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18608
Do you think we'll be hearing more excuses into next week about equipment problems, short trains, etc?...
phil_yanks
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Dec 1, 2006
5:05 pm
18609
Chairman: Gap incidents were not serious until death BY HERBERT LOWE Newsday Staff Writer November 30, 2006, 10:13 PM EST The chairman of the Metropolitan...
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yomf
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Dec 1, 2006
5:19 pm
18610
Next week? How about all winter......
yomf
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Dec 1, 2006
6:07 pm
18611
... time to start implementing winter and emergency procedures. Just like i did with my car,i had it checked and prepped for the winter.Im sure the same...
mr beach
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Dec 1, 2006
10:15 pm
18612
Short trains until April!!!! WOOOOOO! I like it! ;-)...
phil_yanks
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Dec 1, 2006
10:28 pm
18613
Just out of curiosity, what emergency procedures woud you implement for a windstorm? If it were snow the LIRR could bury the vulnerable electric fleet and run...
Michael B. Justice
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Dec 2, 2006
1:01 am
18614
You cynics are never impressed and never disappointed. FWIW, Metro-North added stops to diesel trains that run through electric territory to cope with their...
Michael B. Justice
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Dec 2, 2006
1:05 am
18615
The preparation for a windstorm would be basically the same as for any storm - have some parts ready, have some crews on standby. They could also have a...
yomf
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Dec 2, 2006
1:07 am
18616
mr beach, sir, that is just not possible. It takes way too long to implement these procedures. The Fail Road is not a quick and agile PRIVATE company or a...
phil_yanks
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Dec 2, 2006
1:11 am
18617
The extra stops are nice for MNRR - but what did the LIRR do? ... electric territory to cope with their short trains. There was a seat drop distributed on...
yomf
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Dec 2, 2006
1:17 am
18618
Please don't infer anything from my messages that isn't actually there. My question, to Mr. Beach, is what would *he* implement as an emergency procedure for...
Michael B. Justice
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Dec 2, 2006
3:31 am
18619
Ok..for things like a snowstorm theres much more you can prepare for.a windstorm..yes having extra crews and those responsible for the power supply on standby...
mr beach
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Dec 2, 2006
4:10 am
18620
They've already reduced service, or shall I say "degraded" service for the last three weeks. Wait a minute, I think a leaf hit a rail in Babylon...delays into...
phil_yanks
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Dec 2, 2006
4:13 am
18621
That's my point - the LIRR could have added stops to trains that don't use electric equipment -- and chose not to. _____ From: LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com...
Michael B. Justice
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Dec 2, 2006
4:17 am
18622
Everyone here knows I'm not the biggest fan of LIRR management but..... 1) You don't really "winterize" LIRR cars. They are not required to have anything...
swamp976
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Dec 2, 2006
2:56 pm
18623
Could you imagine what would happen if there were extra stops added by the LIRR? 1st of all, the already overcrowded trains would be dangerously overcrowded,...
long_island_
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Dec 2, 2006
3:02 pm
18624
If additional stops were added, on diesels that ran through electric territory, the already severe overcrowding would have been lessened on some trains. That...
yomf
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Dec 2, 2006
3:07 pm
18625
There have been some questions recently about what should and should not be posted here, so here is a guideline: ... - No name calling or derogatory personal...
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yomf
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Dec 2, 2006
3:59 pm
18626
Agreed. We're talking (conceptually) about taking a Speonk train that is scheduled to run down the Montauk and making 1, maybe 2 extra stops before Jamaica....
Michael B. Justice
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Dec 2, 2006
4:28 pm
18627
We'll never know if your concept is a viable option because it will never happen. The Fail Road is like the Knicks. Except the Knicks can't deny they lose....
phil_yanks
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Dec 2, 2006
6:40 pm
18628
-running the greenport "scoot" to jamaica is a good idea. or run a second "scoot" from ronkonkoma to either hicksville or jamaica as well.again i think getting...
mr beach
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Dec 2, 2006
6:47 pm
18629
LIHR and proactive in the same sentence? First time since the 1830's? ... From: "swamp976" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> To: <LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com> ...
Ron
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Dec 3, 2006
4:44 am
18630
Snow showers are forecast for late tonight/early tomorrow morning. Are they preparing excuses or preparing for the "just in case" scenarios.... ... have ... ...
phil_yanks
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Dec 3, 2006
5:58 pm
18631
Looks like we dodged a bullet today. But, doesn't matter for me, I'm working from home today. May none of your trains be short or delayed today fellow...
phil_yanks
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Dec 4, 2006
1:50 pm
18632
... Well, from my observation: 7:29 AM from Hicksville to Penn: SHORT. 7:37 (Hicksville) to Flatbush: SHORT (Based on the announcement made) 7:33 to Flatbush...
sn2hotty
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Dec 4, 2006
6:53 pm
18633
You should wake up a little bit earlier and take the 706 tomorrow which had all its cars today. Just kidding. This was something new for me: the 535 from...
Ian Greenbaum
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Dec 4, 2006
8:09 pm
18634
In a message dated 12/4/2006 3:09:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ian_greenbaum@... writes: This was something new for me: the 535 from Penn to ...
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Dec 4, 2006
9:06 pm
18635
535 to Hicksville-It said Port Jeff on the train itself. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you...
Ian Greenbaum
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Dec 4, 2006
10:09 pm
18636
In a message dated 12/4/2006 5:20:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ian_greenbaum@... writes: 535 to Hicksville-It said Port Jeff on the train itself. ... ...
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cook615
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Dec 5, 2006
2:30 am
18637
I wonder if either the 4:19 or 4:49 broke down before leaving Penn, got fixed, and then went out as a Hicksville Train. ... From: "Ian Greenbaum"...
Ron
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Dec 5, 2006
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