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Re: LIRR DE/DMS Some reasons why

Posted by WillD on Tue Feb 26 23:10:00 2008, in response to Re: LIRR DE/DMS Some reasons why, posted by Train Dude on Tue Feb 26 17:11:27 2008.

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Your ad hominum attack aside it's a valid question. The numbers do not bear out the supposed superiority of the dual mode of choice amongst the railfans here. Why would the MTA want to replace the DE/DM30ACs with units that are unlikely to offer any improvement in reliability? Even SEPTA manages a fleet MDBF close to double the 'good' dual mode, and that's with the Silverliner II/III pulling the numbers down. I believe NJT's electric locos are up in the 50k range, but can find no confirmation of that on the internet. Why buy more deck chairs for the Titanic when the concept as a whole is clearly flawwed?

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