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Posted by trainsarefun on Tue Jul 7 14:06:29 2009, in response to Re: LIC Yuppies get steamed, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Jul 7 13:57:21 2009. Yes, the forward thinking MTA and LIRR went with diesel equipment that would never be able to fit into the existing 63rd St tunnel. They SO botched up that diesel order in the 1990's that it's almost unthinkable.Obviously not many of us are fans of that move. But the fault probably goes with the designers of the 63 St Tunnel - one of the MTA's very first projects. Apparently they either forgot about non-electrified territory, or they assumed that LIRR would essentially complete electrification. The latter never happened, and still shows no signs of even happening. Additionally, the C3s wouldn't clear, even if the DM30s had somehow been put, despite all technical difficulties, into an M1/3/7-like profile. |
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