Nolan Hicks

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Examining how we make passenger rail better (electric/modern) for NYU-Marron. Prev: NY Mag, NY Post-Metro, NYDN. Hook’em🤘. 🏳️‍🌈. Tips? bynolanhicks@gmail.com; Signal/WhatsApp.

The WMATA fare machine
A map of the PATH
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The schematic from back in the day. Doesn't seem to have advanced beyond a very tentative 'this could make sense' on the map.
Electrification of the upper Harlem line
Hypothetical timetables for unified NEC commuter service
Momentum arrives Spring 2027
The trip
The shove
Cleat very clearly to the calf
Looping the Sports Line into the Bergen
The Sports Line terminal at the Meadowlands
For his service in this war he was awarded many decorations and honors, including the Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, the Order of Leopold of Belgium, Order of the British Empire, Croix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Star and Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur of France , and in January 1955 he was awarded the Rosette d'Officier of the Legion d'Honneur of France from the French Government.
John Barnes! New Order!
French Football
The X2000
A map of the old Walkill Valley ROW in blue (the actual ROW is a bit twistier but it basically followed the blue path. Annoying, Railmap won't show the Walkill ROW on anything but the tightest zoom level, which makes it impossible to illustrate the route.)
The NWS alert, this is legit your tax dollars in action
Ken Watanabe as both the young man and then the old man, who is filled with regret after getting trapped in an never ending dream-nightmare (which might as well be Penn Station). From Inception
During 1963 , the Office of Transportation initiated research into the possibilities of future high - speed rail passenger trans- portation linking the major cities of New York State . ... Equally important are the planning and land - use implications of the potential benefits that modern rail transportation might offer toward easing future traffic demands on highway and air travel . In some areas of the State , the ever - increasing need for land on which to build express highways and airports is already causing severe problems for the public agencies responsible for providing these transportation facilities . For its initial investigation into possible improved intercity rail service for New York State , the route between New York City and Binghamton was selected because the Southern Tier area has relatively less satisfactory alternate modes of travel to New York City and elsewhere . Pending the completion of Route 17 improvements , the Binghamton area is highly dependent on rail service , particularly so during periods of bad weather when roads are snow - covered and flying is limited . The fastest rail service presently scheduled between New York City and Binghamton is four hours and twenty minutes for 192 miles . Preliminary investigation by this Office indicated that , for an initial phase operation using presently available equipment , it would be technically feasible to provide a limited stop service between these two points with a running time of about three - and - a - quarter hours . This would constitute a much more satisfactory travel time by today's standards of speed for other modes of transportation . The results of this investigation were presented in July , 1963 ,... A committee was formed from this group to work with the Erie- Lackawanna Railroad to explore the possibilities of the plan .
Harrison Ford as Decker, in the unceasing rain that somehow never clears the air of a city smogged in by endless smoke and pollution, wielding a gun in Blade Runner
Livernois Yards
The opening of the new Yaphank-BNL station comes as the MTA launches a study of potential infrastructure improvements to support more frequent and reliable service on the LIRR Main Line east of Ronkonkoma Station. This portion of the branch currently has only one track and is not electrified, requiring trains to operate using diesel power and run less frequently. The study will assess opportunities to upgrade signals, communications and other infrastructure; add a second track along all or part of the branch between Ronkonkoma and Riverhead; and electrify a portion of the branch east of Ronkonkoma. Adding a second track would build on the LIRR’s Double Track Project between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma and allow more trains to operate in both directions. Electrification could support faster, more frequent service while reducing reliance on diesel locomotives. As part of that work, the MTA will evaluate the supporting infrastructure required, including new power substations, and examine the costs and benefits of potential investments. The study is expected to be completed in early 2027, and its findings will help inform future conversations with the public about investment priorities across the LIRR system. This study is funded by the MTA's historic $68 billion 2025-2029 Capital Plan, which was fully funded by Governor Hochul and the legislature in the FY 2026 Enacted State Budget.
Rockefeller era development policy report. Tissues cover page. 1/4
Technical guide to how NYCTA developed new lines
Track schematic
Midtown PATH extended to Bayonne and then over to St George
The map of electrification extensions programmed in 1966 by the TriState Transportation Commission
Sun thru the smoke reflected off of a downtown Brooklyn apartment tower
The Brooklyn Shipyard with four carriers under construction: The Reprisal, FDR, Kearsarge and Oriskany
They’re shooting Daredevil at Brooklyn Borough Hall today
Jim Downey on Conan’s podcast doing The Meme
Luke Skywalker vs Palpatine
The stats
The shroud of smoke over everything in downtown Brooklyn
poster posts about Tuchel being a dummy by pulling fastest guy (and only goal scorer)
A gray film coating the sky
world in motion...
En-ger-land
The Reuters climate change tracker interactive
A six story apartment complex in Chelsea
Extend the 2/5 to Riis
StuyTown
Towers in the park
The transverse seating that I missed on first view
Mads as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale
Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive
The error message
Tan suit scandal!
Sean Connery in Goldfinger
Piss poor garlic
A quick sketch
The upper floors of the exterior, which have been finished out properly for the first time (I believe)
16 minute trips between Exchange Place and Newark Penn.
Jack Donaghy and synergy meme
but it's manhattan