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I'm not sure I'd go as far as 'retaliation' but the stubbornness and unwillingness to allow any expansion does come with a price, and thats less benefit. Oh well.

The glazing damage on the M7s is from the highly caustic etching chemicals used in the car washes. The damage was done early on, so they stopped running them through the wash tracks. Remember the absolutely filthy M7s for a long period back in 05-07? About the same time they tried the completely us...

Some notes from recent notices put out by the railroad... Approximately 80 M3’s will be returning to revenue service over the next 6 months. The first set of M3's used to carry passengers was on September 10, 1985 from Jamaica to Penn Station. That 80 is now 100, 80 with PTC, 20 without which will ...

That data used to determine car loading be gleaned from the car's load levelers. They measured the weight and adjusted the propulsion system and braking to accommodate. Not sure if it still is determined this way. Yes, On the M7s. M9 uses the actual passenger counting system. Curious what they'll d...

IBM stands for exactly that, International Business Machines. LIRR was the first railroad to use an IBM system for computing. I think it was 1958, for those familiar with IBM punch cards, the rectangular manila cards with one corner cut 45 degrees, the rr still uses them today for tools and material...

newkirk wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 8:48 am M-3's on flat cars seen going through Fairport, NY

Cue to 6:53 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-icMinbhlhk&t=7s

18 in Long Beach
4 of them are staying, 14 going,

80 cars (40 pair) have PTC and will stay
20 cars (10 pair) do NOT have PTC but are staying, they'll have to run in the middle of the trains.

KO has about 60, and Babylon 12. I think the rest are in Hillside

Just an update, since January the following have made their final voyage, or are being prepped to make their final voyage to Ohio. February - 9887-8, 9905-6, 9917-8 March/April - 9773-4, 9847-8, 9813-4 Likely Next 9825-6, 9845-6, 9867-8 (already in Hillside) Everything in KO is expected to stay on t...

Two of the better ones from The Operating Department's rules of our days; probably still in the book: Do not kick the brake shoe when the train is in motion Do not change the headlight bulb while the train is in motion. I've never done either. Do not kick the brake shoe when the train is in motion....

From what I was told, by someone who would be one of the people who would know, there will be increased service coming in June 2022. I don't know if it's the full return to pre-pandemic level service. The M3's will return to revenue service. This would fall in line with the summer general pick for ...

The 80 M3 cars already have PTC equipment mods. As mentioned above, its the silver box in place of the rear most seats in the bathroom cars. M7s had no PTC provisions when new. PTC regulation wasn't written till 2008, after the last M7s were on the property already I heard there was a move of 12 M3s...

By far the M7s, M9s are close but less, mainly due to the fleet being new, bugs to work out, warranty issues etc. The M3s dont even come close to the newer fleets, but to be fair, think of the comparing a car with a carburetor, ignition points to a modern vehicle. When last used, the M3 in recent ye...

One seat ride for riders on C3 cars with DE's / DM's is impossible because when those were ordered, they were specced a few inches too tall to fit the East River tunnel to be used by ESA. LIRR officials told me that face to face in 1996 - before any of the cars had been built. They 'promised' a qui...

Maybe it’s regarding the actual station and yard buildings? If they’re owned by this new, non railroad agency and leased to the railroad for use including the cleaning and maintenance of said buildings that would be the non RLA workers?

Tracks, signals and the like would fall under RLA FRA?

Question - what is the official top speed on the mainline? M-series (M-1 to M-9) have always been 80 mph, through M-1s were designed for at least100 (1968 Budd product literature). Can do it too, been on one that made 102 Test run or actual service? Actual service, about 20 years ago, A now retired...