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Alps

Quote from: Duke87 on July 19, 2017, 10:59:31 PM
Quote from: Alps on July 19, 2017, 09:21:26 PM
Quote from: PHLBOS on July 19, 2017, 09:17:38 AM
So CT now joins MA, NY, PA & DE for states that have mistakenly signed US 202 as SR 202.
There is not a state that hasn't.

Sure there is. 42 of them, in fact. :P
41. I'll be long dead in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah.


KEVIN_224

Who else besides Delaware has a state route 202? :)

PHLBOS

#2352
I was about to say that there aren't/weren't any erroneous NH 202 nor ME 202 signs out in the wild; but there's at least one site that shows one or two (the ME ones were temporary detour signs that are likely lone gone by now).

Scroll down for erroneous NH 202 sign on LGS

Scroll down for erroneous ME 202 (temporary) detour trailblazer signs

Not sure if either of the above-examples are still out there today.
GPS does NOT equal GOD

Alps

Quote from: KEVIN_224 on July 20, 2017, 08:26:09 AM
Who else besides Delaware has a state route 202? :)
Technically all routes in NJ are state routes.

jp the roadgeek

Quote from: Alps on July 20, 2017, 11:45:05 PM
Quote from: KEVIN_224 on July 20, 2017, 08:26:09 AM
Who else besides Delaware has a state route 202? :)
Technically all routes in NJ are state routes.

As are PA and NY
Interstates I've clinched: 97, 290 (MA), 291 (CT), 291 (MA), 293, 295 (DE-NJ-PA), 295 (RI-MA), 384, 391, 395 (CT-MA), 395 (MD), 495 (DE), 610 (LA), 684, 691, 695 (MD), 695 (NY), 795 (MD)

KEVIN_224

#2355
http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/mash_up/1970_aerial_index.html

I found an interesting aerial view of New Britain from 1970 at this site:


CT Route 72 (left edge of picture) was only finished to Corbin Avenue (CT Route 372). The only difference downtown at that time was the Harry Truman Overpass in its early stages of construction (top right, currently a part of CT Route 71). At the bottom right you'll see an open area where New Britain High School now stands. That opened in 1972. The big pond at the bottom center is Doer Pond, which is part of Martha Hart Park. That's by the corner of Corbin and Shuttle Meadow Avenues.

dgolub

Quote from: KEVIN_224 on July 20, 2017, 08:26:09 AM
Who else besides Delaware has a state route 202? :)

There are NY 202 and CT 202 sign goofs.

PHLBOS

Quote from: dgolub on July 21, 2017, 08:38:55 AM
Quote from: KEVIN_224 on July 20, 2017, 08:26:09 AM
Who else besides Delaware has a state route 202? :)

There are NY 202 and CT 202 sign goofs.
Goofs, yes; but DE actually has a (State) Route 202 of its own (south of I-95) that's separate from US 202.  I.e. DE 202 shields along that particular stretch are not erroneous nor goofs.
GPS does NOT equal GOD

jp the roadgeek

Interstates I've clinched: 97, 290 (MA), 291 (CT), 291 (MA), 293, 295 (DE-NJ-PA), 295 (RI-MA), 384, 391, 395 (CT-MA), 395 (MD), 495 (DE), 610 (LA), 684, 691, 695 (MD), 695 (NY), 795 (MD)

JJBers

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on July 24, 2017, 03:39:19 PM
An operator has been chosen for the Hartford/New Haven rail line.  Service will start next April.

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Governor-to-Make-Announcement-About-Hartford-Commuter-Rail-Line-436326753.html
While it's nice to have a commuter rail service in Central Connecticut, it's completely useless to me.
Also there's some roadwork being done on US 6 right before the CT 198 interchange in Chaplin.
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dgolub

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on July 24, 2017, 03:39:19 PM
An operator has been chosen for the Hartford/New Haven rail line.  Service will start next April.

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Governor-to-Make-Announcement-About-Hartford-Commuter-Rail-Line-436326753.html

Sounds like it will be similar to Acela.  I wonder how much the tickets will cost.

Duke87

QuoteOfficials said Amtrak's existing service will not be altered by Hartford Line service and CTrail trains will operate together with Amtrak trains on the rail line to provide seamless Hartford Line service.

Now if we could eliminate the redundancy of having two different operators along the same line, or at least have unified ticketing between them, that'd be great.
If you always take the same road, you will never see anything new.

Alps

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on July 24, 2017, 03:39:19 PM
An operator has been chosen for the Hartford/New Haven rail line.  Service will start next April.

http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Governor-to-Make-Announcement-About-Hartford-Commuter-Rail-Line-436326753.html
I think it'll work better if they ditch the extra four planned stops. This is high speed rail after all. If I-91 ends up faster, no one will use the alternative.

JJBers

Quote from: Duke87 on July 24, 2017, 07:24:12 PM
QuoteOfficials said Amtrak's existing service will not be altered by Hartford Line service and CTrail trains will operate together with Amtrak trains on the rail line to provide seamless Hartford Line service.

Now if we could eliminate the redundancy of having two different operators along the same line, or at least have unified ticketing between them, that'd be great.
Say that to Metro-North or Shoreline East
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RobbieL2415

Quote from: JJBers on July 25, 2017, 12:55:19 AM
Quote from: Duke87 on July 24, 2017, 07:24:12 PM
QuoteOfficials said Amtrak's existing service will not be altered by Hartford Line service and CTrail trains will operate together with Amtrak trains on the rail line to provide seamless Hartford Line service.

Now if we could eliminate the redundancy of having two different operators along the same line, or at least have unified ticketing between them, that'd be great.
Say that to Metro-North or Shoreline East
There's four Amtrak lines that operate along the tracks from the NYS border to New Haven: Acela, Northeast Regional (north and south branch), and the Vermonter.  These are all through trains, with the Vermonter and the  Regional trains preceding station being Bridgeport and the Acela Bridgeport.  It's not that bad, really.  I would like to see Amtrak discontinue the New Haven-Springfield shuttle though when CTRail service starts. 

shadyjay

We are getting beyond the "road" element of this site, but I'm a big rail nut so I'll run with it, and say this:

The 400-series "shuttles" are Amtrak's shortest routes in the country, at 62 mph.  The state of Connecticut adds financial support to help support this service.  While said trains only operate New Haven<->Springfield, they are reliant on their connections at New Haven.  For instance, the NB shuttle from New Haven doesn't leave New Haven if the train that connects to it is running late.  This enables passengers who come from points south of New Haven to connect to points on the Springfield Line.  While ConnDOT supports the shuttle service, it is "held back" by the rest of the Amtrak system in the Northeast. 

Following the startup of new Hartford Line commuter rail, Amtrak should discontinue its shuttles, or ConnDOT should stop supporting them.  Perhaps Amtrak could add a 4th thru train to Springfield (in addition to the two existing, plus the Vermonter), or, as some have suggested, keep the shuttles, reduce the stops, and extend them north of Springfield. 

kefkafloyd

Eventually the shuttles and SPG terminating Regionals will be replaced with inland Regionals (thru trains to Boston) which will overall be a net improvement to Massachusetts Amtrak service once NHHS Commuter starts up.

RobbieL2415

Quote from: kefkafloyd on July 26, 2017, 06:10:33 PM
Eventually the shuttles and SPG terminating Regionals will be replaced with inland Regionals (thru trains to Boston) which will overall be a net improvement to Massachusetts Amtrak service once NHHS Commuter starts up.
Hmmm, maybe we could get T commuter service extended to Springfield?

kefkafloyd

The odds of that are slim to none. While you could conceivably run a few Regionals along the single-track section from WOR to SPG (once it is improved), the rail would not be able to support that much traffic. Going from 16 to 20 trains isn't a big jump.

CSX would probably be pretty grumpy about that. Inland Regionals and track improvements are being floated only because of horse trading between CSX and the state for their West Springfield intermodal.

jp the roadgeek

Quote from: RobbieL2415 on July 26, 2017, 07:00:17 PM
Quote from: kefkafloyd on July 26, 2017, 06:10:33 PM
Eventually the shuttles and SPG terminating Regionals will be replaced with inland Regionals (thru trains to Boston) which will overall be a net improvement to Massachusetts Amtrak service once NHHS Commuter starts up.
Hmmm, maybe we could get T commuter service extended to Springfield?

You'd see T service extended to Westerly first with Shore Line East extended to meet it.
Interstates I've clinched: 97, 290 (MA), 291 (CT), 291 (MA), 293, 295 (DE-NJ-PA), 295 (RI-MA), 384, 391, 395 (CT-MA), 395 (MD), 495 (DE), 610 (LA), 684, 691, 695 (MD), 695 (NY), 795 (MD)

JJBers

#2370
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on July 27, 2017, 02:18:05 AM
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on July 26, 2017, 07:00:17 PM
Quote from: kefkafloyd on July 26, 2017, 06:10:33 PM
Eventually the shuttles and SPG terminating Regionals will be replaced with inland Regionals (thru trains to Boston) which will overall be a net improvement to Massachusetts Amtrak service once NHHS Commuter starts up.
Hmmm, maybe we could get T commuter service extended to Springfield?

You'd see T service extended to Westerly first with Shore Line East extended to meet it.
That's a stretch there already...
Anyways, I've noticed on I-395, there's some exits with the old exit tab, and some don't.
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shadyjay

There's a handful of signs on I-395 that were not in the contract.  These include all blue logo signs for FOOD, LODGING, and GAS, plus signs for the "reservations" (casinos), and some of the signage for the Plainfield service plaza (which still says "REST AREA - GAS/FOOD" on some signs).  The reservation sign at Exit 9 still has a centered exit tab. 

There's also a sign that didn't get removed as part of the project... the blue exit services text sign for I-95 Exit 75 on I-395 South near MM 0.  Exit services were moved to the service bar at the bottom of the Exit 75 1 mile sign, but for some reason, the Exit 75 all-text services sign was not removed. 

It seems like every sign replacement has that one lone sign that was forgotten about.  CT 9 has the "Jct 91 1 1/2 miles" non-reflective button copy northbound near Exit 19.  I-84 West has a similar blue service sign near Exit 15. 

JJBers

#2372
Quote from: JJBers on July 29, 2017, 02:04:24 AM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on July 27, 2017, 02:18:05 AM
Quote from: RobbieL2415 on July 26, 2017, 07:00:17 PM
Quote from: kefkafloyd on July 26, 2017, 06:10:33 PM
Eventually the shuttles and SPG terminating Regionals will be replaced with inland Regionals (thru trains to Boston) which will overall be a net improvement to Massachusetts Amtrak service once NHHS Commuter starts up.
Hmmm, maybe we could get T commuter service extended to Springfield?

You'd see T service extended to Westerly first with Shore Line East extended to meet it.
That's a stretch there already...
Anyways, I've noticed on I-395, there's some exits with the old exit tab, and some don't.
Quote from: shadyjay on July 29, 2017, 03:14:37 PM
There's a handful of signs on I-395 that were not in the contract.  These include all blue logo signs for FOOD, LODGING, and GAS, plus signs for the "reservations" (casinos), and some of the signage for the Plainfield service plaza (which still says "REST AREA - GAS/FOOD" on some signs).  The reservation sign at Exit 9 still has a centered exit tab. 

There's also a sign that didn't get removed as part of the project... the blue exit services text sign for I-95 Exit 75 on I-395 South near MM 0.  Exit services were moved to the service bar at the bottom of the Exit 75 1 mile sign, but for some reason, the Exit 75 all-text services sign was not removed. 

It seems like every sign replacement has that one lone sign that was forgotten about.  CT 9 has the "Jct 91 1 1/2 miles" non-reflective button copy northbound near Exit 19.  I-84 West has a similar blue service sign near Exit 15.
Ahhh...I see now.
Also here's a random photo again:
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JJBers

Also, did this just become the 5th largest thread? I was checking the stats a few minutes ago, and it looks like it.
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Mergingtraffic

Quote from: shadyjay on July 29, 2017, 03:14:37 PM
There's a handful of signs on I-395 that were not in the contract.  These include all blue logo signs for FOOD, LODGING, and GAS, plus signs for the "reservations" (casinos), and some of the signage for the Plainfield service plaza (which still says "REST AREA - GAS/FOOD" on some signs).  The reservation sign at Exit 9 still has a centered exit tab. 

There's also a sign that didn't get removed as part of the project... the blue exit services text sign for I-95 Exit 75 on I-395 South near MM 0.  Exit services were moved to the service bar at the bottom of the Exit 75 1 mile sign, but for some reason, the Exit 75 all-text services sign was not removed. 

It seems like every sign replacement has that one lone sign that was forgotten about.  CT 9 has the "Jct 91 1 1/2 miles" non-reflective button copy northbound near Exit 19.  I-84 West has a similar blue service sign near Exit 15. 



I'm this it may date to before the interchange with I-91 was completed.  It's a lighter green, it wasn't until the mid 1970's did they start using the dark forest green.
I only take pics of good looking signs. Long live non-reflective button copy!
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