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MP-36s how are they running?

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MP-36s how are they running?

  by CNW5022-A519
 
I am just wondering if California Trans had any proublems with their MP-36s when they got them and now, I live in the Chicago area and Metra got the first 27 with a free set of gremlons with each of them and have been more proublems since.

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by superbad
 
i'm in the chicago area too, and even though the 36's look cool, I hear they are nothing but issues..

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by Kaback9
 
They can't be as bad as what we have here in New Jersey. The PL42AC's are crap!

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by DutchRailnut
 
Kaback9 wrote:They can't be as bad as what we have here in New Jersey. The PL42AC's are crap!
so how many did you run ???

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by Kaback9
 
DutchRailnut wrote:
Kaback9 wrote:They can't be as bad as what we have here in New Jersey. The PL42AC's are crap!
so how many did you run ???
None not saying I have but alot of delayed trains I have been on are because of them crapping out at really bad times.

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by DutchRailnut
 
Sometimes its not the locomotive Son , but linkage between seat and Throttle.

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by NJTMatt
 
I have run many and I can say they run well when they run! But I did have one completely shut down due to some water shorting out a marker light. Would not start and the genius computer could not tell me why! The 1972 Geeps are still more reliable!

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by BuddSilverliner269
 
DutchRailnut wrote:Sometimes its not the locomotive Son , but linkage between seat and Throttle.
The linkage between the seat and Throttle???? Do you mean the engineer?????Haha. Im starting to think you dont think highly of NJT engineers????? :wink:

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by DutchRailnut
 
Not only a NJT Phenomenon , but any railroad, specially when it involves new locomotives.
Also not always the linkage fault, the railroad buys $4.7 million locomotives but gives the linkage the $0.50 tour.

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by BuddSilverliner269
 
DutchRailnut wrote:Not only a NJT Phenomenon , but any railroad, specially when it involves new locomotives.
Also not always the linkage fault, the railroad buys $4.7 million locomotives but gives the linkage the $0.50 tour.
Hahahaha. Thanks Dutch. I needed a good laugh when I 1st woke up.Its definately true....

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by NJTMatt
 
Your right, NJT spent months teaching em how to trouble shoot EMDs, but No one knew anything about what the called the space shuttle, or PL42. :)

Re: MP-36s how are they running?

  by doepack
 
lensovet wrote:wow guys, way to hijack the thread.
No kidding. But anyway, any answers to original question? Also, it seems kind of odd that Metrolink would use 888 as the first number assigned to the new units, why wouldn't they have used a whole new block of numbers (i.e., 701, 901, etc.) for these?
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