by Emmett
true, honestly I thought maybe they'd wanna get some sort of push pull. but yeah more RDC's would make more sense and be cooler.
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Arborwayfan wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 9:49 am I bet they are going to call the train (ie the service) the Coastliner, not call the RDC (ie the equipment) the Coastliner. As in, now departing on track 1, the 9:30 am Coastliner for Rockland, making stations stops at.... At least, that would make more sense. Most potential riders won't be concerned with the name of the equipment as such.The thing is, though, it'll probably be just one car. Is a train a train if it's only one unit? In any case, if they announce it as a Coastliner, people are going to think that's what the car is called, even if most of them are too young to remember the Beeliners, Shoreliners, Railiners, Speedliners, and various other -liners by which various railroads branded their RDCs.
Emmett wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 12:14 pm true, honestly I thought maybe they'd wanna get some sort of push pull. but yeah more RDC's would make more sense and be cooler.Push Pulls make sense, after 3 cars. For less, RDC's have better fuel usage, and acceleration.
Emmett wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 8:50 am question. why 3 on the weekends and 2 on weekdays. why not reverse those ideas. 3 on weekdays. 2 weekends.I was thinking this would be a tourist train more than a commuting train. The RDCs are capable of maximum speeds of 75 mph, the Class 3 tracks are limited to 60 mph, and I read elsewhere they are planning max speeds of 55 mph. Not a very competitive commuting train, but perfect for tourism. Do not more Bostonians tour on weekends?
-Emmett
electricron wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:53 am Postive Train Control systems will be required on tracks with new regularly scheduled passenger service, intercity or commuter, which this service meets. Squeezing in PTC equipment on these trains will require some modifications to the RDCs, which I assume AllEarthRail has already performed making them available for service.It was mentioned elsewhere in these forums that PTC is not needed due to traffic density on the line.
jbvb wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 8:32 pm One nice feature of RDCs with stops or slow orders relatively close together was their acceleration and braking. I don't know if these can still do it, but with their original 6-110s B&M RDCs would reach at least 50 MPH in the 1.2 miles between Lynn and Swampscott. And yes, I've seen 75 MPH on the speedo, 82 MPH one time.Nice! maybe I'll see you sometime in Maine. I am going to railfan weekly ( probably 3 times a week) and ride it hopefully.
I'm definitely going to make the trip, maybe go up for a couple of days: ride, chase and stop by the WW&F.
JBlaisdell wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 9:03 pmThat was probably posted by me before the final set of regulations posted in 2021. The section of the regulations in question.electricron wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:53 am Postive Train Control systems will be required on tracks with new regularly scheduled passenger service, intercity or commuter, which this service meets. Squeezing in PTC equipment on these trains will require some modifications to the RDCs, which I assume AllEarthRail has already performed making them available for service.It was mentioned elsewhere in these forums that PTC is not needed due to traffic density on the line.