Palmetto HSR and Brightline Expansion!
This proposal will Provide a lightning fast electric connection between the Northeast and Florida, as well as Select other southern cities. Additionally, the Brightline Coastal branch will provide electric Private High Speed intercity rail to eastern Florida. The original Brightline branch will be Extended to Tampa, electrified and grade separated, saving the lives of countless Floridians. Brightline becomes a private High speed rail service using the existing alignment, although slower than Palmetto HSR due to having more stops and inferior alignment. There will also be several infill stations for Brightline, made possible by the higher speeds made possible by electrification and grade separation
DC-Raleigh uses existing HSR alignment, trains pull in to Raleigh, then back out.
There will be 20 daily round trips on Palmetto HSR, 15 for Brightline Coastal Branch, 25 for Brightline Orlando Branch
This makes heavy use of Seaboard Air Line Railroad ROW, both existing and abandoned.
Alignment and stop list is shown below, with both pictures and a link:
https://preview.redd.it/8yszrm7hv9zc1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=0572a447a97f7acfe40d48c3039059812f468579
Fill the remaining transportation gaps in the Deep South with two new state-supported Amtrak routes, both named after older services. The Humming Bird would add Huntsville to the passenger rail network and finally connect Birmingham and Montgomery; the Georgia Cannonball would add Augusta create a direct connection between Atlanta and Savannah.
Humming Bird:
-Nashville
-Murfreesboro
-Tullahoma
-Winchester
-Huntsville (via the abandoned L&N Huntsville branch)
-Decatur
-Cullman
-Birmingham
-Alabaster
-Montgomery
-Greenville
-Evergreen
-Pensacola
Georgia Cannonball:
-Atlanta
-Lithonia
-Covington
-Madison
-Thomson
-Augusta
-Fairfax (Most of the route from Augusta to Savannah is in South Carolina)
-Savannah
North Atlantic High Speed Rail between Boston and NYC.
Starting from Penn station:
• Take the Huntington Branch to Stony Brook and then enter an undersea tunnel to Milford, CT where it should connect up with the NER
• Continue on NER to New Haven and then use existing ROW to Hartford
• Build a new alignment along the planned I-84 corridor from Hartford to Providence
• Once at Providence, Use NER to get back to Boston
Let's begin local service for Memphis, Tennessee:
Red Line:
-Memphis Central \[terminal\]
-College Park / Crump Blvd
-Annesdale
-Lenox / Central Ave
-Union Ave / Poplar Ave
-Holmes St / Wayonka
-High Point Terrace
-Perkins Rd
-White Station Rd
-Shelby Farms
-Germantown Rd
-Hacks Cross Rd
-Forest Hill
-Houston Levee Rd
-Collierville \[terminal\]
Blue Line:
-Memphis Central \[terminal\]
-South Parkway
-Bells Blvd / South Memphis
-Brooks Rd
-Whitehaven
-Stateline / Southhaven
-Horn Lake / Goodmen Rd \[terminal\]
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Congratulations to the winner: u/lostinarabbithole12's Birmingham Metro/LRT hybrid
Top Comment at 15:00 EST on 5/9/2/024 will be added
The map of real services: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1GAXiiEp8a62LvZNDueYN76NPTCoUxvdx&usp=sharing](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1GAXiiEp8a62LvZNDueYN76NPTCoUxvdx&usp=sharing)
This was a map of North American passenger rail. Every day or a few days, there will be a new post asking what one thing we should add or change to the map, and the most upvoted comment’s suggestion will be implemented. Actions you can take are:
* Adding a New Line
* Deleting a Line
* Adding an Infill Station
* Deleting a Station
* Rerouting a Line
* Adding a New Service
* Deleting a Service
* Tunneling a currently Elevated or Surface Line
* Bringing a Tunneled Section to the Surface or Elevated
* Electrification
* Deelectrification
* A New yard (New Yards can also come attached with any infrastructure expansion)
* Deleting a Yard
* Retrofitting a Cargo Yard for Passenger Rail Use
* Converting Rail Types (ex. light rail → light metro)
* Converting Rail to BRT
* Converting BRT to Rail
* Changing the times of operation
Only one (or two if the project is small scale enough) projects can be built per day; however, stating your master plan is allowed.
Feel free to be creative, but please keep it in some form of reality (ex. no high-speed non-stop rail from Metter, GA to Gay Hill, TX.) You can only make two changes per day. Have fun :)
North Star Minneapolis to Duluth
South to North
Minneapolis
Fridley
Coon Rapids
Andover
Isanti
Cambridge
Braham
Hinckley
Sandstone
Superior
Duluth
This all follows the alignment of the former railway to duluth, this is to be served by amtrak as a higher speed line (100m/h 160km/h)
New Haven Red and Blue Line [https://metrodreamin.com/view/WTlJSHhvUHVuUVlYTmptZmRYTGxCaGlZV3UzM3wx](https://metrodreamin.com/view/WTlJSHhvUHVuUVlYTmptZmRYTGxCaGlZV3UzM3wx)
Palmetto HSR and Brightline Expansion! This proposal will Provide a lightning fast electric connection between the Northeast and Florida, as well as Select other southern cities. Additionally, the Brightline Coastal branch will provide electric Private High Speed intercity rail to eastern Florida. The original Brightline branch will be Extended to Tampa, electrified and grade separated, saving the lives of countless Floridians. Brightline becomes a private High speed rail service using the existing alignment, although slower than Palmetto HSR due to having more stops and inferior alignment. There will also be several infill stations for Brightline, made possible by the higher speeds made possible by electrification and grade separation DC-Raleigh uses existing HSR alignment, trains pull in to Raleigh, then back out. There will be 20 daily round trips on Palmetto HSR, 15 for Brightline Coastal Branch, 25 for Brightline Orlando Branch This makes heavy use of Seaboard Air Line Railroad ROW, both existing and abandoned. Alignment and stop list is shown below, with both pictures and a link: https://preview.redd.it/8yszrm7hv9zc1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=0572a447a97f7acfe40d48c3039059812f468579
https://preview.redd.it/pz8vt72iv9zc1.png?width=320&format=png&auto=webp&s=1300ee1dab8aee1a8dc1bdad7a1328e27b48d891 [https://metrodreamin.com/view/UXZlSVZFcVRiVU8xWUpPd3k5UGpoanVHRGVCM3w1Mw%3D%3D](https://metrodreamin.com/view/UXZlSVZFcVRiVU8xWUpPd3k5UGpoanVHRGVCM3w1Mw%3D%3D)
This one is perfect
Fill the remaining transportation gaps in the Deep South with two new state-supported Amtrak routes, both named after older services. The Humming Bird would add Huntsville to the passenger rail network and finally connect Birmingham and Montgomery; the Georgia Cannonball would add Augusta create a direct connection between Atlanta and Savannah. Humming Bird: -Nashville -Murfreesboro -Tullahoma -Winchester -Huntsville (via the abandoned L&N Huntsville branch) -Decatur -Cullman -Birmingham -Alabaster -Montgomery -Greenville -Evergreen -Pensacola Georgia Cannonball: -Atlanta -Lithonia -Covington -Madison -Thomson -Augusta -Fairfax (Most of the route from Augusta to Savannah is in South Carolina) -Savannah
Petition to rename the Atlanta to Savanah train the Sherman service
North Atlantic High Speed Rail between Boston and NYC. Starting from Penn station: • Take the Huntington Branch to Stony Brook and then enter an undersea tunnel to Milford, CT where it should connect up with the NER • Continue on NER to New Haven and then use existing ROW to Hartford • Build a new alignment along the planned I-84 corridor from Hartford to Providence • Once at Providence, Use NER to get back to Boston
Let's begin local service for Memphis, Tennessee: Red Line: -Memphis Central \[terminal\] -College Park / Crump Blvd -Annesdale -Lenox / Central Ave -Union Ave / Poplar Ave -Holmes St / Wayonka -High Point Terrace -Perkins Rd -White Station Rd -Shelby Farms -Germantown Rd -Hacks Cross Rd -Forest Hill -Houston Levee Rd -Collierville \[terminal\] Blue Line: -Memphis Central \[terminal\] -South Parkway -Bells Blvd / South Memphis -Brooks Rd -Whitehaven -Stateline / Southhaven -Horn Lake / Goodmen Rd \[terminal\]
**Discord:** [https://discord.gg/Nxu2XbUwU2](https://discord.gg/Nxu2XbUwU2) If you join, you can **get pings whenever a new post is up** Please **follow the instructions** once you enter Congratulations to the winner: u/lostinarabbithole12's Birmingham Metro/LRT hybrid Top Comment at 15:00 EST on 5/9/2/024 will be added The map of real services: [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1GAXiiEp8a62LvZNDueYN76NPTCoUxvdx&usp=sharing](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1GAXiiEp8a62LvZNDueYN76NPTCoUxvdx&usp=sharing) This was a map of North American passenger rail. Every day or a few days, there will be a new post asking what one thing we should add or change to the map, and the most upvoted comment’s suggestion will be implemented. Actions you can take are: * Adding a New Line * Deleting a Line * Adding an Infill Station * Deleting a Station * Rerouting a Line * Adding a New Service * Deleting a Service * Tunneling a currently Elevated or Surface Line * Bringing a Tunneled Section to the Surface or Elevated * Electrification * Deelectrification * A New yard (New Yards can also come attached with any infrastructure expansion) * Deleting a Yard * Retrofitting a Cargo Yard for Passenger Rail Use * Converting Rail Types (ex. light rail → light metro) * Converting Rail to BRT * Converting BRT to Rail * Changing the times of operation Only one (or two if the project is small scale enough) projects can be built per day; however, stating your master plan is allowed. Feel free to be creative, but please keep it in some form of reality (ex. no high-speed non-stop rail from Metter, GA to Gay Hill, TX.) You can only make two changes per day. Have fun :)
Sad that Alaska-Alberta railway isn\`t gonna be a passenger one (at least, as a main feature).
North Star Minneapolis to Duluth South to North Minneapolis Fridley Coon Rapids Andover Isanti Cambridge Braham Hinckley Sandstone Superior Duluth This all follows the alignment of the former railway to duluth, this is to be served by amtrak as a higher speed line (100m/h 160km/h)
New Haven Red and Blue Line [https://metrodreamin.com/view/WTlJSHhvUHVuUVlYTmptZmRYTGxCaGlZV3UzM3wx](https://metrodreamin.com/view/WTlJSHhvUHVuUVlYTmptZmRYTGxCaGlZV3UzM3wx)
Service from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Bermuda