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Posted by ElectricTraction on Fri Aug 28 21:46:08 2015, in response to Re: SI Railway - no new cars till 2020 - NY1 video, posted by WillD on Fri Aug 28 21:18:12 2015. Subway cars can take off like a rocket ship if you build them to do it. I'm not as familiar with the B division cars, but the A division cars on the Lex Ave take off like a rocket ship. And the M-8's, while FRA heavy rail, are pretty close to that, and they weigh a lot more than any subway or rapid transit car.If SIR has a power issue that stops them from running rocketship-like trains, then upgrade the substations. MN and LIRR can make a 12,000HP train take off on parts of their third rail systems, there's nothing fundamentally different about the physics of B division subway cars, so SIR should be easy in comparison. Electric railroads should not be operated around the limits of their power supplies. Their power supplies should be upgraded to support the worst-case scenario imaginable in terms of power draw. |
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