Monthly Archives: April 2021

Automatic generation and validation of train schedules

Posted on 2021-04-28 by Garrett Wollman

Passenger railroads throughout the world have mechanisms to generate timetables for both service and capital planning purposes. The way I’ve done this in the past is with the Mk. 1 eyeball: you come up with a schedule, maybe draw some stringline … Continue reading →

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It’s budget time again (already?)

Posted on 2021-04-17 by Garrett Wollman

Last week, the House Committee on Ways and Means reported out its version of the state budget for fiscal year 2022, H.4000, and the Mass. House of Representatives gave it second reading. It’s supposed to be taken up again a … Continue reading →

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Weekend excursion: Stations of the Old Colony Railroad (MBTA Kingston and Middleboro Lines)

Posted on 2021-04-14 by Garrett Wollman

Of all the passenger routes bringing commuters from Boston’s suburbs into the city, none were hit quite so hard by the automobile age as those of the former Old Colony Railroad. The construction of the Route 3 and Route 24 … Continue reading →

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Weekend excursion: Stations of the B&M Western Route/MBTA Haverhill Line

Posted on 2021-04-08 by Garrett Wollman

It’s been nearly two weeks since I took this trip on a windy Saturday in March, and since that time I’ve seen nearly all of the remaining stations in the MBTA system, so if I’m a little hazy on the … Continue reading →

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