you can go anywhere decently fast as long as you avoid the hospital loop

Up until last year the operating speeds were set artificially low because no one bothered to check for feasibility!
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Surely there has to be a solution where you can place a segment of vertical fencing between the platform columns

Rust notwithstanding, exo runs a short infrequent operation, they're as babied as you can get

Ding ding ding

Spending endless hours crafting bespoke discontinued parts and running shortened overcrowded consists is not actually an efficient way to run a railroad

Not to mention the staffing costs of running manned trains all-day every 5-10 minutes!

Only in New York could the euphemism "Urban Umbrella" exist much less a fully thriving company based around it

Accelerated after the sunset of Act 44 toll-transit diversions so they can say they don't have cash to spare

Can't wait when SEPTA leases these coaches!

Having a pre-Interstate toll road is a cheat code that more states don't take advantage of

3 track stub end terminus is a standard solution that allows for dropback ops with buffer. CTA O'Hare is a good example

Yes but more fundamentally they are confused as to what the entire point of a Center City is

One must never forget the RER

This city has no large Prop 13-like tax revolt, which is also moderated by generous appeals and exemption/deferrals. Commercial assessments went down but not as much because of the expected value in residential conversion.