Re: LIRR to test retrofitting M7s to run off battries (1573848) | |||
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Apr 20 21:03:06 2021, in response to Re: LIRR to test retrofitting M7s to run off battries, posted by jailhousedoc on Tue Apr 20 20:55:56 2021. Thats the way its been done on the LIRR for decades. When an electric train crapped out, (either LIRR or Amtrak) in the east river tunnel, there were two switchers with compatible couplers that would be able to drag anything out of there into daylight. IIRC, that job used to be called "Harold Protect" since they were parked near Harold Tower in Sunnyside waiting for orders to "saddle up!" |