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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 13:22:12 2010 Outside and inside thru Brewster Yard, and on this day we show love to the M-3As!!!M-3As on the outside!!!  An M-3A set awaiting refurbishment......  M-3As on the inside, in Brewster Shop, all getting some TLC!! M-3As on the "Lift" track, with some wheel and truck work being done......  M-3A wheel truck......  Another Face-Off!! M-3A Vs. M-3A on the "Pit" track in the shop...... (Sorry for some pics being blurry!! I was holding my work bag while snapping!! No where, especially no where CLEAN, to put it!! Bear with me on that!! :-))  M-3As on the lift, wheel trucks removed for repairs, as seem from above overlooking the shop area!!   M-3As sit over the pit track......  OK, time to head back to my train (yep, more M-7As!! Nothing special!! :-P), but as I head to my train, I spot another "Double-headed" BL-shit & Mini-Bomb!!  Now, time for the usual brake tests, radio checks, blah blah blah!! B'Cuz little ol' me gots to get #9626 out of here on-time!! (Of you know your friendly, neighborhood # Conductor and his #1 crew did all that and did it very well this day!! :-)) After I backed her into Southeast Station, the Wassaic connection (#9926) of ours arrives on Track #1 (we are waiting for them on Track 2), where a BL-Shit managed to run this Mini-Bomb without any additional engines!! #128 hums by and the people are off, and she is ready to push this Mini-Bomb thru CP 153 into Brewster Yard.......  Off to GCT, folks!! Power off my cell, and time to roll!! ALL ABOARD!! :-) Thank you all for viewing. Hope you all enjoyed!! :-) |
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Posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 13:41:33 2010, in response to PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 13:22:12 2010. Again, some great finds. I don't think I've ever seen inside Brewster's shop before, so a million thanks for sharing that. The bluriness of that photo makes it look like those two M3's are about to collide.I see 127, 128, 129. Where's 130 hiding? Note, those BLshits can only do 75 MPH with train. I've never been a fan of any equipment that can't do the MAS for all areas it operates through..... |
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Posted by arnine on Sun Jun 6 13:42:32 2010, in response to PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 13:22:12 2010. Great pics :) :) |
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Posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 13:48:21 2010, in response to PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 13:22:12 2010. Again, some great finds. I don't think I've ever seen inside Brewster's shop before, so a million thanks for sharing that. The bluriness of that photo makes it look like those two M3's are about to collide.I see 127, 128, 129. Where's 130 hiding? Note, those BLshits can only do 75 MPH with train. I've never been a fan of any equipment that can't do the MAS for all areas it operates through..... |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 14:01:48 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 13:41:33 2010. "Note, those BLshits can only do 75 MPH with train. I've never been a fan of any equipment that can't do the MAS for all areas it operates through..... "For that I do agree, and which is why I think they earned the name BL-Shits!! :-D As for #130, last seen at Harmon Yard and this was some time back, over 6 months!! The blurred shots I consider a blunder, but again with no where to rest my bag, I had to make do with the situation as it existed. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 14:02:09 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by arnine on Sun Jun 6 13:42:32 2010. Why thank you, bruddah!! :-) |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 14:42:43 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 13:41:33 2010. And where do BL20gh operate with train were speed is higher than 75 ???correct nowhere. In other service the BL20gh is restricted at freight speed. |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 14:44:15 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 13:48:21 2010. There are no speeds of over 75 mph in BL20gh service area's.In other service the BL20gh is restricted at freight speed. |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Sun Jun 6 14:49:37 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 14:44:15 2010. Not even between Stamford and Bridgeport? |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 14:51:56 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Osmosis Jones on Sun Jun 6 14:49:37 2010. no max speed is 75 there. |
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Posted by ebtmikado on Sun Jun 6 15:32:18 2010, in response to PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 13:22:12 2010. The M-3s look like M-2s minus the pantograph. Scrap 'em and buy BL-20DPs (BL-20s with 3rd rail shoes) :o)Just funnin' ya, Paul! Lee squeak |
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Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday |
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Posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 15:55:31 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 14:44:15 2010. Hmm I could have sworn that at least SOME of the area between Stamford & New Haven was more than 75. Nope, just MP 17.2-21.4 which is 90. Man, MNRR sucks..... |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 16:10:40 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by checkthedoorlight on Sun Jun 6 15:55:31 2010. yup and we do not run mini bombs there.or upper Hudson. Im sure with occasional rescue where a BL20gh has to tow a revenue bomb train it won't be getting much over 65 mph between stations anyway, thats where that 75 mph gearing is best, in towing. A higher gearing would render the unit useless, it would be like running your car in 4th gear all the time. |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Sun Jun 6 16:40:00 2010, in response to PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 13:22:12 2010. Nice! Love the shop pics! |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 17:08:58 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by ebtmikado on Sun Jun 6 15:32:18 2010. Ahhhhhhh, Lee got some jokes, huh?? :-D LOL |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 17:14:59 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Sun Jun 6 16:40:00 2010. Thank you, sir!! :-) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 17:33:14 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by ebtmikado on Sun Jun 6 15:32:18 2010. Not for nothing, I would love to see some of the M-2s (at least the 8800s), whichever ones which manage to last, if so, get a similar refurbishment as the M-3As have, possibly consider same for the M-4s and M-6s. I think a similar makeover, in a interior color decor that resembles that of the M-8s would look pretty nice. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Sun Jun 6 19:09:07 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 17:33:14 2010. Thats an idea you'd have to sell to CDOT. Good Luck!!! |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 19:23:37 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by fisk ave jim on Sun Jun 6 19:09:07 2010. Well, anything is possible!! I should drop it in the suggestion box, eh?? :-D |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Sun Jun 6 19:55:02 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 16:10:40 2010. You want Diesel speed?? Gotta stay on the Upper Hudson. I believe the MAS between Cold Spring & New Hamburg is 95. I remember some of the now retired engineers saying that 2 FL-9's with 7 Bombs could never get past 80. Todays GE's solved that problem.Even the "starships', those AC rebuilds of the late 90's which cost the MTA @ 15mil each to rebuild, and were in service to the early 00's could'nt meet their performance goals. Thus the need for a padded schedule. The FL-9 AC rebuild program was one of the biggest mistakes the MTA ever agreed to. Botton line, the Gennies are geting it done. I'll be on #802 tomorrow & barring anything unforseen. Ill be in GCT early, as in before timetable time, as usual. |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 20:18:27 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by fisk ave jim on Sun Jun 6 19:55:02 2010. Since Im perfectly qualified on the Hudson , I can tell you there are no mini bombs with BL20gh roaming there, other than south of Harmon where speed is 75 mph max.The Fl-9's were perfectly capable of doing maximum speed as their track speed was 89 mph, the F-10's were capable of max 83 mph. The starships were initially 100 mph but later all FL-9's and F10's were restricted to 79 mph due to cant-deficiency on curves. currently the Hudson line does have a max speed of 90 mph from MP 53.1 to Division post/CSX/(mp75.8) Again there is no need for speed on the BL20gh's. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Sun Jun 6 21:33:35 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Jun 6 20:18:27 2010. There has'nt been a mini-bomb on the upper hudson in at least 20 yrs. FL-9's haven't (could'nt) do more than 75mph beyond Croton-North over there in the last 10 yrs of their lives. Serious truck hunting issues hindered their longivety to say the least.Sadly, Amtrak ran their FL-9's into the ground in their final years running out of GCT. Often, for example, train #49 would have one FL-9 on the point with at least 9 heavyweight coaches in tow. Best speed 50mph, if that. Screaming in run 8 in the Park Ave tunnel spewing gobs of blue smoke diesel fumes for any lungs to ingest. That was ok but god forbid if you lit up a cigarette. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Jun 6 22:51:32 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by ebtmikado on Sun Jun 6 15:32:18 2010. How come we didn't have any M5s? |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Mon Jun 7 05:35:44 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Olog-hai on Sun Jun 6 22:51:32 2010. They were designed, as single MU cars to replace the ACMU's and could be used as centercar or in between pairs to run with M-3's.LIRR rejected the design, and wanted someting different, hence the M-7 |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Mon Jun 7 10:14:26 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by fisk ave jim on Sun Jun 6 21:33:35 2010. Makes a nice photo, though! :-)And yeah, Amtrak ran those FL-9s into the ground literally!! |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Mon Jun 7 11:37:41 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : Brrrrrrrrrrew-Stah!! Saturday, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun Jun 6 19:23:37 2010. Yeah!! MN suggestion boxes are located on each platform. Big blue ugly mini-moselieum (sp) structures w/3 holes!!:)) |
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