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Re: LIRR: Third rail vs. catenary |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Dec 13 11:43:16 2006, in response to Re: LIRR: Third rail vs. catenary, posted by Brighton Private on Wed Dec 13 11:09:59 2006. LIRR thought that they would run on the third rail throughout third rail territory, and then switch to the diesels. That it was impractical for them to do so was not encountered / considered until it was too late.LION's SOLUTION: Run the DMs as if they were straight diesels, and get some toasters to push/pull the train through the tunnels. You'd not want to pull the diesels off, just on the run connect them to a waiting toaster up front, and let the "tunnel crew" bring it into the station. Outbound the road crew is in the cab, and is controlling the train via the toaster. Once out of the tunnel, the diesel is fired up, the toaster lets go, and the train keeps on running. All they gotta do is buy about four toasters to cover their schedules. ROAR |
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