by RC '75
Does NJ Transit assign equipment to specific lines? Something like what is done on the NYC Subway system.
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RC '75 wrote:Does NJ Transit assign equipment to specific lines? Something like what is done on the NYC Subway system.Sometimes, yes.
nick11a wrote:The Arrows are assigned to the M&E and Montclair (under 25,000 volts) as well on the NEC (under 12,000 volts). They Arrows once in a while may be used on South Amboy or Matawan/Aberdeen locals but can't be used any further than Matawan/Aberdeen because of the change to 25,000 volts (the arrows can't change voltages on the fly.)Nick,
Jtgshu wrote:Last August and Sept is when NJT decided to change teh voltage west of the Aberdeen Phase Gap to the end of wire west of Bath to 25k for whatever reason.Yep. I remember in anticapition of this, for a few weeks prior to the change, they tried to keep only push pulls on the NJCL. And sometime in August is when I believe the last MU train rode to Long Branch. I have never ridden down to Long Branch on the MUs. I grew up though in Perth Amboy though right along the train tracks and remember quite well seeing the Arrows operate behind the house and crossing the Raritan Draw Bridge. I do miss having Arrows though operating on the NJCL. Since the change, I have not witnessed an MU operate down the line but it can and occasionally does happen- but it is rare. One good effect though of the change is that all electric push pulls have the long doors and you don't have to worry about opening each individual door and raising the trap and leaving it open during rush for low platform stations. So keeping them on the NEC on the Newark is a good idea as the only low platform stations is Jersey Ave.
I wish i understood why they did, why limit yourself even more equipmentwise? No longer will MU's run west of Matawan, unfortuantely......
It would be nice if the arrows could have make the voltage change at SwiftWhat would be nicer is if Washington gave Amtrak the money to convert the entire NEC to 25kV 60Hz like they were supposed to get over twenty years ago...then it would be a moot point and the Arrows wouldn't require a rebuild to accommodate on-the-fly voltage changes.