I enjoyed Dick's post here on the Amtrak thread and was curious how a North Side consist would connect with the South Side to get to Southampton Street ?
by Dick H on Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:45 am
Until about a year or so ago, they had to take the Downeaster equipment
"across town" to the Southhampton St. facility in Boston to get a wash
job. I am not sure how often they tried to do that, but the equipment
looked pretty "gritty" at times, although I believe they did wash the
windows at Portland by hand quite frequently. Then someone at NNEPRA
had a better idea. Since the MBTA wash rack is at the Boston Engine
Terminal, outside of the North Station, NNEPRA contracted with the MBTA
to use that rack during the layover time at North Station. Of course,
there must be a cost for such use, but that probably is at least partially
offset by not having to take the train across town, and since the
Downeaster is a contracted service, there probably was an extra charge
for using the wash rack at Southhampton St.Dick H
by Dick H on Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:45 am
Until about a year or so ago, they had to take the Downeaster equipment
"across town" to the Southhampton St. facility in Boston to get a wash
job. I am not sure how often they tried to do that, but the equipment
looked pretty "gritty" at times, although I believe they did wash the
windows at Portland by hand quite frequently. Then someone at NNEPRA
had a better idea. Since the MBTA wash rack is at the Boston Engine
Terminal, outside of the North Station, NNEPRA contracted with the MBTA
to use that rack during the layover time at North Station. Of course,
there must be a cost for such use, but that probably is at least partially
offset by not having to take the train across town, and since the
Downeaster is a contracted service, there probably was an extra charge
for using the wash rack at Southhampton St.Dick H
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