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Re: Biden: $2.45B loan for Amtrak upgrades in Northeast Corridor |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sat Aug 27 13:16:10 2016, in response to Re: Biden: $2.45B loan for Amtrak upgrades in Northeast Corridor, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sat Aug 27 10:19:54 2016. Also, only 3 out of the 4 tracks have 3rd railNot for the whole length. Removal is thanks to Metro-North, because the NY Central electric motors needed it on all tracks to Harmon. If they only did overhead on the two center tracks, there would be redundant electrical on 20 miles of one track Only twelve trains in each direction. And it'd be about 26 miles besides, never mind the extra 12 miles into Penn. Plus MNRR would then be able to use NH line equipment for the Poughkeepsie runs, eliminating the need for most of their dual mode equipment How many of those do you think Metro-North owns? No; those are allocated for the New Haven Line and cannot be permanently switched over to any other line. Besides, those are "dual mode" after a fashion anyhow and require more maintenance than the typical single-system EMU, so it'd be more economically feasible to extend third rail another forty miles out to Poughkeepsie, for the MTA (who extended third rail 32 or so miles from White Plains to Southeast over the same concerns). |
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