Work was completed over the weekend and the track is now in use.
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by mkm4 ¦ Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:15 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: Harlem Line Third Track Update - July 2004 ¦ Replies: 5 ¦ Views: 2618
by mkm4 ¦ Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:38 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Mismatched M-1 cars? ¦ Replies: 15 ¦ Views: 5191
I happened to see the 9125/606 tonight as well as the 9001 again! On another note, I was at Bethpage station tonight with a buddy at the crossing east of Stewart Ave. The horn of a westbound electric that was passing through didn't sound as loud as it should have been. I realized after the first ca...
by mkm4 ¦ Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:45 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: 63rd Street Tunnel Question ¦ Replies: 6 ¦ Views: 3032
IslesFan wrote: Is it my imagination or is operation to GCT going to be similar to Flatbush Avenue when it opens?Expect eight tracks total, four over four. More Details
Harlem Line Third Track Update - July 2004
by mkm4 ¦ Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:25 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: Harlem Line Third Track Update - July 2004 ¦ Replies: 5 ¦ Views: 2618Track has been completely laid between Fleetwood and Bronxville.
Ballast seems to be about 2/3 complete.
Third rail installation has begun. Maybe a couple hundred feet is installed, from Fleetwood, north.
-- Kirk
So, you want to be a conductor?
by mkm4 ¦ Wed May 19, 2004 12:59 pm ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: So, you want to be a conductor? ¦ Replies: 1 ¦ Views: 1853The Poughkeepsie Jornal ran a story on what's involved with being a conductor.
Train conductors wear many hats
by mkm4 ¦ Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:46 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Old Map of Long Island showing LIRR and South Side RR ¦ Replies: 28 ¦ Views: 10443
Hmmm, The map still mentions the South Side and the NY & Hempstead RR's by name, so it might narrow it down to before 1876, when they all merged into the LIRR, but it could just be that the map makers didn't update the names. Also, Great River is still called Young[s] Port on the map. The name w...
by mkm4 ¦ Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:45 pm ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: C1 coach ¦ Replies: 15 ¦ Views: 6799
DaveP wrote:Why didn't the LIRR convert these cars to work with the rest of their fleet? Would that not have been a fairly economical way to add a few cars even if they were just used as spares?It cost more to update them then it would cost to buy new cars.