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Posted by WillD on Sat Apr 22 18:38:50 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sat Apr 22 16:49:05 2006. yup if Budd was so good how come they are no more.Most likely because in the 1960s and 70s the Penn Central and the Long Island railroads did away with the extensive prototype testing programs which had done them well up until then. This resulted in the Metroliners and M1s having extensive teething problems which in turn resulted in their withdrawal from the self propelled MU market. If Amtrak had ordered a few more Amfleets, the SPVs had worked out, or NYC had turned to them for the R62 order then I'd imagine there's a good chance Budd would still be around. It even could have been as simple as the Penn Central and MTA taking a few months longer to test and check the Metroliners and M1s before pressing them into service. Of course with the MP54s falling apart and the GG1s becoming less and less acceptable they were desperately needed. The sad thing is that the current trains go through even more extensive testing than the PRR's stuff ever did, and they STILL suck. The Acelas sat at 30th St Station for something like two years, were tested at Pueblo, and ran all over the NEC, yet they have suffered through yaw damper problems, shroud losses, and a variety of mechanical problems. The M7s have had various problems, are unpopular with (some) of the riders, and will never have one of their largest problem fixed, that of weight, and that alone will cost NYS Taxpayers millions of dollars over the next 30 to 40 years. |
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