F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:It's important to note that when they talk rail restoration, Falmouth Depot is the one that truly matters because it sits right next door to the huge Steamship Authority parking lot and the CCRTA + intercity bus depot. There's extremely little parking at Woods Hole-proper, and not even much in the way of a kiss-and-ride capacity. The Steamship Authority requires that you transfer to the shuttle buses to get there at all, because the ferry terminal lot is strictly for cars being loaded/unloaded onto the ferries (and they barely even have the space to do that with much efficiency). All other parking lots in the neighborhood are strictly rationed to USCG and Oceanographic Institute employees first, leaving very little share leftover for the hordes of visitors. It's mostly on-street parking in the neighborhood. They graded out a stretch of RR yard a couple years ago with 100+ spaces of linear parking along the bikeway, but it's got this horrible narrow little half-mile driveway totally inadequate to task.
bostontrainguy wrote:That is so cool to see. Too bad those tracks aren't connected to anything
Seconds. It's also done every time a push-pull train changes ends.BandA wrote:From what I've read, adding or removing cars requires a fresh brake test, which apparently takes about ten minutes.
Of course it is! Who else is going to do it!?I suspect that coupling or uncoupling cars is not allowed to be done by the train crew
You assume all that's possible can't be done and suggest stuff that's impossible. Self testing brakes? Coupling with a button? How are air hoses, MU, and HEP cables going to self plug in and unplug? I suppose they'll just self carry themselves onto the engine too? We're not talking about MSTS...Railroads used to do this kind of thing all the time, no big deal. These days it is a big deal - either because of tougher rules or because labor costs relatively more than it used to. I think there is a technological solution - coupling/decoupling by push button from the cab, electronic brake coupling, fast brake self-testing?? But that would require the MBTA to innovate...
CRail wrote:Of course it is! Who else is going to do it!?I suspect that coupling or uncoupling cars is not allowed to be done by the train crew
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:Too complicated. What I think you'll eventually see is CCCR get roped in.
1. Cape officials are searching for property to publicly acquire on the other side of the bridge for an infill station (or at least to hold in-pocket for when enough additional speed upgrades are complete to allow for more scheduled infills). First attempt last year was behind Gallo Arena about a half-mile from Bourne Rotary, and it didn't take because the trackside access was poor. Next site they're sure to look at is the DPW lot underneath the Sagamore Bridge, which has excellent road access from Exit 1C.
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