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Posted by WillD on Mon Nov 2 20:47:39 2009, in response to LIRR Diesel Question ?, posted by JFK DEPOT on Mon Nov 2 10:31:23 2009. IMHO the more important question is why they didn't invest the millions of dollars they squandered on the diesels on electrification. A smaller order of an F59 model, a tack-on to NJT's Comet IV order, and a large number of new EMUs for the newly electrified lines would have been far more sustainable and provided nearly the same number of one seat rides. Now we're stuck with the garbage DE and DMs, with the acceptable C3s being both restricted in operating envelope and a long way from fully ammortizing their purchase cost. Because those cars have a long lifetime ahead of them the LIRR's best route out now would be to attract federal funding to fully electrify their diesel routes with high voltage AC wire and purchase multisystem electric locomotives. Thus they could eliminate the most troublesome element of their system and take a step toward further improvement in the future without having to fully replace their rolling stock right now. |
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