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Re: LIRR East Side Access |
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Posted by WillD on Mon May 22 01:34:04 2006, in response to Re: LIRR East Side Access, posted by J trainloco on Mon May 22 01:19:39 2006. Those trains are indeed electric. They're P32AC-DM dual mode locos, with LIRR style third rail shoes, and can run in electric into New York Penn Station. Among the problems which could arise from MN running it's push-pull dual mode Hudson line trains into NYP is the difficulty with which push pull trains run on third rail. Amtrak's dual modes always have the engineer in the cab and at the front of the train, while MN's trains would have the engineer at the far end of the train sometimes. It might be possible to run these trains through to Sunnyside and loop them there, but then that eats into East River capacity. Of course MN would also need a pool of Genesis dual modes equipped with LIRR style retracting third rail shoes, but this can be a modification to existing equipment.If the Empire Connection were electrified it'd create a slight problem. You'd either have to develop a compromise shoe which could work on MNRR and LIRR third rail and choose one to complete that electrification with. Or you'd have to electrify with 11kv catenary and run dual-voltage M8-like EMUs through with retractable third rail shoes. I say M8 like because the M8 is going suck in third rail mode, with a lack of dynamic braking and likely piss-poor performance. |
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