Interesting Consist Discussion for the South Side

[MBTA F40PH-2C 1050]

the 1056 and the 1062 are the 2 units painted in MassDOT paint currently. The 1062 needs its HEP unit completely replaced, believe it went down to Area 52 Tuesday

[Mbtagp40mc]

I'm on the MassDOT consist right now. Its the 4:47 Needham Heights train out of South Station. What a shame it's all MBB cars. I hate these things. So uncomfortable.

[BandA]

I'm on the MassDOT consist right now. Its the 4:47 Needham Heights train out of South Station. What a shame it's all MBB cars. I hate these things. So uncomfortable.

Cheap foam cushioning breaks down after 10-15 years even when lightly used. I'm assuming that's what happened because the MBBs were very comfortable when new.

[sonicdoommario]

Providence train 821 (4:30PM outbound) had 7 doubles with a locomotive on each end, an HSP and a GP. Looks like there was no control car on the set.

[cbrett]

Is #1120 owned by MassDoT too? It had a MassDot Logo on the side of it when it stopped at West Natick headed towards Worcester at around 3:10 today. Is this on all the engines and I'm just really obvlivious, or is this something else?

[sonicdoommario]

Pretty sure this isn't too surprising but Providence train 803 (6:31AM outbound) (and I believe turns to 812) had two control cars in its set, I believe 1712 and 1705 (1705 being the primary one). They were right next to one other.

[MBTA F40PH-2C 1050]

some of the recent refurb K cars have been problem childs and have not been in the lead, just filling a spot in the consist

[Frode]

I rode on an all-MBB set today on the Franklin line. I didn't think that was still possible!

[F-line to Dudley via Park]

Not consist related, but can't think of where else to put it. . .

Users of Kingston station may have noticed the very large collection of retired T-logoed NABI CNG buses that have been piling up in the lot the last couple weeks. Now 30-strong and increasing by couple buses per day as more fresh retirees get yanked from revenue service and sent down Route 3 for storage. Those are awaiting their maker on a huge 300-bus scrap contract currently 125+ buses into its meal. The scrappers are working Southampton, Cabot, and Arborway yards right now at a rate of a dozen buses per week, with 120 retired buses left to go in the intra-city yards. After those dead lines are cleared out the scrappers will be descending on a filled-up Kingston and start putting on a daily demolition show in full view of the platform for commuters' entertainment. Should be some good photo ops of the action this September-ish when the heavy equipment decamps to Kingston.

[MBTA F40PH-2C 1050]

I rode on an all-MBB set today on the Franklin line. I didn't think that was still possible!

a set of 5 it is, as of Tuesday, had a HSP as the power

[CSRR573]

Dont know where else to put this really, buy today I just noticed that the old spur just after the Holbrook/Randolph station has a huge boiler or pump or something on a center depressed flat car. Its quite a good size piece too. Always figured that spur has been spike off for like 10 years now

[csor2010]

There is a set of 8 doubles running around with 2 HSPs in top/tail configuration - 2010 on the outer end and either 2011 or 2017 on the inner end. It was working 521 yesterday afternoon.

[Mbtagp40mc]

The past two days, 521 from SS has had GP40 1134 on the end, behind cab car 1826.

[sonicdoommario]

Was at the Attleboro station today and saw an outbound train with 5 double decker cars zip through on track 1, ahead of the 1:05PM outbound train. Might've had control car 1721. Is this a test/rescue train or something?

[MBTA F40PH-2C 1050]

Was at the Attleboro station today and saw an outbound train with 5 double decker cars zip through on track 1, ahead of the 1:05PM outbound train. Might've had control car 1721. Is this a test/rescue train or something?

Been a busy summer, but what you probably saw was a set returning from dropping off an engine at Davisville, RI