Service suspended between STM and GCT

Very nice pictures, but you should have thinned out the amount a bit.

Overtime wrote:I went to the Harrison Station on Saturday to get some pictures of the electrical work being done, you can view my pictures at http://snapshot.phanfare.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . I took a lot of pictures and basically just uploaded all of them. You will find pictures of Con Ed workers, MTA workers and pictures of both Metro North and Amtrak trains at the station

Yes those are nice.Thanks for linking.

Any word on the testing?

they did some testing and there will be some electric trains by Monday morning, keep checking MTA site for a schedule update.

Overtime wrote:I went to the Harrison Station on Saturday to get some pictures of the electrical work being done, you can view my pictures at http://snapshot.phanfare.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . I took a lot of pictures and basically just uploaded all of them. You will find pictures of Con Ed workers, MTA workers and pictures of both Metro North and Amtrak trains at the station

Fantastic pictures! What are the three 100kW transformers for? Now for bets on how long until they blow up/ melt/ trip out the frankensubstation? Hopefully the schedule shows pretty clearly what's Maxi's and what's EMU's, I'll aim for a Maxi tomorrow when I'm headed to JFK...

CTRailfan wrote: Hopefully the schedule shows pretty clearly what's Maxi's and what's EMU's, I'll aim for a Maxi tomorrow when I'm headed to JFK...

The general public could care less what kind of train their on, as long as it get them to where they want to go!

truck6018 wrote:

CTRailfan wrote: Hopefully the schedule shows pretty clearly what's Maxi's and what's EMU's, I'll aim for a Maxi tomorrow when I'm headed to JFK...

The general public could care less what kind of train their on, as long as it get them to where they want to go!

Exactly.

truck6018 wrote:

CTRailfan wrote: Hopefully the schedule shows pretty clearly what's Maxi's and what's EMU's, I'll aim for a Maxi tomorrow when I'm headed to JFK...

The general public could care less what kind of train their on, as long as it get them to where they want to go!

That would be true... I just don't want to be on an EMU when Frankensubstation blows up. Luckily, it can only run one or two trains, so that's only one or two dead trains to tow out of the way when it does.

CTRailfan wrote:

truck6018 wrote:

CTRailfan wrote: Hopefully the schedule shows pretty clearly what's Maxi's and what's EMU's, I'll aim for a Maxi tomorrow when I'm headed to JFK...

The general public could care less what kind of train their on, as long as it get them to where they want to go!

That would be true... I just don't want to be on an EMU when Frankensubstation blows up. Luckily, it can only run one or two trains, so that's only one or two dead trains to tow out of the way when it does.

Then may I suggest taking a taxi to the airport. More because of weekend subway construction and limited luggage space.

FYI - Acela just went by here in Milford about 1:10 pm.

mmacfall wrote:FYI - Acela just went by here in Milford about 1:10 pm.

That's good news if it's not only a test train.

CTRailfan wrote:

truck6018 wrote:

CTRailfan wrote: Hopefully the schedule shows pretty clearly what's Maxi's and what's EMU's, I'll aim for a Maxi tomorrow when I'm headed to JFK...

The general public could care less what kind of train their on, as long as it get them to where they want to go!

That would be true... I just don't want to be on an EMU when Frankensubstation blows up. Luckily, it can only run one or two trains, so that's only one or two dead trains to tow out of the way when it does.

Yes but if the maxi is behind the stranded EMU, and they can't route it around the stranded train for what ever reason, you're still stuck.

truck6018 wrote:Yes but if the maxi is behind the stranded EMU, and they can't route it around the stranded train for what ever reason, you're still stuck.

That is quite true.

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CTRailfan wrote:

truck6018 wrote:Yes but if the maxi is behind the stranded EMU, and they can't route it around the stranded train for what ever reason, you're still stuck.

That is quite true.

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On the bright side. If the substation blows and their train dies yours will at least have heat and light.. They wont be so lucky

mmacfall wrote:FYI - Acela just went by here in Milford about 1:10 pm.

Clean Cab wrote:That's good news if it's not only a test train.

Probably a test or equipment move. Per the schedule that would be 2250 or 2253 and Amtrak shows both (and all Acelas) are still cancelled.

Due to the ongoing commercial power problem in the New York area affecting Metro-North Railroad territory, Amtrak Acela Express service will not operate through Sunday, September 29, between New York and Boston. Amtrak will continue to provide Northeast Regional service operating under diesel power through the affected area. Link

beanbag wrote:On the bright side. If the substation blows and their train dies yours will at least have heat and light.. They wont be so lucky

True, but I'd be worried about A/C if it was during the summer... this time of year, loss of power wouldn't be too uncomfortable unless all the people made it really hot inside...

When are they supposed to post tomorrow's schedule? The one up there is still from Thursday/Friday. Also, do we have any confirmations of trains running under electric power through the affected section? The Acela could have been towed by P42's that were cut off/put on at STM...