Thor K.
@thork.bsky.social
Rutgers urban planning student, transit nerd, does some rail/bus advocacy work.
Talk to me about trains!
Talk to me about trains!
Rutgers has a lot of planning and operational issues that go far beyond bus lanes and significantly impact its transit.
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Rutgers University is a sprawling institution heavily reliant on its own internal transit system. But its transit often fails to deliver. Gripes are common among students and alumni, but seldom discussed from a planning perspective.
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COMMENTARY: I know what's wrong with our buses — does Rutgers?
To be a Rutgers student is to spend a lot of time waiting for buses — waiting in the cold or dark for one to arrive, or waiting onboard wondering whether you should get out and board another bus that ...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Rutgers has a lot of planning and operational issues that go far beyond bus lanes and significantly impact its transit.
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This gets 12,000 riders/day. Do we know if they publish annual statistics? Rutgers gets 6.2 million/year (includes Camden and Newark, they don't seem to publish it by campus or route) I'm curious to see how they compare.
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This gets 12,000 riders/day. Do we know if they publish annual statistics? Rutgers gets 6.2 million/year (includes Camden and Newark, they don't seem to publish it by campus or route) I'm curious to see how they compare.
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Fun fact I discovered. The first Harris car sets were built in England by the Gloucester Car company, using the same car body as the Toronto Subway’s G series subway trains used on Canada’s first subway in a solid red colour scheme. @longbranchmike.bsky.social
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Harris (train) - Wikipedia
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October 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Fun fact I discovered. The first Harris car sets were built in England by the Gloucester Car company, using the same car body as the Toronto Subway’s G series subway trains used on Canada’s first subway in a solid red colour scheme. @longbranchmike.bsky.social
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_...
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I imagine the business case would be a lot more evident if there were currently more than one sleeping car per day. Though given that that sleeping car is full on every run, it may already be.
Genuinely very good to see this quite ideal sleeper service being paid attention to.
Genuinely very good to see this quite ideal sleeper service being paid attention to.
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I imagine the business case would be a lot more evident if there were currently more than one sleeping car per day. Though given that that sleeping car is full on every run, it may already be.
Genuinely very good to see this quite ideal sleeper service being paid attention to.
Genuinely very good to see this quite ideal sleeper service being paid attention to.
Interestingly enough, Thomas Tait, the Victorian Railways commissioner during Melbourne’s suburban electrification, was ex-Canadian Pacific.
October 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Interestingly enough, Thomas Tait, the Victorian Railways commissioner during Melbourne’s suburban electrification, was ex-Canadian Pacific.
This is being built for a line that will use low floor trams.
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is being built for a line that will use low floor trams.
I stand corrected. There are plans to increase that frequency to match, as well as extend some trains to Newark to close the gap between the MARC and SEPTA networks.
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I stand corrected. There are plans to increase that frequency to match, as well as extend some trains to Newark to close the gap between the MARC and SEPTA networks.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I had the impression that most Elizabeth Line runs on the Great Western were short turns.
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Correct me if I’m wrong but I had the impression that most Elizabeth Line runs on the Great Western were short turns.
DC<->Baltimore is also quite doable on regional rail at similar(?) frequencies to Reading on the Elizabeth Line. Though in terms of local transit DC is leaps and bounds ahead of Baltimore, and were retrocession to happen would instantly become the largest city in Maryland.
October 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
DC<->Baltimore is also quite doable on regional rail at similar(?) frequencies to Reading on the Elizabeth Line. Though in terms of local transit DC is leaps and bounds ahead of Baltimore, and were retrocession to happen would instantly become the largest city in Maryland.
UERL did it on sections of the Northern Line.
October 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
UERL did it on sections of the Northern Line.
Solar powered trains are a great idea…
Of course, the solar panels shouldn’t be on the train.
Of course, the solar panels shouldn’t be on the train.
September 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Solar powered trains are a great idea…
Of course, the solar panels shouldn’t be on the train.
Of course, the solar panels shouldn’t be on the train.