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Re: NJT Board considering large capital expenditure on new rolling stock, including DMs & EMUs, July 9th |
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Posted by j trainloco on Sat Jul 5 23:12:45 2008, in response to Re: NJT Board considering large capital expenditure on new rolling stock, including DMs & EMUs, July 9th, posted by trainsarefun on Fri Jul 4 11:42:03 2008. The very fact that NJT appreciates that they want a train that can pull power from the hi-voltage AC catenary to keep costs down is a testament to precisely the path that they are rejecting, i.e., electrification.No, NJT wants a train that will be able to operate from diesel territory to Penn Station. And, as said before, if this technology works out successfully, and not as an anemic, obese gimmick, that's wonderful, but NJT just subsidized every purchaser of that locomotive down the line. Who knew that they were in the charity business? Except that according to the OP, NJT has already established a per unit cost of purchasing the locomotives. Do you know whether electrifying the remaining portion of NJT unelectrified territory is cheaper than the cost they have established? I would be willing to bet that NJT did a cost analysis study, whereas I think you did not (cerrect me if I am wrong). And, someone has to build the thing first. That doesn't mean that NJT is in 'charity' work. It means that they have a need that they need to fill, period. |
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