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Posted by rionOne on Tue Nov 3 09:51:37 2009, in response to Re: PA-5's kick R160 @ss, posted by Fulton Frank on Tue Nov 3 09:14:57 2009. PATH Cars are 51 feet long, have a width of approximately 9 feet 4 inches and are 9 feet high.Pulled from an Article about PATH and the FRA: While the PATH resembles a typical intraurban heavy rail rapid transit service, it is in fact a railroad under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration. PATH continues to be subject to FRA regulations because it used to share trackage with Pennsylvania Railroad in the section between Hudson interlocking near Harrison and Journal Square. In more recent past the line continued to have a connection to the Amtrak mainline near Harrison station and also near Hudson tower, but these connections have since been severed as the track layout at Hudson interlocking has been modified considerably. While the PATH does operate under a number of grandfather waivers, it is required to do things not typically seen on American transit systems. Some of these include the proper fitting of grab irons to all PATH rolling stock, the use of federally certified locomotive engineers, and compliance with the federal railroad hours of service regulations. While the PATH did once share trackage with the Pennsylvania Railroad, this joint running and all interlocking connections to the former rail lines have been cut, except for one diamond crossing on a siding near the Hudson tower. Due to its isolation from the national rail network, PATH could potentially end its status as a railroad. However this railroad status might prove valuable if PATH were to extend service along existing rail routes as normally transit lines are required to either run on separate rights of way or time share with FRA railroads. The PATH shares a similar status with the Staten Island Railway, which is also an FRA railroad running on a somewhat different waiver. Hope this helps. -Trevor www.ttmg.org |
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