Upcoming articles (timeframe: 1 year)

• Demystifying Amtrak’s radio CTCSS tones in the Northeast
  Reposting of article from October in the proper place

• Northeast Corridor Catenary Wire Madness (Metuchen, New Jersey - April 15th, 2024)
  Review of cab footage, radio clips and more from a pantograph and catenary damage incident; analysis and speculation

• VIDEO: Northeast Corridor Catenary Wire Madness (Metuchen, New Jersey - April 15th, 2024)
  Short form replay of cab footage from incident with radio audio embedded. May take a few months (from January 2025) to complete.

• Amtrak train in emergency
  A quick explainer and example of what happens when a train goes into emergency. Train #80 went into emergency for an unknown reason at Edison interlocking on November 12th, 2024.

• Amtrak defect detector test and activation
  The defect detector at MP 29.7 was tested on January 14th, 2025 and defects were electrically simulated on all 4 tracks. On January 19th, 2025 train #2258 actually triggered the defect detector likely due to snow and ice. The next day, train #609 also triggered the defect detector.

• Trespassing on the right-of-way: They see you!
  Direct example of a railfan trespasser causing a problem for trains in Newark, New Jersey by standing near the right-of-way but outside of the tracks.

• Amtrak Acela speed testing in 2012 and 2014: How fast did it go?
  Review of videos from night testing in 2012 and 2014 where Acela trainsets were tested above operational speed

• NEC Annual Report review (FY2024)
  Comprehensive review of the “Major Service Incidents” section of the NEC Commision’s Annual Report. Annual reports are usually published in March after the completion of the Fiscal Year. The FY2024 report (October 1, 2023 - September 30th, 2024) report is expected to be released in March 2025.

• NEC Annual Report review (through FY2023)
  Article listing the same major service incidents (mostly without commentary) from the beginning of the reports in 2017 through the end of FY2023