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Re: LIRR: Third rail vs. catenary |
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Posted by WillD on Wed Dec 13 15:42:26 2006, in response to Re: LIRR: Third rail vs. catenary, posted by Broadway Lion on Wed Dec 13 15:06:34 2006. HelperlinkHowever, I dunno if you want to deal with a system like that on a passenger train operating on tracks as congested as the LIRR's mainline. I believe there's also a need to make a series of brake tests before, during and after the hookup. IMHO it just makes more sense to bite the bullet now, electrify all the way to Montauk, Greenport, Oyster Bay, and Port Jeff now and operate electrics all the way. The LIRR has been trying to botch together the same kind of crap for the past 40 years with absolutely no success. If you're going to have them acquire new electric locomotives you may as well just pay for wire all the way to the end of the island and order the locos with dual voltage capability. That way you get rid of the troublesome DM/DE30ACs, and gain a much more reliable mode to the eastern end. |
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