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Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Tue Apr 25 22:13:06 2006, in response to The LIRR President Speaks, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Fri Apr 21 23:55:11 2006. There will be another increase in dual mode service by the fall. With the march schedules, they have added a new Speonk dual mode train. Currently there are twoi or three on the port Jefferson line, two on the SPeonk runs, and one on the Oyster Bay line.They are looking to add another by fall. While he has said it will "probably" be put into service on the Speonk line, Oyster Bay has not been ruled out. They only have 22 dual mode locomotives, because out of the 23 they had, one was completely lost to fire. I have a question: Why do the Dual-Mode trains that go into Manhattan have two locomotives at each end instead of the usual one locomotive I usually see on diesel trains? They are EXTREMELY happy with the performance of the M7's. They have surpased all expectations. They had been expected to run at least 100,000 miles between breakdowns, and have consistintly exceeded that by landslides. Their are currently 800 and change M7's in service, 172 M3's, and 80-something M1's left. The M1's are expected to be completely gone in the near future. The M3's will be upgraded, and they have an option for more equipment. The diesel fleet has not been as promising, however, over the past few years they have become more and more reliable as the DM/DE30's are rebuilt. They are performing better than ever, although still under where they should have. There is about 180 M1s in service as of now, with the majority them being CCM (overhauled) M1s, there are around 80 non-overhauled M1s (I rode one last week) left. The M3s are in the process of being overhauled in phases. The first phase is completed with the next phase underway. 8) |
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