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Posted by Transit Jeff on Tue Aug 12 01:00:33 2008, in response to Re: LIRR/NYCR MP54's, posted by Transit Jeff on Tue Aug 12 00:28:35 2008. And speaking of MP-54 whistles, does anyone remember those "ear splitting" cab signal whistles in them! I have one of them in my collection too.I have fond memories of the LIRR MP-54's. I had relatives in Rockville Centre and I would often visit for extended stays back in the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's. I loved to take the train down to NYC. In the warm weather, those openable windows were awesome. I'll never forget the sights and sounds of the rush hour trains coming out of NYC, packed with commuters. All the windows would be open and the men would be playing pinochle on boards and smoking cigars. The express trains were the best! The traction motors and gears were "screaming" as you raced alongside and above Sunrise Highway. I'm sure those trains could have been heard a half mile away. I have similar memories of the PRR MP-54's that operated in Philadelphia area commuter service. The Wilmington and West Chester lines were the best, in open window weather. My favorite seat on the West Chester line was in the rear cab, sitting on the wooden motorman's seat. We called it "the ironing board". That was a great spot on a Princeton Jct. "Dinky" MP-54 train too. The Wilmington line MP-54's were so loud at speed across the meadows in Delaware that you couldn't converse with your seat mate. I miss those days! |
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