The very first Silverliner IV from '73.
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The very first Silverliner IV from '73.
Not yet. The first cars should still be at Plattsburgh nearing completion.
They're pretty much incompatible with the Exo fleet, and on top of everything else, there were a host of defects still to be dealt with. What differences are their between the SEPTA and EXO cars and how significant are these variations? I'd recommend SEPTA wait and see with ConnDOT's Alstom single ...
If anything, the two pilot cars already completed, might best be delivered to EXO/AMT and join their CRRC fleet.
Otherwise they would be orphans.
Good grief. MBTA should be next.
Streetview: former NYC freight station
The New York Transit Museum might be interested in featuring your book in store (at Grand Central and online) and might even host a lecture or book talk on the topic.
And Mountain Avenue in Montclair on NJT is a private home.
Small fry compared to EL and NJT which ran the Comet I fleet with open doors. An episode of Unsolved Mysteries in the late 80s mentions a commuter who accidentally drowned in the Passaic River through an open door in the vestibule as he was about to get off at Newark Broad Street.
With the shutdown of the Port of Baltimore following this mornings bridge collapse, does anyone know of an alternate port to handle offloading of railcars onto the national network. Port Newark via CSAO? Kawasaki shipped cars via Port Newark, for example. CSX also serves the Port of Philadelphia (n...
The elevated Lynn station (built 1909-1913) is a remnant of the proposed expansion.
On the other hand, the ALP45 can run full electric all the way.
There are a few motels on Highway 17 in White River. Sudbury is about 300 km east from the Sault.
If you are staying in Sudbury, and have some extra time, check out the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce or Sudbury City Site for interesting events and places in the era.
Why would the MBTA want the Springfield factory? It's just going to close after the orders are completed. Would it be a Is it even connected by rail? In theory, assembly of new cars could be done in-house, much like NYCT doing it at 207 Street or Coney Island. In fact the BMT did just that with its...