Arrow II Retirement

Thanks Silverliner, these were never leased out when they were lettered for NJT correct?

Susquehaniewikiwokiwani wrote:Thanks Silverliner, these were never leased out when they were lettered for NJT correct?

Right. It was sometime in 1984 when NJ Transit recalled all the Arrow II's from lease, since the Morris and Essex re-electrification project was done, and all the Arrow II's along with the up-to-that-point surplus Arrow III's were needed to handle service on those lines. The Arrow II's got a light overhaul in 1983-84. And by then, only 68 of the fleet of 70 cars were in existence, as one pair was destroyed in a rear-ender by an Amtrak train near the Beltway-Lanham station (replaced by the current New Carrollton facility).

It's a shame that SEPTA didn't pick them up. Hell, SEPTA could have traded its under utilized Push-Pull sets to NJT for its Arrow IIs.

I don't completely disagree with you, however, SEPTA already has SL-4's which are just overpowered ARROWS. so there really wouldn't have been a good reason. also, The SL-4's were and continue to be reliable. that's my idea of why

They did considering purchasing the fleet of 68 to replace the 35 year old Silverliner IIs in 1998 but were in
worse condition than expected. Apparently 1236-1237 was the best pair available and ended up sold.

yeah and now they can be found on the wire/wash trains.