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    Fan trips and other special services

    Hijack a train? No way!
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    Fan trips and other special services

    How about any interstate special services (in Canada this means crossing province borders) or even special services in North America that cross country borders?
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    Fan trips and other special services

    What about other special services, say with side tours as well as onboard catering?
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    Fan trips and other special services

    Fan trips were or are special charter trains not run for the general public. Have those ever been a regular occurrence in North America? Also, how about other special services with onboard catering and maybe side tours as well?
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    Overtaking loops and three and four track lines

    Are there any examples in North America of four track light rail? Has it ever been proposed? That is four tracks paired by direction. What about double track with overtaking loops at stops and stations? There could be three tracks, with two for all stopping vehicles and one for non-stoppers such...
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    High plaltforms on Cleveland R.T.A?

    Given that the Cleveland light rail runs entirely on reserve, with no stops in the street environment, and even shares tracks with a subway, one might wonder why it doesn't have high platform loading. It may be a legacy systems, but so is the Pittsburgh light rail, which has converted to mostly...
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