The whole concept of the Black & Deckers...........I mean double deckers has been a disaster. The original concept was to save passengers from having to...
Right after they were put in service at least four of then burned - due to the "shoe beam" coating the LIRR used. As far as I understand these are not covered...
Let me see if i understand all this: 23 DM's were ordered when in reality only 8 were really needed. since the LIRR didnt want the same design as metro-north...
By the numbers: 23 "unreliable custom DM engines" at $.7MM more than MNRR: $16 Million 6 DM's (at least) no longer in service: $24 Million Number of zone 10...
this is disgusting and unbelieveable..in virtually ANY american corporation, if this had happened,people would've been fired so fast their heads would spin. ...
You are forgetting that the 2 PJ trains, in the PM, are just 30 minutes apart, both before rush hour. Actually, though, the morning rush hour PJ train is...
You guys have it backwards - the MN locomotives cost more than the LIRR ones. MNRR paid approximately 4.7 million each and the LIRR paid just under 4 million...
I keep thinking, yet again,that metro-north has their act together while the LIRR seems to be a three stooges operation by comparison. Buy why arent we asking...
East End Transit Plan On the Move With $360,000 Grant THE SAG HARBOR EXPRESS ISSUE DATE: 8/31/06 August 2006 By Annette Hinkle With Southampton Town's receipt...
what world are these people living in? do they honestly think that the lirr and suffolk county transit are going to give up their monopolies anytime soon? ... ...
... straightjacket and hauled away. its LONG LONG OVERDUE to start cleaning house at the LIRR- Theres an old greek expression translated into english that...
Metro-North was able to throw out the baby with the bathwater when they took over operations from Conrail in 1983. Metro-North has operational (read:...
Here is the special train they made up to commemorate Jim Dermody's retirement. I guess they took his company car away from him when he retired so he was ...
LIRR = LOGIC IS RARELY REQUIRED ... hour PJ ... morning ... instance ... the ... shuttle ... to run ... wasteful. ... they ... Hudson ... etc., is a ... super ...
I read somewhere else *wink wink* that the last car was closed off. Way to go Jimbo, screwing the riders even when you're not even running the damn operation...
The picture is now available in the group photo album. MJ _____ From: LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
At least he was made to ride one of the *reliable* (cough cough) double deckers. With any luck, maybe he got a chance to view the cars where the rest of us...
"I put in 48 years of service and all I got was this lame ass sign!....and a really nice pension..." I bet that train was on-time, maybe even early. ... ...
interesting post MJ. You didnt mention one other fact- that metro- north doesnt have to deal with that disaster thats called jamaica. by the way, what...
heheheehe you can apply that slogan to probably 95% of all government agencies :) ... minutes ... the ... at HP). ... then the ... Then ... morning ... tend ...
The "we have Jamaica" excuse is lame at best. All of Metro-North's lines converge at Mott Haven and share the four-track line into Grand Central. In the rare...
ill check those archives...now for those of us who are not as technically savvy as you are, what is "interlocking" and what does it do? how does it increase...
Basically, in laymens terms, an interlocking is anywhere where your train can cross over to another track. There are switches that cross you over to other...
I agree with Swamp's assessment of my post, and I agree with his assertion that we may never see these changes in our lifetime. Switches aren't cheap to...
THAT'S MY LINE ... minutes ... the ... at HP). ... then the ... Then ... morning ... tend ... guessing ... Amtrak ... a ... door ... train ... Branches" ... 2...
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