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DutchRailnut wrote:it would move the switchover point to close to probably busiest interlocking in US , giving no time to trains to get up to speed or fail within that interlocking.
DutchRailnut wrote:it would move the switchover point to close to probably busiest interlocking in US , giving no time to trains to get up to speed or fail within that interlocking.
njt/mnrrbuff wrote:I hope that MNR plans to run off peak and weekend service to the E. Bronx. There are plenty of people living in those sections who like taking trips into Midtown for the day. There might even be Manhattan residents who might want to spend a day at Pelham Bay Park, located very close to Co-op City and where the depot would be. There are even people who work at the hospitals near Morris Park who might live along the Hellgate Line.
Backshophoss wrote:Amtrak will never move the changeover point to the west of NY City. the former PRR grid ENDS at CP Gate!
DutchRailnut wrote:There is a damned good reason the soon 500 car M-8's got third rail gear compatible with LIRR third rail.
Amtrak has not been charging fair amount for Catenary use, the LIRR is in charge of their power and a MTA company.
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