Future Fests as of Spring & Summer 2013
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Posted 11 April 2013 - 08:06 PM
Planning is now well underway for Atlantic Coast RailFest 2013 (ACRF). At the time of this post, 10 people have indicated full or partial participation.
Washington, DC, although we will spend a little time there in the summer, will be revisited the following Winter for a Washington, DC Area RailFest, in order to take advantage of the opening of the Silver Line as well as the first restored streetcar line. The rest of the time could be split among previously ridden rail lines, such as Metro or short trips on MARC or VRE, or even perhaps Baltimore Metro & light rail one of the days. No itinerary has yet been written since there are too many unknowns.
For the summer of 2014, at this time I'm still almost totally sure our Rockies RailFest event will take place then. I've just updated the one day in Denver, to reflect the now-known calling times of the new W West Line, and adjusting all other light rail trips accordingly. Since it is also clear that there will NOT be any commuter rail in Denver available for another 2 more years, reference to that was deleted. For Salt Lake City, the itinerary for the light rail day will be updated once the Airport Green Line light rail schedule is published (within a couple days since it opens this weekend). Further updates will be done once the Draper Blue Line extension and Sugar House streetcar schedules are available at the end of this year.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#2
Posted 12 April 2013 - 07:46 AM
#3
Posted 12 April 2013 - 07:12 PM
It's updated again with new times for the Blue & Green Lines and FrontRunner.For Salt Lake City, the itinerary for the light rail day will be updated once the Airport Green Line light rail schedule is published (within a couple days since it opens this weekend).
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#4
Posted 24 April 2013 - 12:09 PM
#5
Posted 24 April 2013 - 02:18 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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Posted 24 April 2013 - 02:48 PM
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Posted 24 April 2013 - 06:11 PM
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#8
Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:26 PM
#9
Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:39 PM
Technically our highest railfest walking around off Amtrak. Crossing the Rocky Mountains aboard the California Zephyr we will be much higher.And since Denver is a mile above sea level, this should be our highest railfest.
I guess our lowest railfest would be any that were near the ocean since they are at sea level. Far Rockaway and Long Beach, NY come to mind, as does the Jersey Shore back in 2005. I don't have any Fests planned for Death Valley (282 feet below sea level) since there are no trains there.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
#10
Posted 25 April 2013 - 01:44 PM
How soon you forget. Santa Fe NM, where we most definitely walked around, is at elevation 6,960 feet.Technically our highest railfest walking around off Amtrak. Crossing the Rocky Mountains aboard the California Zephyr we will be much higher.
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