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Re: Future MNR New Haven Line Service to Penn Station |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat Feb 13 11:11:31 2010, in response to Re: Future MNR New Haven Line Service to Penn Station, posted by 9 local on Sat Feb 13 11:03:58 2010. The M-8s cannot run on 12,000V, 25Hz overhead catenary power (GATE outh to Penn and DC), which is why it would not use the overhead catenary to get into Penn, and why if such a service was to be instated, third rail would have to be extended up to Gate Interlocking on both tracks.About MNR running trains to the Meadowlands with M-8s, again refer to above about why the M-8 cannot run into Penn on overhead, and there is, no will there ever be, any third rail extensions further down, plus there is no place to simply turn trains once they are done business at Secaucus Junction without impacting NEC schedules and movements, and the costs of additional qualification of MNR crews for NORAC and for characteristics are something MNR cannot afford for the time being. So drop the idea of M-8s going to the Meadowlands. |
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