as a storage and siding for Tokyo Station, and only the western track was used for train operation. The eastern track could accommodate four trains in a vertical line, with two crossover tracks at the boundary . Near Akihabara Station, the eastern track was terminated by a stoplight , leaving a small section where only the western track was in use. Just before Okachimachi Station, the tracks became two again, and from this point on, both tracks were used for train operation (there was Tokyo Station's first home signal just before the single track on the up line, but this was within the Tokyo Station premises). It merged with the tracks from the freight station just past the Akihabara departure signal, and branched into three tracks just past the Ueno station yard signal (between Akihabara and Ueno stations, the two stations had parallel sidings further east of the double track, but they were discontinued midway). This meant that it was not suitable for running a large number of trains, and passenger trains were only allowed to use it at a limited capacity. Even within the JNR, it was often referred to as the "Tokyo-Ueno Deadhead Line" [ 10 ] .](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f7jczhenqnv3sfox4u3rlfha/bafkreie4hp6zdrz6ypty4xxkqt7zqfbjopheqsl3uve5au5jtbe4lbgoiy@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
But before the Shinkansen they barely used the third track pair, one of the tracks was used for storage and the other for like a dozen thru trains per direction per day? (See Japanese Wikipedia below, with and without gtranslation.)
www.kibou.de/gozer/S-Bahn/ has visualizations of the S-Bahn timetable every quarter since the war. Given how much conditions have changed it has been remarkably stable, every 10 minutes on busy branches & every 20 minutes on less-busy ones.
October 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
www.kibou.de/gozer/S-Bahn/ has visualizations of the S-Bahn timetable every quarter since the war. Given how much conditions have changed it has been remarkably stable, every 10 minutes on busy branches & every 20 minutes on less-busy ones.
Earlier timetables often leave out the Cartierville branch so I have fewer data points than I'd like but as far as I can tell Mont-Royal Tunnel traffic peaked in 1960 at just 42 trains per direction per day, despite having an electrified line with minimal freight or long-distance interference.
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Earlier timetables often leave out the Cartierville branch so I have fewer data points than I'd like but as far as I can tell Mont-Royal Tunnel traffic peaked in 1960 at just 42 trains per direction per day, despite having an electrified line with minimal freight or long-distance interference.
There was a loop just past Madureira so the frequent local steam trains could turn around without having to change ends.
October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There was a loop just past Madureira so the frequent local steam trains could turn around without having to change ends.
Rio actually had frequent mainline service even before electrification; in 1936 local "suburbios" to Campinho (near Madureira) ran every 15 minutes alongside semi-fast trains to Deodoro (or beyond) also every 15. (Much better service than SuperVia today!)
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rio actually had frequent mainline service even before electrification; in 1936 local "suburbios" to Campinho (near Madureira) ran every 15 minutes alongside semi-fast trains to Deodoro (or beyond) also every 15. (Much better service than SuperVia today!)
Wikipedia has this map showing that 17 US states (i.e. over a third) have their capital in their largest city.
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Wikipedia has this map showing that 17 US states (i.e. over a third) have their capital in their largest city.
I've seen them make even less reasonable suggestions (and was honestly a little disappointed that it was a joke when I clicked through).
October 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I've seen them make even less reasonable suggestions (and was honestly a little disappointed that it was a joke when I clicked through).
Mostly but there are some 15-25 minute gaps in the schedule.
September 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Mostly but there are some 15-25 minute gaps in the schedule.
Finally trying out electrified Caltrain
September 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Finally trying out electrified Caltrain
alexander.co.tz/timelines/mi... Maps of high speed rail networks with lines coloured based on *average* scheduled speed between consecutive stops (for the fastest service using them).
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
alexander.co.tz/timelines/mi... Maps of high speed rail networks with lines coloured based on *average* scheduled speed between consecutive stops (for the fastest service using them).
I think it was in, like, the 1830s at least? But maybe only until bogies were widely adopted.
August 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I think it was in, like, the 1830s at least? But maybe only until bogies were widely adopted.
It's supposed to run into the *other* end of L1, which will be underground there.
August 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's supposed to run into the *other* end of L1, which will be underground there.
August 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM