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Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.

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 #1506395  by MACTRAXX
 
Everyone: A shortage of cab cars as noted is the reason that the "All Day" push-pull train has been
MIA lately. At least we have an idea what the problem is.

With the surplus motors has RRD thought of using two ACS64s (on each end) on one push-pull set
to free up at least one cab car? Could this be an additional test to see if running two motors on one
train at least would work? I remember when NJT used two ALP46 motors in this manner on some
long (10-11 multilevels) trains back when they were new. Will power draw on the RDG side be a
problem meaning that a train run in this manner would have to be run to/from Suburban Station?

MACTRAXX
 #1506400  by CNJGeep
 
Yes, you can run a train with two engines. It's a rocketship. The bigger problem, however, is that now you would have a three car train, since there really aren't any spare trailers either. 9530 and 4571 can not be shorted. They are already SRO. As for power issues north of the phase break, they have been largely ameliorated by the ongoing substation project funded by Act 89.

As for moving a cab car off another set, it's really just easier to run the short train as MUs, rather than having a yard crew making moves all night to drill out a cab car.
 #1506403  by Silverliner II
 
CNJGeep wrote: As for moving a cab car off another set, it's really just easier to run the short train as MUs, rather than having a yard crew making moves all night to drill out a cab car.
When the time comes to get a different cab leading on a set, most times, it ends up being drilled out of another set anyway, so that is not really a big deal.
 #1506706  by Silverliner II
 
And multiple cars in the consist have been swapped out. The train still has 910 for the locomotive, but coaches are now 2558, 2523, 2559, and cab 2402.
 #1508264  by CNJGeep
 
The cab car and motor have been swapped.
2405 is making a debut into revenue service following overhaul, and 904 has replaced the 910.
 #1508374  by glennk419
 
CNJGeep wrote:The cab car and motor have been swapped.
2405 is making a debut into revenue service following overhaul, and 904 has replaced the 910.
A new horn must have been part of the rehab. It sounded sweet coming into Roslyn on Friday.
 #1508449  by JeffK
 
Naïve question here: Does anyone know why 3234 is Push-Pull? I was under the impression that the ACS64s were mechanically happier on limited-stop runs.
 #1508463  by mcgrath618
 
JeffK wrote:Naïve question here: Does anyone know why 3234 is Push-Pull? I was under the impression that the ACS64s were mechanically happier on limited-stop runs.
That's been the whole discussion in this thread. 3234 is one run of a set that goes around all day. IIRC some SEPTA exec didn't like them sitting around while we wait for the SEPTA IV cars, so they're seeing how one does as it goes around all day.
Last edited by mcgrath618 on Tue May 14, 2019 1:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
 #1508555  by JeffK
 
Thank you. I should've been more diligent in plowing through the thread's earlier pages, urgghh. 😳
 #1508588  by Silverliner II
 
nova08 wrote:The set did not operate on the Norristown line today.
It had Silverliner V's yesterday and today. The same set today as yesterday, in fact.