I remember, and rode on the Strafford cars, Brill Bullet cars and even Liberty Liners. Those were the days...and speeds as always.
Bring back the Slumbercoaches!!
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JeffersonLeeEng wrote:Current NHSL schedule only has a smattering of Limited and Express runs due to construction of the station at Ithan Ave (near Villanova Stadium) and other trackwork up and down the line. It's pretty much slow going right now...so yeah...Just for comparison, I checked Ron De Graw's Pig & Whistle* for speeds of the Bullet cars in bygone days:
Also, due to accidents and that one major crash at 69th Street, they've really limited the max speed lately...
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