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PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by kp5308 on Thu May 19 20:40:38 2022 Primos on the Media/Elwyn Line starts the PM set: Climbing the hill at Saxer Ave. on the "other" Media Line:   The DeKalb St. stop on the Norristown High Speed line usually has some maintenance equipment on the siding and this day was no different. A nearly new Plasser-American PMC50-MT50 combo was photographed while I waited for the trains to come. The PMC50 can be ordered with different options including the ability to move itself and a limited amount of cars but I didn't see any traction motors or fuel tanks on SEPTA EMC3632. Different size cabs and a line of appliances such as the crane, generator and air compressor for pneumatic tools pictured here are available:      So apparently the Rail King is used for the "locomotive" part:  First train is a pair of N5s on the curve at the top of the climb out of the Schuylkill River Valley:  Then down the hill to the next stop at Hughes Park. It is at the end of this tangent that the junction will be built for the extension to the King of Prussia Mall:  A few minutes later a pair climbs from the southwest:   Note the last image has a platform shelter with DeKalb St. signage. Oddly enough the entrance to the parking lot still has the old station sign:  Last stop is Bridgeport at the south end of the Schuylkill River bridge. The Philadelphia and Western constructed this bridge in 1912 and the most recent refurbishment was completed in 2009. This single-track structure, 3,850'-0" long on a curving alignment, combines trestle approaches with open deck truss spans over the Schuylkill River. Is it the longest interurban bridge ever constructed?  Double track the rest of the way to 69th St. Terminal begins south of the platform:  |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri May 20 18:33:48 2022, in response to PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by kp5308 on Thu May 19 20:40:38 2022. Is the track gauge and 3rd rail the same as the Broad Street subway ? |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by kp5308 on Sat May 21 17:54:34 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by Joe V on Fri May 20 18:33:48 2022. Both are standard gauge and under running third rail |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by VictorM on Sat May 21 19:07:54 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by kp5308 on Sat May 21 17:54:34 2022. Shouldn't that be over running (the contact shoe runs over the third rail)? The Market-Frankford el is under running. |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by chuchubob on Sun May 22 07:42:48 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by VictorM on Sat May 21 19:07:54 2022. Norristown High Speed Line (P&W) is standard gauge over running third rail. |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by kp5308 on Sun May 22 17:07:09 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by VictorM on Sat May 21 19:07:54 2022. Correct |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 23 02:14:01 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by kp5308 on Sun May 22 17:07:09 2022. At the risk of ruffling a few feathers, while we are all familiar with the terms “over running” and “under running” third rail, the fact is that both terms are incorrect. The under running and over running adjectives actually apply to the contact shoes rather than the contact rails themselves, but in this case the terminology has become so universal that nobody thinks twice about it. |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by VictorM on Mon May 23 03:59:21 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by randyo on Mon May 23 02:14:01 2022. Other terms are top contact, bottom contact, side contact. Shoes are called current collectors. |
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Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM |
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Posted by kp5308 on Mon May 23 19:00:18 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; May 9th PM, posted by randyo on Mon May 23 02:14:01 2022. I'll still get it mixed up.... |
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