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PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010 I guess someone, somewhere knew I had a longin' to be on one of the test trains for the M-8s!! So with a ring of the phone just about 5 PM yesterday, little ol' me, your friendly, neighborhood #1 Conductor HAPPILY (Yes Railman, with LOTS of foam!!!) answered the call, and at 2200 hours (10:00PM) little ol' me arrived in GCT to have a little road fun WITHOUT the passengers!! The M-8 rolled into GCT from NH at about little after midnight last night, and arrived on Track 107, where after all our briefings with supervision, including the Road Foremen aboard, we kicked off another nocturnal test run with these awesome machines!!Here we start...... (Bear with me folks, between road running I got in my shots when I can, and again with my continued reluctance to bring expensive DSLR cameras to work with me, I resorted to 3 MPs of cell cam!! Forgive the quality at times, folks!! And of course, with regulations in effect, NONE of this was done while the train was in motion!!) Little after 0000 hours (12 midnight), the M-8, 6 cars, 3 pairs total, arrives on Track 107......   And a smooth stop makes her trip from New Haven complete!!  The door opens off, the yard crew which brought it from New Haven hops off, and me and my engineer hop aboard......  With lots of testing computers about and TONS (probably literally lol) of sandbags to simulate a loaded train, not much as to be seen interior-wise, but I decided to make the best with what we had!! Interior views (just imagine the bags are gone!!)  The vestibule lighting (I love the looks of this lighting configuration!!)  The "Can" (Signs on the outside read "DO NOT USE!!".....should I tell them I used it already??? LMAO....just kiddin'!! We are, though, supposed to be breaking these things in, right??? :-D LOL)  A look inside the fare beater's best place to apply their trade on our trains!! :-D  WARNING!! Please allow 30 minutes, minimum, for the smell to ease to safe levels!! :-D LOL  The B End. Note how much like on Shoreliner III/IV Bombs, and on NJT MLVs, you have to press the button left to open the end doors, which slide horizontally across, but unlike the Shoreliner III/1V, when you hit the button, it opens BOTH doors on each side!!  Some cab views......  Combination ACSES/MNR cab signal ADU (Aspect Display Unit)......  The TOD screens, throttle and dashboard.......  Left side control panels, with duplex air guage......  Right side control panels......  Engineer-side conductor door control panel and cab circuit breaker panels......  Fireman-side door control panels......  Conductor control panels, fireman side (with cab signal ADU, radio/PA/IC controls, gimbal light controls, and windshield wiper and heater controls)  Fireman-side "jump"-seat!! (NO, you CANNOT sit here!! J/K :-D)  Engineer's seat, viewed from the fireman side (BEST seat in the house in the opinions of some!! :-D)  Now, with the kickoff of our run getting ready, off goes my phone, and off we go!!! After stopping at Yonkers to pick up some Kawasaki reps, and to change ends to being our tests, we stroll the platform for some wayside views!! When "Red" invades Yonkers!!! M-8, Track 2, Yonkers......   Y-Y-Y-Yonkers!!!!!  South end, #9101......  Now, me and my engineer (off screen at his and my own requests), board, and the tests being, load, speed and third rail operation testing!! Off goes the phone, and go goes the business at hand!! And in a couple hours, we tie up at Harmon Yard, Track 132 in the old shop!! We give up our hold on Track 2, having completed our tests for the night SUCCESSFULLY, to the RTC District C, Form Ms fulfilled, and we get ready to deadhead back to GCT as the daylight begins in the eastern sky, and the civilized world awakes from their slumber to begin their days, as ours ends!! But of course, you know there are always parting shots, right???? Well...... M-8 safely at Harmon, on Track 132, Old Shop......   (NOTE, those damn mercury lights wreaked havoc on my shots here!! Forgive the orangeness!!! :-P_ Folks, I think you for viewing this post, and hope you enjoyed a nice look inside one of Metro-North's newest toys to hit the rails!! Rest assured, this train can MOVE!! The brakes are on the money!! Awesome acceleration and deceleration (the techs indicated this train runs even better in AC territory!!!), and I agree this train definitely is up to the challenge of safely and reliably moving the people of New York and Connecticut for many years to come!! As always, it will have its bugs, much as any train, anywhere, but I am definitely confident, this train will, in the least, live up to the 200,000++ miles between breakdowns legacy the M-7/M-7As have set forth and more than accomplished and thensome. And again, no real problems at all occurred this night other than one broken third rail shoe!! This train is good to go in my book, and cannot wait to be moving the people from Point A to Point B and back with it!! Thumbs up here, folks!! You all shall see and judge for yourselves in due time!! I assure you, you all will definitely give it 2 thumbs up, as I do assure the people of Metro-North will feel the same way, and I am confident they will definitely be getting MUCH good feedback from the New Haven Line passengers, or pretty much anyone who steps aboard this train!! The NH will now have good competition against the Harlem & Hudson Line's M-7As!! Thank you all for viewing!! I truly hope you all enjoyed!! :-) |
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Posted by Forest Glen on Wed Jun 30 12:16:10 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Nice. For future reference, do you know when and where the next M8 testing will take place? |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:22:54 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Forest Glen on Wed Jun 30 12:16:10 2010. All I can say is that testing will be done mostly at night after 8 or 9 PM. Do understand I cannot divulge all the details regarding that, but the runs will be mostly after hours, and Monday - Friday, and anywhere between NH and GCT and GCT and Harmon. Exact locations are always TBA (To Be Announced) and changes heavily as per MNR and Kawasaki's needs. |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Wed Jun 30 12:24:16 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Paul, why not invest in a decent point-and-shoot? I carry one with me 90% of the time, and save the DSLR for planned outings. |
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Posted by Forest Glen on Wed Jun 30 12:24:59 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:22:54 2010. Do understand I cannot divulge all the details regarding thatDon't worry, I'm not a Russian spy...lol I'll hang around GCT at 8:30 PM on Friday night. Hopefully I see it. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:42:53 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Forest Glen on Wed Jun 30 12:24:59 2010. It will get there much later than that, I assure you of that!! Better bet if you come out later in the night, and might do better at 125th Street. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Jun 30 12:43:11 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. And no amount of great photos can change the fact that it's as ugly as sin :D |
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Posted by 9 local on Wed Jun 30 12:44:34 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Jun 30 12:43:11 2010. It looks much much better with the headlights on, I must say, though. |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Wed Jun 30 12:46:38 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by 9 local on Wed Jun 30 12:44:34 2010. That's because the lights blind you so you can't see how ugly it is. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:51:22 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Hank Eisenstein on Wed Jun 30 12:24:16 2010. This camera at 3 MP does very well, and the point and shoots I have I gave to my daughters (you know, girls and MySpace and Facebook!! lol)I have thought about it, but this camera the LG eV3 comes with holds its own pretty well. Check out these past posts where I used my cell cam, and ask yourself whether or not these look pretty dag gone good for a cell cam!!! Link Link Link Link Link |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:53:13 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Jun 30 12:43:11 2010. I assure you, the pics do no justice!! When you see it in person, you will change your opinion!! I sure did, and clearly I stated in the past when I only saw the pics of it that it was an ugly train!! Seeing it in person changed the perspective!! I assure you, all of you will feel differently when you see it in person, especially the interior, minus the blue bag covers and sandbags!! :-D |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Jun 30 12:55:40 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:53:13 2010. Honestly, it's like a person with an amazing body but a hideous face. The interior and other amenities look AWESOME. It looks to be a rather stylish and comfy car. I do wish that SEPTA decided to get the automatic sliding doors instead of the annoyingly difficult to pull/push open M4 style doors on the Silverliner Vs.However, the face on the M8s...yuck! |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 13:44:56 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Jun 30 12:55:40 2010. Ahhhhhhhh, it ain't bad at all!! And I assure all, she rides damn good!! :-) |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Jun 30 13:47:11 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by The Flxible Neofan on Wed Jun 30 12:55:40 2010. High tech Edsels!! |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Jun 30 13:53:09 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Paul, many of the engineers i've known thru the years on the NH side said that the older M series equiptment was a little sluggish on 3'd rail. Only when they hit the wire did they really spark up & run like rabbits.Did you notice the same with the M-8's?? |
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Posted by WayneJay on Wed Jun 30 13:55:07 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Awesome! Glad you got to ride the new kids and thnaks for sharing pic and your experience. I was with the crowd who are having a hard time with the M-8's styling, but it has grown on me a lil bit. |
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Posted by kahlua on Wed Jun 30 14:04:55 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. We the riders of the LIRR, DEMAND self-opening doors!!! LOL |
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Posted by checkthedoorlight on Wed Jun 30 14:46:26 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. There's an engineer's convention in NYC. Three students from WPI and three students from MIT are attending. They're waiting for their track assignment in New Haven, and the MIT students notice that the WPI students only bought one ticket for the three of them. Then they all head up to track 12 and board a brand new M8. The MIT students take a seat in a 4 seater, and the WPI students all squeeze into the new, ADA-compliant bathroom. When the conductor comes through, he knocks on the door and says "ticket please" and they slide their one ticket under the door. This gives the MIT students an idea......so after the convention the MIT students buy 1 ticket at Grand Central, and notice that the WPI students didn't buy ANY tickets this time. So they head down to track 107 to take another brand new M8 back to Connecticut. The WPI students again squeeze into a bathroom, and the MIT students squeeze into a second bathroom. Once the train is on the move, one of the WPI students comes out of the bathroom, walks over to the other one, knocks on the door and says "ticket please" and then grabs the MIT's ticket and return to their bathroom. |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 15:43:15 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Great stuff as usual. The bathroom looks smaller to me though. Hopefully they did something for the smells.I really like the end door features. Wish they had that foresight when they did the M7s and hopefully they'll do it with the M9s :) |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 15:45:18 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:51:22 2010. Time for a iphone 4 Paul it is 5mp I am enjoying it. :) Although haven't fanned with it yet |
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Posted by Dave on Wed Jun 30 15:48:26 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Paul, if there were no pax on board, why was a conductor part of the test team? (No offense intended!) |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 15:48:56 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by checkthedoorlight on Wed Jun 30 14:46:26 2010. This sounds familiar but still funny |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Jun 30 15:53:17 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Dave on Wed Jun 30 15:48:26 2010. Brake test, backup moves, simmulated passenger events as part of testing Phase.On MNCR no train moves on main without a minimum crew of Engineer and Conductor. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 18:59:40 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Jun 30 15:53:17 2010. 'Nuff said!! :-)Check your email when you get a chance!! :-) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:00:55 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 15:43:15 2010. Well, I tell you this, she moves well and brakes well. Other than a broken third rail shoe because of an improper adjustment, this train cruised along and passed all of its tests very well. I sure hope the M9s will be as good!! :-) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:02:08 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 15:45:18 2010. Nah, don't need it!! I could have got that already, or the DROID, but I do not need a lot of the stuff that those phones come with!! This 3 MP eNV3 cam does good enough on the fly. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:08:49 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by kahlua on Wed Jun 30 14:04:55 2010. Yikes!!! Give you guys the manual doors instead like the ACMUs and the MAFERSA (SLE) cars!! :-D |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:10:10 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by WayneJay on Wed Jun 30 13:55:07 2010. Thanks, Wayne!! And I assure you, the ride will be impressive!! I definitely give a thumbs up x2!!! |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:15:35 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Wed Jun 30 13:53:09 2010. There was a little big of a lag when running in DC (3rd rail), even the engineer, the road foremen, and the techs noted that, but still with the load we had (simulated, using the sandbags), the train accelerated and braked very respectably. The only issues we saw were excessive arcs, and that was because of improperly adjusted 3rd rail shoes, one of which did break off. But the train still ran damn good in DC, and the techs raved about how well she runs in AC (catenary).The only downside is that with the cab signals bring disabled and not cut in yet, the engineer had to keep his foot on the deadman pedal, and we had to have Form M movement authority with absolute blocks established, in order to proceed, and were restricted to speeds not exceeding 59 MPH as per rules regarding operation with absolute blocks established, and Slow Speed (Not exceeding 15 MPH) thru interlockings. |
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Posted by ClearAspect on Wed Jun 30 19:25:10 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. The M8 is the culmination of all the HTT in MNCR, LIRR, and NYCTA I expected that everything that was learned from those cars that came before this one was put into it, all the mistakes that were made before were avoided. I expected the M8 to be the culmination of the last 15 years of HTT maturity. The M8 will break 400,000 MDBF I'm sure of it. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:29:56 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by ClearAspect on Wed Jun 30 19:25:10 2010. I sure think it is possible!! I mean look at how phenomenal the M-7/7As have done. Even MNR's M-3As have now surpassed 100,000+ miles between breakdowns!! As long as the maintenance is there, and the cars prove reliable from the word go, I think it is very well possible!! |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Jun 30 19:31:44 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Very interesting pics! At this point I must be the only one that doesn't care what this train looks like, Long as it has comfy seats, fast takeoff and good heat & A/C I would'nt mind riding it! |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:35:20 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Jun 30 19:31:44 2010. The ride is definitely A #1!!! Even though we did lag a little while running in 3rd rail DC, we still moved along and accelerated and braked at respectable rates, and the tests were passed in breezes!! |
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Posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Jun 30 19:35:59 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by ClearAspect on Wed Jun 30 19:25:10 2010. I read that the R160s have ran 650,000, miles before breakdown! Heres my source...http://www.railwayage.com/breaking-news/nyct-r160s-set-mdbf-record.html |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Jun 30 20:05:33 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:15:35 2010. So there's a deadman foot pedal on the M-8's? If memory serves, the deadman was just the pressure on the controller on all M series equiptment. Is there a deadman pedal on the M-7's??? |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 20:24:34 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Jun 30 20:05:33 2010. Yes, but it is only used when the cab signals are cut out, much as the situation with the M8s, where the cab signals for the time being are not operative. |
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Posted by ClearAspect on Wed Jun 30 20:33:07 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by r33/r36 mainline on Wed Jun 30 19:35:59 2010. Thats incredible... if the R160 can pull that then the M8 can pull of 800,000+ and if they do that, if the M8 can do 800,000 thats a distance of 1 trip arond Jupiter or nearly 2 full round trips to the moon. To think just over 20 years ago such numbers were a pipe dreams. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Jun 30 20:36:31 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 20:24:34 2010. Thanks. I learned something tonite!! |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 20:44:51 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Jun 30 20:36:31 2010. The M-7, and more than likely the M-8, have an alerter which goes off every 30 seconds when the throttle has not been moved or used by the operator, and if the tone that sounds is not acknowledged after about 30 seconds, maybe a little more, the train gets automatically placed into emergency, and also if cab signal drops are not acknowledged, the train gets placed into emergency automatically. Many safeguards are in place to help prevent any incidents. |
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Posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Jun 30 21:08:53 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 20:44:51 2010. I've heard them on the Bomb trains I've ridden in on from Cold Spring. I've seen penalty applications happen to rookie engineers when they come in a little to fast in the Park Ave tunnel. Then called into 25 track for an explanation.On the now gone LIRR M-1's the sound was actually an alarm bell, as opposed to a tone ,kinda like a burglar alarm. Not good for nodding in the AM rush as for a seat choice to be in the head car.. |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by ebtmikado on Wed Jun 30 21:14:40 2010, in response to PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 12:13:27 2010. Interesting spread, Paul, on the nice, modern-looking new fleet of New Haven Line cars. Can't wait to ride them on Shore Line East from here to GCT.Lee |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 21:16:52 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:00:55 2010. I hope so especially those end doors - no more hernias opening the doors :) |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 21:17:22 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 19:02:08 2010. True :) |
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Posted by Kriston Lewis on Wed Jun 30 21:25:01 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by AMoreira81 on Wed Jun 30 12:43:11 2010. It's grown on me. It's a different style, that's for sure. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 21:52:36 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by ebtmikado on Wed Jun 30 21:14:40 2010. "Can't wait to ride them on Shore Line East from here to GCT"And who knows......yours truly might just very well be the conductor!! :-D |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 21:53:11 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 21:17:22 2010. Too much techno-crap for my liking!! :-D |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Jun 30 21:54:48 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by fisk ave jim on Wed Jun 30 20:05:33 2010. The deadman pedal on M-7 and M-8 is only to be activated when Alertor is cut out.So no second crew member in Cab is required. |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Jun 30 21:57:52 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 21:52:36 2010. maybe from New Haven but not from East of there ;-) |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 22:01:36 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Jun 30 21:57:52 2010. You know me, Dutch......I can work on getting abouts ANYWHERE!! All the "bright folks" up in Training Department and Crew have to do is say OK!! Then again, I would get screwed out of that same way I got screwed out of Hell Gate Line (NORAC/Meadowlands Qualification)!! :-PWho knows what the future might hold!! ;-) |
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Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-) |
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Posted by arnine on Wed Jun 30 22:05:36 2010, in response to Re: PHOTOS : The M-8 struts her stuff....and very well!! :-), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Wed Jun 30 21:53:11 2010. Lol, yeah it does get much at times |
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