This is not an issue with the dual-mode diesels, which is why you now see double deckers in Penn. _____ From: kmcnicho [mailto:no_reply@yahoogroups.com] Sent:...
The viaduct between East New York and Nostrand Ave is badly in need of repair. If a diesel ran on it, the results would not be pretty. ... into ... ...
I'm pretty sure the viaduct was rehabbed in 80s. While I know that it is supposed to be rehabbed again in the 2005-2009 capital program, you have to wonder...
... than ... I had heard (rumor, no confirmation) that the RR could have gotten a whole train set (2 engines 8 coaches) of off the shelf trains from...
What engine is Kawasaki making these days? I want to say that the original cost of the DM30ACs were somewhere around 3.7 million dollars. I don't remember who...
Today there was a pedestrian accident east of Ronkonkoma, and while I have no remorse for anyone who wanders in front of a train, I am not belitiling the event...
Reasons for 2 engines on a dm; 1. If one engine loses 3rd rail power (gap or breakdown), train can keep moving. 2. If one engine dies, train can keep moving...
1. Breakdowns are unavoidable, but gaps mitigated by turning on the diesel engines again to get through the gap -- much less pollution than dragging around...
I need to revise my original coach figures to meet modern costs. The Comet Vs (comparable to the MN Shoreliners) purchased in 2002 cost between 897k and 1.05...
Wasn't 2 engines for 8 cars discussed a while ago - and it was because the one engine couldn't provide locomotion and hotel power? ... The Comet ... between...
Debris falling from a vaiduct would prompt even the inept and complacent LIRR to close the structure and investingate the cause. If the rated capacity of the...
Then that would go back to my other e-mail -- two bloated engines to haul 8 cars is a flawed design. If HEP is the issue, then a HEP generator (think of a...
IIRC the LIRR did stop running diesels over the Montauk viaduct for a period of time circa 2000. The bridge rehabs were done before all of the engines were...
In a message dated 6/2/2005 11:24:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mbj@... writes: Then that would go back to my other e-mail -- two bloated engines to...
There was a small bridge immediately West of the Patchogue station that was replaced around that time. I believe it has a dated palque on it - I'll try to get...
This is no insider secret. I want to say that the LIRR put out a couple of PR pieces (maybe pamphlets?) that mentioned the bridge work at the time. I did not...
You've got the idea, mailsales. The LIRR had a number of Cab Units/HEP cars in the past (Some FA-1s, FA-2s, a couple of F-units as well). Who would have ever...
one engine would do the job of getting a six car train in to penn. but the problem is that with the 3rd rail contact shoes. they are only on the engine. and...
I thought my opinion was clear that in the event of a gap you could turn the engines back on if necessary. [Before the loons come out, realize that there is no...
Already $21B in the hole, worse to come for MTA Nothing average about average fare BY TOM McGINTY, STAFF WRITER, Newsday For months, the dire financial...
Nothing average about average fare New Yorkers pay more than fare share BY TOM McGINTY, STAFF WRITER, Newsday One thing becomes clear when you peer deeply into...
Revive a Train, or Go for Green? By JEFF VANDAM, The New York Times Published: June 5, 2005 When the Rockaway Beach branch of the Long Island Rail Road was in...
MTA MONEY MATTERS On borrowed time, billions It should be the best of times for public transit. Billions have been spent on repairs, ridership is up. But the...
VIVA LA FAIL ROAD! Once again, the Fail Road lives up to its name. The 7:17 out of WH makes Hempstead Gardens, Lakeview, Malverne, Westwood, then Jamaica, on...
... commuters drive? Well, really just my guesses here, but in answer to your questions: How much will LIRR and subway fares be raised? The sky is the limit...
In response to your question "I think the better question, will anyone be left on the island???" - I paraphrase Yogi Berra: "Nobody will live here anymore,...
In a message dated 6/6/2005 4:20:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ... How much will your electric, phone, gas, insurance, property taxes, etc go up? Why should...
If phone or electric rates went up by 25%, 10% and 25% over the same period of time as LIRR fares you would hear millions of people screaming. Nobody is saying...
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