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Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by heypaul on Mon Sep 9 21:35:57 2024

A couple of weeks ago, I was on a n/b Q that got tripped coming into Ave H. It sat in the station for over an hour. A couple of guys showed up during this time. The entire city bound service ground to a halt. Could the n/b express tracks been used to bypass the blockage? I know that Church Ave is being skipped s/b and all n/b & s/b B's & Q's are running on the local tracks.

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Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by Railman718 on Tue Sep 10 06:04:48 2024, in response to Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?, posted by heypaul on Mon Sep 9 21:35:57 2024.

No power is off on those tracks with track ties in place...

Meaning nothing goes through..

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Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by heypaul on Tue Sep 10 06:37:49 2024, in response to Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?, posted by Railman718 on Tue Sep 10 06:04:48 2024.

No power is off on those tracks with track ties in place...

Meaning nothing goes through..


Okay. But if a n/b Q derailed and they needed work equipment alongside the Q, wouldn't it be easy to turn power on and remove any track ties and trips?



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Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by zac on Tue Sep 10 08:30:20 2024, in response to Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?, posted by heypaul on Tue Sep 10 06:37:49 2024.

Diesel trains can go through if necessary, and any work trains needed would be diesel anyway.

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Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by heypaul on Tue Sep 10 11:08:44 2024, in response to Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?, posted by zac on Tue Sep 10 08:30:20 2024.

Diesel trains can go through if necessary, and any work trains needed would be diesel anyway.

Even for a diesel they'd have to remove any railroad ties blocking the way. Also how much trouble is it to flip a wall switch to turn on power?

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Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by Train Dude on Tue Sep 10 15:31:15 2024, in response to Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?, posted by heypaul on Tue Sep 10 11:08:44 2024.

I agree. Why don't you go down there and show them how it's possible.

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Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?

Posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Wed Sep 11 08:10:43 2024, in response to Re: Could the Manhattan Bound Brighton Express Tracks North of Kings Hwy Be Used?, posted by heypaul on Tue Sep 10 11:08:44 2024.

Didn't they do that on the Malbone Street wreck, flip the switch and the power back on.
I am sure it is much more complicated then flipping a switch, I'm no professional but at the Museum we train in tag out/lock out procedures and its not just flipping a switch.

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