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Re: LIRR needs to improve ROW maintenance; new dieseld |
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Posted by WillD on Tue Oct 2 19:18:46 2007, in response to Re: LIRR needs to improve ROW maintenance; new dieseld, posted by Broadway Buffer on Tue Oct 2 19:08:08 2007. Sure, just string high voltage AC wire. That way you can order multisystem AC/DC cat and third rail locomotives which replace the DM30ACs and are capable of hauling the C3s throughout their useful lifespan. The AC cat would run about 75% the cost of completing the LIRR's electrification with third rail. It'd also reduce rolling stock costs to the bare minimum since the LIRR would only have to order 20-30 five to six million dollar electric motors rather than another 120 to 150 two million dollar DC EMUs. |
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