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Future MNR New Haven Line Service to Penn Station |
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Posted by Andy on Fri Feb 12 18:52:24 2010 LIRR East Side Access will no doubt create opportunities for New Haven Line service into Penn as some LIRR trains switch to GCT. A question for the mechanical experts out there - New Haven Line MU equipment should be able to operate into Penn via the Amtrak Hell Gate Route under wire the whole trip, but what happens to the third rail shoes on those cars? Would the underrunning shoes be able to clear the LIRR style third rail? If the answer is no, would the answer be a dedicated set of New Haven MU cars with the contact shoes removed, or adjusted for LIRR third rail? Then again, the absence of any layup tracks in Penn would suggest that some of these cars would have to be turned or inspected in West Side Yard, which only has LIRR type third rail. Interesting set of challenges to say the least - but of course not an immediate issue. |
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