by Diverging Route
3698 seen this afternoon eastbound on the Masspike. On a flatbed, of course :D
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electricron wrote:Since the rebuilding program has passed the halfway point, can anyone give a review of the quality of the rebuild, and whether the rebuilt ones are more reliable? Is it still too soon for such a review?They're sooooooo clean and bright inside! Much quieter, too, since the insulation got replaced behind the all-new paneling and really makes a difference at dampening the sound. And the new HVAC is a lot more forceful than the old units; more like a 3700 where you can feel the all-around more potent air circulation. I'm sure a few of them have break-in rattles like jpb describes in his post, but that's been the exception rather than rule in my experience.
StefanW wrote:I don't think I mentioned this previously... Apologies if this is old news.That is all pretty slick; thanks for sharing.
Starting earlier this year the real-time data for Green Line trains includes the car numbers for the entire train - even a three-car train. I added an additional column to the table in my app (directly below the map) where you can see the trailing car IDs. Because you can sort the table on any column it makes it possible to easily find / follow any Green Line vehicle.
If anyone is trying to shoot and/or ride the last pre-rebuild cars this is a way you can track them down.