Discussion relating to the operations of MTA MetroNorth Railroad including west of Hudson operations and discussion of CtDOT sponsored rail operations such as Shore Line East and the Springfield to New Haven Hartford Line

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  by blockss
 
Anyone know about the MetroNorth car that has been sitting just North of College park Maryland this weekend. On Friday Night it was sitting by itself. Saturday night it was attached to some freight. What is this car used for?

  by DutchRailnut
 
what kind of car ??
Shoreliner(bombardier) or MU car , red or blue ?
Pantograph or third rail ?

  by AMoreira81
 
Frontier Industries (the scrapping contractor) is near College Park, MD, in Burtonsville (within 30 miles). My guess is that these are dead M-1As or ACMU cars near their final fate at the Burtonsville scrap yard, or other dead cars involved in accidents.

  by DutchRailnut
 
Frontier Industries is in Ohio. The car in maryland may be an SPV belonging to W springfield safety train in Mass.