MBTA Non-Revenue Locomotives

A few questions about the three non-revenue locomotives of the MBTA commuter rail.

Do the 902, 904 & 3247 have A.C.S.E.S.?

Are any of them able to operate in push-pull operation?

904 does, but it's on a "dead" line for now.

902 and 3247, AFATC, don't posses ACSES. This was also mentioned on another topic at this Forum.

And what is ACSES?

Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System, used by Amtrak for the Amtrak Attleboro line, which they used in preparation for the new Acela trains, although it's mandatory for all trains and cab car equipment and other engines (including MBCR's and these non-revenue engines) in order to run on Southside.

just to clarify, the ACSES is just on the NEC (Attleboro/Providence lines) not all southside lines

I knew that already, but what meant was that all Southside assigned equipment would have to at least one time use the NEC, so that5's why ACSES is mandatory to have installed.

o ok, i see what you are saying, i misunderstood

Not a problem Although all modes of coaches (even the 1600s that run the Northside PushPull ops) should have ACSES...

the 1600's can't come on the southside anyway because they don't have suppression on the brakes, thats what i was told

Oh I didn't know that, and besides, they also perform poorly too, I don't know for sure, but the 15 and 1700s are performing superior here down south.

MBTA F40PH-2C 1050 wrote:the 1600's can't come on the southside anyway because they don't have suppression on the brakes, thats what i was told

I was told the same thing years ago when they first started keeping the 1600's on the North Side.

Anybody know what is wrong with the 902? Dave?

The Readville Switcher had a pair of Gp40's earlier in the week at Beacon Park.

The 902 was the "victim" of an impomptu FRA visit last week, not that it wasn't already old and weary. Has some bad oil leaks and went out of
service late February. The Readville Switcher has been using GP40MC's 1125 & 1136.

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Does anyone know if 1921 is still on the propery or?

Unfortunately it's been gone for a while now.