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 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:10 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Greenport Branch Track Work Effective February 26 ¦  Replies: 41 ¦  Views: 7386

In that case it's good to know they still have a sense of their heritage. The whole thing got me to thinking: is it still possible to take the LIRR on a trip to Boston? It turns out that Suffolk Bus will get you from the Greenport station to the Orient Ferry. Amtrak runs from New London to Boston t...

Latest NGEC meeting from February says unit 301 has been finished and is going to be going for testing. Unit 302 was waiting for installation of the prime mover.

Again we see the failure of the railroad to aim towards the future with the C3 acquisition and the number of cars they brought on board in the late 90's. Of the options mentioned above, I think the MARC cars are the most likely as we've already seen that and institutional familiarity is important. I...

Re: LIRR P72 coaches... where'd they go?

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:58 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR P72 coaches... where'd they go? ¦  Replies: 132 ¦  Views: 69128

Cool video. Do you have any daytime shots of these cars, as well as the names on them? I think it would be fun to paint these up in HO scale.

Further reading on Newsday indicates that they are trying to get the deal done before the MTA does their next 5 year capital budget and that it is the first major step needed towards expanding service on the PJ line, with the ultimate goal of electrification. "Under the plan, a private solar en...

Re: LIRR P72 coaches... where'd they go?

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:12 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR P72 coaches... where'd they go? ¦  Replies: 132 ¦  Views: 69128

eehiv wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:24 am The CMRR also has P72 2918 which we will start renovating this year. Our other P72s are 2911, 2949 (originally 2977) and 2940. EH
Are they in operable condition?

Re: Acela II (Alstom Avelia Liberty): Design, Production, Delivery, Acceptance

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:09 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Acela II (Alstom Avelia Liberty): Design, Production, Delivery, Acceptance ¦  Replies: 1634 ¦  Views: 288631

Not to be a Debbie Downer but have we all forgotten that it took 14 attempts to get the equipment to pass. Does that not bother anyone?? Is that not like taking a square peg and just hitting it with a bigger hammer until it fits into the round hole. Maybe it is just me... It means that there was a ...

Re: Amtrak to Long Island: MTA agrees to explore

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:04 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak to Long Island: MTA agrees to explore ¦  Replies: 178 ¦  Views: 36726

Why has there not been one word about the need for catenary, within either the discussion or the propagandist's releases, on the LIRR where these proposed Amtrak services would operate? Or maybe when the Airo equipment starts to be accepted during the next decade there will be enough "Tesla B ...

Re: Acela II (Alstom Avelia Liberty): Design, Production, Delivery, Acceptance

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sat Jan 20, 2024 1:40 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Acela II (Alstom Avelia Liberty): Design, Production, Delivery, Acceptance ¦  Replies: 1634 ¦  Views: 288631

Not to be a Debbie Downer but have we all forgotten that it took 14 attempts to get the equipment to pass. Does that not bother anyone?? Is that not like taking a square peg and just hitting it with a bigger hammer until it fits into the round hole. Maybe it is just me... It means that there was a ...

Re: Acela II (Alstom Avelia Liberty): Design, Production, Delivery, Acceptance

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:17 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Acela II (Alstom Avelia Liberty): Design, Production, Delivery, Acceptance ¦  Replies: 1634 ¦  Views: 288631

Be it assured that if there is any foundation to Mr. Wolf's report, some intrepid fan will be "staking out" at 0-dark-30", to record these happenings with whatever high end imaging device is presently "in vogue" (my phone is good enough for me). Pretty sure I saw a picture ...

Re: Amtrak Visioning to KO by 2035

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:40 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Amtrak Visioning to KO by 2035 ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 2493

Amtrak has been allocated 500,000 to study extending three North East Regionals from DC to Ronkonkoma.

Re: Amtrak Proposes Adding New Service to Scranton

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:37 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak Proposes Adding New Service to Scranton ¦  Replies: 215 ¦  Views: 29404

All of this to serve what - a declining region that can claim for another fourteen months that it was the one-time home of an incumbent POTUS, as well as same for several members here who are rather vocal about their distaste for driving. Sorry, none of this warrants committing large amounts of pub...

Re: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West

 by edflyerssn007 ¦  Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:34 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West ¦  Replies: 769 ¦  Views: 182370

Funding awarded: TribLive.com Western Pa. lands $144M in federal funding for expanded passenger rail service t’s all aboard for more passenger rail service in Western Pennsylvania. Federal lawmakers said Wednesday that the Federal Railroad Administration is putting $144 million toward a project tha...

I read recently that the first two units are in production. They ran a Charger test train in MetroNorth territory iry a copy weeks ago and the commentary said it was to check 3rd rail clearance.

New York area projects include North Regionals from DC being extended to Ronkonkoma. Additional frequencies on the Empire Line to Niagara Falls. A facility in Montreal for customs clearance and a second daily train there. Scranton to NYC service. Additional trains from Albany to Boston. Track upgrad...

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