Cool to see the 950 might be reducing its fares! And I'm glad the SLE & Hartford Line are getting their schedules expanded, but I am so frustrated they took the time and effort to use more staff and equipment to run the expanded schedules but didn't look at all at making them better? What the h...
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Re: CTrail to Significantly Expand Service on July 26
by gregorygrice ¦ Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:12 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: CTrail to Significantly Expand Service on July 26 ¦ Replies: 6 ¦ Views: 1524Re: W. Hempstead
by gregorygrice ¦ Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:19 pm ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: W. Hempstead ¦ Replies: 3 ¦ Views: 886According to an old NYAR map (which I saved to my phone in 2015), there is limited service to West Hempstead, but this is not represented in the current map. Did NYAR ever (or dies it still) serve any industries in West Hempstead? https://i.imgur.com/7dqI2cY.jpg No. The map basically showed "t...
Re: East Side Access NOT LIRR
by gregorygrice ¦ Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:11 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: East Side Access NOT LIRR ¦ Replies: 78 ¦ Views: 10958Not so with the Engineers' union, which permits non-members to operate trains on the LI's tracks. Also all NYA employees are full paying members of LIRR's BLE (269) and have been since the beginning. First they were members of UTU local 385 croton-on-Hudson(Conrail). Both transportation and engine ...
Re: East Side Access NOT LIRR
by gregorygrice ¦ Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:09 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: East Side Access NOT LIRR ¦ Replies: 78 ¦ Views: 10958ConstanceR46 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:06 pm no benches to be seenMoynihan has a huge waiting area for ticketed passengers with benches tables and outlets. Something the "old"/ current Penn didn't have.
Re: East Side Access NOT LIRR
by gregorygrice ¦ Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:22 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: East Side Access NOT LIRR ¦ Replies: 78 ¦ Views: 10958Kelly&Kelly wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:20 amAlso all NYA employees are full paying members of LIRR's BLE (269) and have been since the beginning.
Not so with the Engineers' union, which permits non-members to operate trains on the LI's tracks.
Re: East Side Access NOT LIRR
by gregorygrice ¦ Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:18 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: East Side Access NOT LIRR ¦ Replies: 78 ¦ Views: 10958The trains (aside from initial testing) will be run be LIRR crews. The station maintenance will be contracted the same way Moynihan is. Track maintenance will be contracted as well.
Re: M8's and Shore Line East
by gregorygrice ¦ Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:43 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: M8's and Shore Line East ¦ Replies: 371 ¦ Views: 114113Yes, we have to wonder the running of all Ctrail SLE trains to NLC will be a permanent thing which could lower chances greatly of M8s running on the SLE trains. The next alternative might be this and this would be years from now. After more of Amtrak's Siemens intercity trainsets enter revenue serv...
Re: M3 Retirement, Scrapping
by gregorygrice ¦ Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:04 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: M3 Retirement, Scrapping ¦ Replies: 163 ¦ Views: 746129800/9799/9894/9893 are the next to make the trip to Ohio.
Re: Current Roster including Leasers
by gregorygrice ¦ Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:20 pm ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: Current Roster including Leasers ¦ Replies: 75 ¦ Views: 21191151 is out for rebuild. 268 has worn that "heritage" scheme for almost its whole career at NYA.
Re: Current Roster including Leasers
by gregorygrice ¦ Wed Jun 02, 2021 11:13 am ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: Current Roster including Leasers ¦ Replies: 75 ¦ Views: 21191The NIMBY community there got that order canceled many years ago.
Re: Current Roster including Leasers
by gregorygrice ¦ Fri May 28, 2021 9:00 am ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: Current Roster including Leasers ¦ Replies: 75 ¦ Views: 21191Trainman14 wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 1:51 am Anything new on the motive power? I haven’t seen or heard about the 300 or the 301 in a while.No changes.
Re: Vandalism wreck info needed
by gregorygrice ¦ Wed May 05, 2021 8:06 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Vandalism wreck info needed ¦ Replies: 21 ¦ Views: 3080Re: Vandalism wreck info needed
by gregorygrice ¦ Wed May 05, 2021 7:37 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Vandalism wreck info needed ¦ Replies: 21 ¦ Views: 3080Same angle from a few years ago.
