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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 12 11:50:02 2021 Tuscarora Almanac – January 12, 1929 – The Book of First Runs Scenic, Washington Great Northern Railway The Great Northern Railway formally places the 2nd Cascade Tunnel into service. The tunnel is 7.79 miles long and at an elevation of 2,883. Source: “Great Northern in Color, Volume 1: Lines West” (Morning Sun Books / 2006) by Mr. David H. Hickox Tuscarora Almanac – January 12, 1986 – The Book of Last Runs Hartford, Connecticut Amtrak The Budd-built SPV-2000’s which had been running on the Springfield-Hartford-New Haven Line are withdrawn from service. The cars were mechanically unreliable especially during the cold weather months. Source: “Budd Car / The RDC Story” (Weekend Chief Publishing / 1990) by Mr. Chuck Crouse Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by AlM on Tue Jan 12 14:01:56 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 12 11:50:02 2021. Two comments on the Cascade Tunnel.- It replaced the first tunnel. It's not as though there are now two tunnels. - One end is considerable higher than the other (IIRC the elevation they cite is the higher elevation). This greatly reduces capacity because in the uphill directions the engines have to work mightily and put out a lot of fumes that have to be cleared. There was a thread on electric locomotives a while ago. This might be a good application as a capacity increase. Add on some electrics as a booster so that the diesels never have to operate at higher than an idle while inside the tunnel. |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jan 12 18:26:47 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 12 11:50:02 2021. And on this date in 1969, The Jets upset the Colts in Super Bowl III. I remember that day; we were in Williamsburg for most of the afternoon at a Saturday School play rehearsal. We didn't take the subway; my father drove us. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jan 12 21:32:39 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jan 12 18:26:47 2021. Yes yes yes that’s right I knew the 12 of January sounded familiar |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jan 12 21:33:05 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jan 12 18:26:47 2021. What car did you guys have |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jan 12 22:10:45 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jan 12 18:26:47 2021. 1969 was a bad year for Baltimore, Jets beat the Colts, Mets beat the Orioles & the Knicks beat the Bullets in the semi-finals. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jan 12 22:30:00 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jan 12 22:10:45 2021. At least the Super Bowl was the 1968 season. |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jan 13 15:56:25 2021, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Tue Jan 12 11:50:02 2021. What was the biggest problem with the Budd SPV-2000's? |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Wed Jan 13 17:11:30 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jan 13 15:56:25 2021. What was the biggest problem with the Budd SPV-2000's? One major problem was the lack of adequate ventilation. After one year in service the interior of the cars were dark and grimy from the diesel exhaust. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Jan 13 22:43:56 2021, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for January 12, posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jan 13 15:56:25 2021. From a mechanical standpoint, they were "orphans" in a sense. They were essentially buses on rails equipped with diesel engines, automatic transmissions and electric parking brakes. Metro-North had 10 of them, acquired from Amtrak since they didn't want them. They were fuel hogs with that transmission that sometimes shifted late, making for a noisy interior ride with a high revving engine in addition to their dingy interior appearance.From what I was told, they were maintenance nightmares keeping that engine & transmission in tune. IIRC CR/MN got about 10 yrs out of them. |
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