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PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012

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From National Train Day GCT, 05/12/2012, An Acela trainset not only made it into GCT without any problems (seen here displayed proudly on Track 37), it also made it out without any problems (Fred G awesomely caught it at Woodlawn/CP 112). So much for some who thought it would not make it into GCT (WILL REMAIN NAMELESS!!). And for someone else who seemed to really want to see it here, you asked for it, YOU GOT IT!!! (Mr. Olog-Hai!!)

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And a couple bonus pics!!

Time for her up-close!!
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Face-off!! Metro-North Vs. Amtrak!!!
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The photographer suffered from MASSIVE tunnel vision, while at the same time had images of Acelas in his mind when he shot this!!!
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And the beautiful Rosario Dawson (aka Trainmaster Connie Hooper of the Allegheny & West Virginia Railroad!! ;-)), who so enthusiastically and very affectionately called our kind, "Trainiacs", speaks good of this beautiful day and what it represents in the Vanderbuilt Hall!!
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Happy Train Day 2012, folks!! :-)

Thank you for viewing!! Hope you have enjoyed!! I do have LOTS more to come!! Stay tuned!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Jersey Mike on Sat May 12 23:58:17 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Were there any displays at Penn Station?

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:07:01 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Jersey Mike on Sat May 12 23:58:17 2012.

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None that I have heard of. Only heard of events at GCT, Boston and Philadelphia. Wasn't there one in D.C. too?

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:12:30 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Plenty of gapers at the Acela, eh. The Turboliner didn't get as many looks when it used to run out of there. OK, time to put retractable third rail shoes on there and run revenue trains to BOS . . .

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:16:44 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:12:30 2012.

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Why did I know that GCT/BOS Acela comment was coming??? :-D

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:19:24 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:16:44 2012.

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Because I repeated it a bit too much over the past couple of days, probably. I don't see how it wouldn't sell, though. Not all trains have to be BOS-WAS through trains . . .

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:21:35 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:19:24 2012.

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Well you wanted Acela in GCT, and you got it!! Hope you liked it!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:24:55 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:21:35 2012.

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Yes, I did, and thanks. It reminded me just a bit of scenes like this. Although these ran to Rensselaer (and Schenectady) instead of Boston . . .



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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:28:27 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:24:55 2012.

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I will agree with something said here about wanting there to be a Turboliner brought in and displayed. I wonder why it wasn't, considering AFAIK there are still some mothballed Turbos upstate in Rensselaer (unless they have been moved from there)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun May 13 00:32:47 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:28:27 2012.

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Yeah, they're down in Grove now. NYS failed to pay Amtrak, so they repossessed them. They STILL ain't gotten paid and NYS doesn't want them back. Another fine deposit in Al D'Amato's bank account and an unpolished turd no longer on the rails.

The rebuild didn't work out as planned ...

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:34:35 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:28:27 2012.

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Those were among some of my first views of the inside of GCT. Pity they didn't perform according to their looks. One time I was taken in by a rumor that the Turboliners once hit over 150 mph in tests . . . now if anyone can confirm that rumor, I'd like to see it. (The old Metroliner MU was indeed advertised to eventually run at 160 mph, BTW.)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Mike Cruz on Sun May 13 00:38:10 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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TRAINIACS! I like it!

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Terrapin Station on Sun May 13 00:53:39 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Those photos are pretty good.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun May 13 03:12:04 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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I briefly stopped by before work (I considered wearing one of those Amtrak Junior Conductor hats to work tonight, but then I came to my senses). Was wondering if you were around, but there were WAY WAY too many people for the event to be enjoyable.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun May 13 04:16:02 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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good shooting
nice photos

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by chud1 on Sun May 13 05:20:02 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Excellent. more please pretty please.
chud1.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Amtrak guy on Sun May 13 07:06:23 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:07:01 2012.

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No not this year. Construction at the station because of last years earthquake.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun May 13 08:23:57 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:28:27 2012.

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Moving any turbo liner would require a full airbrake refit, as they are long outlawed on inspections and air valve overhauls.
at conciderable finacial and logistic nightmares.

as far as nameless person, Paul you again fail reading comprehention.
I said that as of wednesday they did not secure clearance yet from those that make those decisiions and who check those clearances.
and that for anyone to move such a set they need either of 3 things, those clearances were finaly approved thurdsday morning.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by chuchubob on Sun May 13 09:08:00 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 00:07:01 2012.

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Chicago also had a major NTD display.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:12:55 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Mike Cruz on Sun May 13 00:38:10 2012.

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Coming from her, OH HELL YEAH!!!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:13:17 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Terrapin Station on Sun May 13 00:53:39 2012.

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Thank you, sir!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:14:47 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun May 13 03:12:04 2012.

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Well, I got there at 10:45, and yeah the place was madness!! But I, and the Miss, enjoyed it very much!! And having fell completely for the Viewliner Roomettes and Bedrooms, my wife definitely stated the next trip to Florida, the train WILL be the way to go!! :-)



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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:15:23 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun May 13 04:16:02 2012.

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Thank you, Salaam!! :-)

Did you have a chance to do some NTD shooting??

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Fred G on Sun May 13 09:26:02 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Nice set, Paul :) Thought I might bump into you, although I didn't get up there til 2 pm. I'm impressed by the attendance.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:26:32 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun May 13 08:23:57 2012.

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Hmmmmmm, I NEVER even read any post where you stated anything of the such!!! (How often am I, or have I, been on here lately??) So what makes you think YOU are the nameless person??? I heard someone on this forum had in the past made such a comment!! I never said, nor knew, you made anything close to this!!

And not for nothing, you seems a little guilty in the conscience there, good buddy!! (I know, I know, Dutchrailnut would NEVER say something here which would turn out to be wrong!!) ;-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:29:45 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Fred G on Sun May 13 09:26:02 2012.

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Thank you, Fred!!! :-)

You were one of the people I thought would be there FIRST at the crack of 11:00!!! My wife was shocked so many people came, but I told her, there's nothing like the allure of trains and rail travel!! :-)

But your timing paid off, you caught something I missed by just minutes at 125th Street, as I still had a railfan bug biting me and continued to go shooting!! There was quite a railfan turnout at 125th as well!! And I am not sure of you heard, the Anniversary Train got into a little snafu leaving GCT, and had it not, I would have caught it nice at 125th in daylight!!

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:30:59 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by chud1 on Sun May 13 05:20:02 2012.

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Thank you, sir!!! Oh, there will be more indeed.......just have over 1200 more shots to resize and crop for posting.....bear with me bro!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Fred G on Sun May 13 10:05:22 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:29:45 2012.

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I waited at Woodlawn Jct til about 19:30 and went to Woodlawn station and finally headed out around 8 pm.

your pal,
Fred

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 11:10:25 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Amtrak guy on Sun May 13 07:06:23 2012.

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All shook up still, eh???? :)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Railman718 on Sun May 13 11:24:44 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Very Nice Photos you eff..

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun May 13 12:32:29 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:15:23 2012.

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not this year i was in bed with a sore throat cold unfortunately
ugh !

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Keeping the RAPID in Rapid Transit on Sun May 13 14:53:25 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:29:45 2012.

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My daughter and I got to GCT at 10 AM. I knew there would be more than just "trainiacs" ( I LIKE that term!) there, but I too was very pleased at the turnout. Always good to see you, Paul, and it was nice to meet your far better half :)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 14:54:05 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Railman718 on Sun May 13 11:24:44 2012.

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Thank you sir!!! And that's Mr. Eff to you, sir!!! :)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 14:56:35 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Fred G on Sun May 13 09:26:02 2012.

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I'm impressed by the attendance

Even looks impressive in photos. But it's too "expensive" now for NJT to have a Hoboken Festival anymore, since they had to go and buy 300+ MLVs and thirty ALP-45DPs for three times the cost of a normal locomotive . . . this should learn 'em.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun May 13 15:34:29 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:34:35 2012.

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The Metroliner MUs hit 160.4 IIRC on the racetrack south (RR west) of Elizabeth on a quiet weekend test run. On the first SB revenue trip several times 124 by the digital speedometer in the rear cab. IINM the best the Acela hit was less than 10 mph faster in test although better in regular revenue than the MUs. Too bad.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun May 13 15:35:25 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 09:14:47 2012.

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Bah, my next vacation, I'm booking a ticket in the Beech Grove!

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by 3-9 on Sun May 13 16:24:43 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Very nice shots! I should've known you'd be there!

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Sun May 13 16:37:00 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 00:24:55 2012.

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Try Buffalo - had them a couple of times from POU to ROC.....

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 16:39:45 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Sun May 13 16:37:00 2012.

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They could hold enough fuel for that length of trip?

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Posted by merrick1 on Sun May 13 17:19:33 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 16:39:45 2012.

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They refueled along the way.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 19:09:20 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Keeping the RAPID in Rapid Transit on Sun May 13 14:53:25 2012.

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Very nice meeting you again as well!! And yes I admit she is indeed my way better half!!! :-)

Yeah, I can live with Trainiac too!! :-)

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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 13 19:10:24 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by 3-9 on Sun May 13 16:24:43 2012.

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Thank you, kind sir!!! And of course I wasn't missing it for nothing, and ehll even my wife wanted to go and see it!! :-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 19:29:52 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by merrick1 on Sun May 13 17:19:33 2012.

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How long would that take?

I'm also surprised that nobody thought to take the Turboliner trainsets and convert them to DEMU; potentially as fast and a lot less fuel used.

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun May 13 19:54:02 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Olog-hai on Sun May 13 19:29:52 2012.

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The power cars would never support a Diesel and its cooling plant. a gas turbine only weighs less than 900 lbs

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun May 13 19:56:12 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun May 13 19:54:02 2012.

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and BTW yes they did, its called a P32acdm and 5 amleets ;-)

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Rockparkman on Sun May 13 20:52:39 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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http://rosario-dawson.net/

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Sun May 13 21:16:54 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Nice, must have very been cool to see the Amtrak trains in GCT!

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Mon May 14 06:41:02 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Rockparkman on Sun May 13 20:52:39 2012.

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Ahhhh, must be a Rosario Dawson lover there, eh??? :-)



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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Mon May 14 06:43:46 2012, in response to Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Sun May 13 21:16:54 2012.

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Thank you!! :-) Seeing the Acela there was indeed a sight!! The other equipment I have seen in GCT before, most recently in 2008 when Empire Service plus the Lake Shore Limited for 2 weekends ran out of GCT due to work on the DV (Spuyten Duyvil/Harlem River) Drawbridge, but the Acela, that was something to see!!

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Re: PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND

Posted by Queens Surface 295 on Mon May 14 06:47:56 2012, in response to PHOTOS : A little collection of National Train Day shots from GCT!! aND, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sat May 12 23:28:35 2012.

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Really nice photos TMP!

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