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Taras Grescoe 🚇

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Followers
7.9K
Account age
3 yrs
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Ever seen one of these on a railway bridge, and wondered why there was a narrower track inside the standard gauge track? Funny story. The "Jordan Rail" was invented in Canada, by Oswald F. Jordan. If a train derails over a river, the inner rail catches the wheel flanges, preventing a deadly plunge.57 views Ever seen one of these on a railway bridge, and wondered why there was a narrower track inside the standard gauge track? Funny story. The "Jordan Rail" was invented in Canada, by Oswald F. Jordan. If a train derails over a river, the inner rail catches the wheel flanges, preventing a deadly plunge. NEW STUDY reveals innate human tendency to veer left + walk counterclockwise, defying previous theories on handedness. "Within mere seconds of initiating movement, an astonishing 80 percent of crowd was actively moving in a counterclockwise rotation." https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/counterclockwise-bias-new-study-reveals-why-humans-veer-left-walking19 views NEW STUDY reveals innate human tendency to veer left + walk counterclockwise, defying previous theories on handedness. "Within mere seconds of initiating movement, an astonishing 80 percent of crowd was actively moving in a counterclockwise rotation." https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/counterclockwise-bias-new-study-reveals-why-humans-veer-left-walking Low-emission electric trains would provide an alternative to highways, as well as the 70+ highly-polluting short-haul flights that currently serve those cities daily. In Quebec, across Canada, across party lines, support for high-speed rail is at 62%, with only 18% against https://www.altno.ca/_files/ugd/f1a60d_f91a3f0ada144cb981f03a0da603e347.pdf17 views Low-emission electric trains would provide an alternative to highways, as well as the 70+ highly-polluting short-haul flights that currently serve those cities daily. In Quebec, across Canada, across party lines, support for high-speed rail is at 62%, with only 18% against https://www.altno.ca/_files/ugd/f1a60d_f91a3f0ada144cb981f03a0da603e347.pdf THIS JUST IN: Transport Minister announces #Canada 's Alto High-Speed Rail route, still in planning, may now dip south to stop in Kingston, #Ontario. Kingston region (pop. 172,000) is on the current VIA Rail line between #Montreal and #Toronto. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alto-route-change-kingston-9.7244054kingston-9.724405415 views THIS JUST IN: Transport Minister announces #Canada 's Alto High-Speed Rail route, still in planning, may now dip south to stop in Kingston, #Ontario. Kingston region (pop. 172,000) is on the current VIA Rail line between #Montreal and #Toronto. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alto-route-change-kingston-9.7244054kingston-9.7244054

📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jun 10latest
15
Avg engagement / post
7–17
Typical post (engagement)
0.2%
Engagement vs followers
57/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 7 and 17 likes + reposts (median 12) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: Ever seen one of these on a railway bridge, and wondered why the · 57 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
2.4 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
20×
Follows 402 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Ever seen one of these on a railway bridge, and wondered why there was a narrower track inside the standard gauge track? Funny story. The "Jordan Rail" was invented in Canada, by Oswald F. Jordan. If a train derails over a river, the inner rail catches the wheel flanges, prevent… ★ 57
I reveal where you can crash in retired (and beautifully renovated) railcars across #Canada in my latest Globe and Mail travel feature. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/travel/article-overnight-stay-railway-museum-smiths-falls/ ★ 2 "They come with heated floors, onboard digital display screens, air conditioning and improved accessibility." #Calgary is getting new CTrain light-rail vehicles, replacing U2 trains that date to...1980s. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calg… ★ 12 Interesting: a combined VIA Rail-Alto station for #Kingston Ontario is on the table. To be clear, the actual alignment won't be announced until fall 2026. ★ 2 THIS JUST IN: Transport Minister announces #Canada 's Alto High-Speed Rail route, still in planning, may now dip south to stop in Kingston, #Ontario. Kingston region (pop. 172,000) is on the current VIA Rail line between #Montreal and #Tor… ★ 15 NEW STUDY reveals innate human tendency to veer left + walk counterclockwise, defying previous theories on handedness. "Within mere seconds of initiating movement, an astonishing 80 percent of crowd was actively moving in a counterclockwis… ★ 19 "The Wilshire subway took 46 years. Future projects should skip decades of objections." Los Angeles subway extension cost $900 million a mile. Pro-transit, low-NIMBY #Spain built #Madrid metro extension for $110M/mile. https://www.latimes.… ★ 20 Then it's not a priority, is it? "The Martinez Ferrada administration intends to make improving safety on Parc Ave. a priority — just not yet." More foot-dragging—typical of Ensemble #Montréal, who achieve nothing, slowly. https://montrea… ★ 7 The service was suspended in 2025, but, good news: this year, it's back, running from June to November. #Quebec #trains You can read more in my High Speed dispatch: https://www.highspeed.blog/a-ride-on-a-tortillard-from-quebec-city-to-la-m… ★ 10 On-time service of VIA Rail in Windsor-Quebec City corridor hovers at 60 percent. The planned Alto HSR would bring fast + reliable service to the corridor where half the population of #Canada lives. #Germany is ready to spend €100B just to… ★ 6 "Just 60 % of long-distance trains arrive on time, down from 84 % twenty years ago." Thanks to neglect of basic infrastructure, rail service in #Germany is awful. The good news: a €107-billion spending program aims to get the system back o… ★ 8 Low-emission electric trains would provide an alternative to highways, as well as the 70+ highly-polluting short-haul flights that currently serve those cities daily. In Quebec, across Canada, across party lines, support for high-speed rai… ★ 17

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
urbanists.social
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 15 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.4× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
58/100
Fair Credibility score
81%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 81% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Low engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Travel slowly, fix things. Author of Straphanger. Next book: riding every passenger train in Canada (House of Anansi) 🚆 Words: NYTimes, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian, L'actualité, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal. Weekly dispatches on trains, transit & cities 👇 https://www.highspeed.blog IG: https://www.instagram.com/taras.rides.trains/

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THIS JUST IN: Transport Minister announces #Canada 's Alto High-Speed Rail route, still in planning, may now dip south to stop in Kingston, #Ontario. Kingston region (pop. 172,000) is on the current VIA Rail line between #Montreal and #Toronto. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/alto-route-change-kingston-9.7244054kingston-9.7244054 NEW STUDY reveals innate human tendency to veer left + walk counterclockwise, defying previous theories on handedness. "Within mere seconds of initiating movement, an astonishing 80 percent of crowd was actively moving in a counterclockwise rotation." https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/counterclockwise-bias-new-study-reveals-why-humans-veer-left-walking Ever seen one of these on a railway bridge, and wondered why there was a narrower track inside the standard gauge track? Funny story. The "Jordan Rail" was invented in Canada, by Oswald F. Jordan. If a train derails over a river, the inner rail catches the wheel flanges, preventing a deadly plunge. The service was suspended in 2025, but, good news: this year, it's back, running from June to November. #Quebec #trains You can read more in my High Speed dispatch: https://www.highspeed.blog/a-ride-on-a-tortillard-from-quebec-city-to-la-malbaie/ On-time service of VIA Rail in Windsor-Quebec City corridor hovers at 60 percent. The planned Alto HSR would bring fast + reliable service to the corridor where half the population of #Canada lives. #Germany is ready to spend €100B just to improve existing rail service. Alto would cost ≈ €47B — for a brand new system, where we need it most. https://www.highspeed.blog/the-best-argument-for-high-spe "Just 60 % of long-distance trains arrive on time, down from 84 % twenty years ago." Thanks to neglect of basic infrastructure, rail service in #Germany is awful. The good news: a €107-billion spending program aims to get the system back on track. https://www.ft.com/content/db75e347-b13b-4753-8130-6301bb55c040?syn-25a6b1a6=1 (Paywall) Low-emission electric trains would provide an alternative to highways, as well as the 70+ highly-polluting short-haul flights that currently serve those cities daily. In Quebec, across Canada, across party lines, support for high-speed rail is at 62%, with only 18% against https://www.altno.ca/_files/ugd/f1a60d_f91a3f0ada144cb981f03a0da603e347.pdf

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