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Re: ''Just only'' $1.4 Billion to build Staten Island North Shore & West Shore Lines? |
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Posted by trainsarefun on Mon Jul 14 20:22:55 2008, in response to Re: ''Just only'' $1.4 Billion to build Staten Island North Shore & West Shore Lines?, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Jul 14 19:13:54 2008. Also, the SIR ran once with commuter equipment. Remember the MP72s on there?Well, I'M not nearly old enough to remember that... :) But I've seen pictures. Not sure what the long term plans for SIR are, but theoretically they could replace their R44s with either the NYCT successor to the R44s (the R179s, we believe), or even LIRR's future order of M9s (which they will need for fleet expansion, possibly for M3 replacement, although I tend to doubt the latter). Assuming that the clearances are OK to run M9s, which would be rather larger than their subway relatives, the big question is how those cars would be maintained. From what I've read, SIR's heavy duty maintenance is done at NYCT shops, and the cars are nowadays trucked over; apparently there was a barge used in the past, but not for some years now, after modifications at the St George terminal. Having NYCT do the heavy work on the R44s makes perfect sense, since NYCT knows their R44s. But LIRR would really be the source for maintaining M9s, which would involve getting those cars out to probably Arch St or Hillside shops. Plus, the M9s would be designed for LIRR's more slightly more generous DC potential. They would also be considerably heavier than R44 cars. All of that leads me, off the cuff, to think that either a standard R179, or an R179A with a modified interior would do the trick. Are those seats reversible? 
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