Pullman Co Comet 1 cars.

A couple hours late on this.

Saw the comet 1 set leaving Fern Rock Station heading inbound at around 11:08 AM.

KAWASAKI-FAN100 wrote:A couple hours late on this.

Saw the comet 1 set leaving Fern Rock Station heading inbound at around 11:08 AM.

Twas a training train out for a Sunday stroll.....

Twas the twain on twack two?

My morning train, which is usually the Comets running express on the Media line, was replaced by a Bomber set this morning.

Just routine maintenance for the Comets or were they pulled for something else?

kieran wrote:My morning train, which is usually the Comets running express on the Media line, was replaced by a Bomber set this morning.

Just routine maintenance for the Comets or were they pulled for something else?

i saw them at market east around 4:30-5:00 pm
it was a express to west trenton yesterday

I saw the Comet I train, being lead by 2304, on the West Trenton Line this morning heading to Center City. It was running as train 6325, on the Pennypack Limited. What a surprise to see on my train ride in the opposite direction.

Saw them backing into the yard at 30th street yesterday. Does anyone know why they are still only running with 6 cars? Thought they bought a few spares.

zebrasepta wrote:

kieran wrote:My morning train, which is usually the Comets running express on the Media line, was replaced by a Bomber set this morning.

Just routine maintenance for the Comets or were they pulled for something else?

i saw them at market east around 4:30-5:00 pm
it was a express to west trenton yesterday

I'm hearing some noises that a Bomber set woke up dead Thursday afternoon, so the Comet set subbed for 6378 Thursday afternoon, and then went down as 6325 Friday morning, then returned to the normal rotation Friday afternoon.

No clue why it still only has 6 cars; they do have 8 cars available....

South Jersey Budd wrote:Saw them backing into the yard at 30th street yesterday. Does anyone know why they are still only running with 6 cars? Thought they bought a few spares.

IIRC, the spares were for parts.

Right, but it had been running with 7. I assume one or both of the extras have some issue keeping them out of service.

South Jersey Budd wrote:Saw them backing into the yard at 30th street yesterday. Does anyone know why they are still only running with 6 cars? Thought they bought a few spares.

They bought 9 cars total. Eight to allow for a 7-car train with one spare car (a coach or cab). The 9th car was the spare parts car (cab 5118).

saw the set and it is still 6 cars

Back to seven cars this morning. Must have been running late since I saw it at Market East around 8:40.

2460 was sitting in Powelton this morning.

The Comets are still running on the Medial/Elwyn line and I sometimes catch the 7:59 express from Morton that the Comets run on.

Lately, the engine that's attached to this set has been having all kinds of problems. Wakes up dea, dies mid trip, etc..

Was 45 mins late a few weeks ago and today it lost power after leaving U. City. Was stuck right outside of 30th St. for about 10 mins.