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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 17:53:11 2007 Merrimack Valley to Seashore and Return May 05, 2007 All passengers must reserve by replying to this message on Subtalk posting passenger count, e-mail contact for each passenger, and originating station. Transportation is free. No accident liability is accepted, please purchase your own travel insurance. Schedule: Lowell Gallagher Transportation Center 9.00 Haverhill Commuter Rail Terminal 9.30 Newburyport Commuter Rail Terminal 10.00 Seashore Trolley Museum Arrival 11.15 Seashore Trolley Museum Departure 15.45 Newburyport Commuter Rail Terminal 17.00 Haverhill Commuter Rail Terminal 17.30 Lowell Gallagher Transportation Center 18.00 This service is brought to you by AEM7AC. You will be e-mailed contact details for AEM7AC's ratsmobile service once you make your reservation. Please be aware that AEM7AC's ratsmobile is limited to 59 mph. Welcome aboard. AEM7AC |
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Posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:04:15 2007, in response to Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 17:53:11 2007. What the hell is this? |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:07:05 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:04:15 2007. I'm going to Seashore tomorrow and can take some railfans with me. I've done this before and if you were a regular you'd know about the summer Seashore trips I run. Granted I hadn't done it in a few years. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 18:11:05 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:04:15 2007. Breakfast :) |
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Posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:12:38 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:07:05 2007. Heh, Maybe I'll drive myself and make a visit |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:13:39 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 18:11:05 2007. I used to do breakfast at that fried breakfast place in Saugus on Rt.1, but can't really do that anymore without backtracking, besides I could never find that place again despite looking for it in 2005 and 2006 (I think it went out of business). So if anyone else is coming along tomorrow maybe I'll find a place to stop in NH or Maine for breakfast. Otherwise I'll probably just etq before AM pull-out. AEM7AC |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:14:54 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:12:38 2007. You could -- I haven't been there forever and have no idea if anything exciting is happening this weekend. Do you have further info? I really gotta catch up with the peeps up there I haven't been since like '05. AEM7AC |
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Posted by error46146 on Fri May 4 18:15:34 2007, in response to Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 17:53:11 2007. ratsmobile? |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:21:38 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by error46146 on Fri May 4 18:15:34 2007. A ratsmobile is a three-person transit vehicle with rubber tyres that shares rights-of-way with buses. AEM7AC |
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Posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:21:46 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:14:54 2007. Google Says its a 5.5 Hr Drive. I bet I can shave off 45 min the way how I drive, lolI gotta see when I wake up tomorrow AM. Its Friday, and Im gonna go to my local bar, lol As far as I can tell, its just a regular day there. Looking at their website DOES help =) |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:23:01 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:21:46 2007. You're NY-based? haha, yeah, it is a long way for you to come then. Not really worth it since for you you can probably see all the same junk at Branford. Unless you used to live in BOS and like to inspect old T equipment once in a while. AEM7AC |
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Posted by Rail Blue on Fri May 4 18:25:44 2007, in response to Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 17:53:11 2007. Hah! I so would come, but I fear I might get drowned a few inches off St David's, Pembs. ... |
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Posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:26:49 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:23:01 2007. Ive never been. Ive heard nothing but good things about it.Ive been to Branford enough times (Yet, I still go, lol) We will see, If I get up early enough, sure. I dont mind driving. I made it from NYC to Montreal in about 5 hours, lol |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:29:49 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:26:49 2007. I made it from NYC to Montreal in about 5 hours, lol haha, I assume you don't have a ratsmobile... but a more classy form of transportation. I discovered that my ratsmobile guzzles fuel at more than about 60 mph, so I had it governed at 59 mph to make fuel economy targets. Are modern automobiles relatively better for fuel economy at higher speed ranges? AEM7AC |
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Posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:33:36 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:29:49 2007. I dunno, I have a 4 Door Sedan with a V6 Engine. I get about 30 MPG on the highway.I Usually drive over the speed limit. Can someone say 70....80....OR....90, LOL |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:39:07 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:33:36 2007. If you decide to go tomorrow AM let me know by e-mail before you leave so I can know to look for you. My ratsmobile has a straight-4 engine and the fuel economy statistics (with 10% ethanol) is roughly: 55mph average = 31 mpg 60mph average = 29 mpg 65mph average = 26 mpg 70mph average = 23 mpg I have not been able to sustain 75mph average even on a test-run. Too many cops. Even on the Merritt Pahkway there is always hidden cops around Westport. AEM7AC |
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Posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:41:23 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:39:07 2007. You got it |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 18:56:54 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:26:49 2007. I was there a looooooooooooooooooooong time ago. It was good. |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:58:13 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 18:56:54 2007. Did u get any fotos? |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:21:54 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 18:23:01 2007. Not really worth it since for you you can probably see all the same junk at Branford.You can see the SOAC at Seashore, though... |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:24:18 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:21:54 2007. Are those 2 cars still operable? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:24:31 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:21:54 2007. Nah, I'm not going all the way to Maine to see an R-44 :) |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:25:11 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:24:18 2007. Ha! |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:26:07 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:25:11 2007. 
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 19:27:11 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:21:54 2007. I've been in a birthday pahty in the SOAC ;-) (Not my birthday.) SOAC isn't actually all that cool. It's just another subway cah. The half that got the AC motors is definitely not operable. The half that got the DC motors might be restorable, I don't know. But then anything is restorable with a big enough budget. What I'd actually do with that cah is to put a R-160 traction package underneath it and it'd be instantly operable. But I don't have the $1 million or so for a set of spare Alstom Onyx... |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:27:19 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:24:18 2007. When I went to Seashore eons ago, the SOAC cars were in horrible condition. I doubt anything's been done since then. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:27:22 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:25:11 2007. 
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:28:21 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:27:19 2007. Wow, that's a shame they are letting the cars rot. They seem like impressive cars. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri May 4 19:28:40 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:26:07 2007. I rode that thing on the Broad St. Subway in Philly, way ,way back.It was pretty impressive at that time. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:30:17 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:25:11 2007. How many people can you fit in the cab of a SOAC? It makes R-44 T/Os cry.
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:31:50 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:25:11 2007. dayum, this guy's got it going ON.
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:32:15 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:28:21 2007. At least they're preserved. |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:35:28 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Port of Authority on Fri May 4 19:32:15 2007. Yes, but will they stop being lazy and get those cars working again? That's what I want to know. |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:35:52 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri May 4 19:28:40 2007. They had SOAC cars in Philly? |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:37:59 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:35:52 2007. And you used to make fun of Error????? Man!get with the program |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:40:18 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:37:59 2007. ok, now with the program. |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 19:43:06 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:35:28 2007. Yes, but will they stop being lazy and get those cars working again? Have you ever gotten a dead car working again? |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri May 4 19:44:09 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:40:18 2007. Mike, when I tell you I rode them in Philly, I did. LOL!It took some arm pulling to get on them, but I rode them. |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:47:12 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 19:43:06 2007. there are ways to get dead cars back to life, but under intensive surgery and work. |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:47:55 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri May 4 19:44:09 2007. Nice! Now, did they look like these? Or did they look different? |
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Posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:54:31 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:47:55 2007. Never mind, i got it. Does anyone have a photo of these cars in Philly? |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 20:08:32 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:47:12 2007. Of course! It's called sticking a new truck and traction subsystem under an old shell. There are companies that do this, like Gomaco Trolley (google it). Price is about $1 million to $1.5 million per car. ($750,000 if a trolley.) AEM7AC |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri May 4 20:41:22 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:54:31 2007. They looked like you saw them in the pics. I don't remember any destination signs. We ran local on the Broad st. subway, so it did not matter. |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri May 4 21:01:43 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri May 4 20:41:22 2007. They also ran in Cleveland!!! With pantographs!!! |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri May 4 21:08:07 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by The Queen on Fri May 4 18:26:49 2007. Do you moonlight as Jon Corzine's chauffeur? |
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Posted by BIE on Fri May 4 21:11:56 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri May 4 21:08:07 2007. Nah."Please be aware that AEM7AC's ratsmobile is limited to 59 mph. Welcome aboard." |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri May 4 21:13:05 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Terrapin Station on Fri May 4 19:30:17 2007. I got pwned one day by that monster. I heard it was running on the D line but it was a no show. I'll be making my first visit up there in a couple of weeks and I can't wait! |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri May 4 21:14:35 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by South Brooklyn Railway on Fri May 4 19:47:12 2007. And $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. |
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Posted by BIE on Fri May 4 21:17:13 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Fri May 4 21:14:35 2007. Lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. |
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Posted by aem7ac on Fri May 4 21:18:32 2007, in response to Re: Tomorrow's Seashore Trolley Museum Trip, posted by BIE on Fri May 4 21:17:13 2007. Look at my posting, I even quoted a price. They even do this commercially. (Google "Gomaco Trolley") |
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