SLE power on the east end

Seems like they looped several of the sets. Took pics in os this am.nice to see a new view going in


Pics when I get home

Forgive me if the answer is obvious, but why would they turn the trainsets around?

Nice looking cars, I like the black and orange, but perhaps that's because they're Mam'k school colors. I know SLE generally runs push-pull the opposite of MNRR, and I believe DRN posted the reason on here somewhere.

as of this morning the two shoreline trainsets that turn in Stamford had been turned (engine on the east end).

Sarge wrote:I know SLE generally runs push-pull the opposite of MNRR, and I believe DRN posted the reason on here somewhere.

I'm pretty sure that has to due with spotting for fuel in New Haven yard and since the MNR and SLE trainsets are usually heading opposite directions out of New Haven.

Pretty sure an article in Railfan & Railroad back in the early 90s said it was done to prevent wheel wear. But seeing as how I don't remember this topic brought up in recent years, I may be mistaken.

Cool. Glad I looked as I was gonna start a new thread. I saw one train like that at Old Saybrook.

Yep, I saw an example of this today, as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbXH5p_piOQ

It shows the SLE at about 1:10 with its engine pulling the cars Eastbound, pushing Westbound.

Shoreline East equipment turn on mid afternoon Waterbury shuttle facing opposite direction as well(north instead of south)

MNRR are performing wire work on the new M8 yard (TK 38) and also the inner loop in New Haven yard forcing SLE trains to fuel and leave New Haven engines facing East.