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Re: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:57 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Harrisburg (Keystone) Line ¦  Replies: 1445 ¦  Views: 407976

I've spent some time along the Main Line as of late and I have two things to share. 1. Construction Update at Lancaster, PA (Feb 2024) Previously (not on Dragonball Z) in Jan 2024, the Track 1 platform was in the process of being demolished. I took another trip there in Feb 2024 and well, there isn'...

This past weekend, I took a trip to Harrisburg for the Harrisburg Chapter NRHS train show. I didn't know what to expect, but I said, well let me go & check it out. I came across the "Trains of the Northeast Corridor" book by Tom Nelligan & Scott Hartley. It talks about the formatio...

Re: Downingtown Metroliner

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:48 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Downingtown Metroliner ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 2193

@MACTRAXX Well, staying true to the 'NET" nickname you gave me, I casted a wide net of all the possibilities :P . As I mentioned, I surmised a few of my suggestions were impractical. I'm going off limited knowledge of how stuff worked back then. Plus there seems to be limited info on this train...

Re: Amtrak NEC Delay and Service Disruption Thread

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:32 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Amtrak NEC Delay and Service Disruption Thread ¦  Replies: 23 ¦  Views: 3501

Today Jan 21, 2024, Amtrak Northeast Regional 121 was astronomically late. The train runs from NYP to WAS, typically with a Metroliner Cab Car leading (for a quick turn), then it turns to 122 and runs back to NYP. 121 was over an hour late by the time it began its run at NYP. Any ideas on why this t...

Wikipedia claims that NJ Transit performed a software modification on their ALP-45DPs to disable their ability to start and stop their prime movers while moving. Is it known yet if the ALC-42Es will have a similar capability designed in but disabled in software, or will it be left out entirely? I w...

"Herr Siemens, you'd better build your Airos tough, because with the customer's tendency to "defer" maintenance on any of their equipment. they will have to last a long, LONG, time" - Gilbert B Norman

Motor Vehicles have Ford Tough & Railroads have Budd Tough :-D

Re: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:40 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West ¦  Replies: 769 ¦  Views: 182391

I mentioned when I was railfanning at Lancaster the other day, that there "might" be an Easter Egg in the video. Well, there was. Pennsylvanian 43 had PRR No. 7503 "Francis L. Suter" on the rear. My YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pAiWzzrM3g I noticed a funny shap...

Re: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:30 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West ¦  Replies: 769 ¦  Views: 182391

What is very interesting is that even though some tracks have been removed the CAT over those tracks has been left in place. Same, is it possible PECO utilizes the catenary for anything? At least according to @glennk419 in the "ELECTRIC POWER BETWEEN HARRISBURG AND PHILADELPHIA" thread, h...

Re: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:06 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West ¦  Replies: 769 ¦  Views: 182391

A little while back, I inquired on what operations were like during the "diesel era" for the Keystones. Specifically the late 90s into the Mid 2000s. Last week, we got a blast from the past. Due to extremely inclement weather along the Keystone Corridor, there were outages, which led to A ...

Re: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:40 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: All things Pennsylvanian AND Keystone West ¦  Replies: 769 ¦  Views: 182391

So Yesterday, went to Lancaster, PA and noticed Track 1 / Platform 1 was OOS for construction. My YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y_1cpmwoNs My Story / Details: On Jan 13, 2024, I decided to take what I thought would be a quick day trip to Lancaster, PA. The day trip part remained co...

Re: Downingtown Metroliner

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:30 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Downingtown Metroliner ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 2193

I believe that is the only scheduled Amtrak train that ever originated at anywhere other than Philadelphia or Harrisburg on the Main Line. I presume the train deadheaded from Race Street Yard every morning to Downingtown where it turned. RCT: Correct - This train's equipment deadheaded west in the ...

Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:29 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 9895

@GirlOnTheTrain Wow! That's some pretty interesting info. I'm not familiar with how paint jobs or wraps work for locomotives. Learning 203's condition is so bad, that it may actually be ineligible for a wrap is crazy! In other news, well. For all I know, it's possible that No. 217 may be the one sel...

Jim, you're THE MAN. Many thanks.
We might not ever meet in real life, but I'll send you a virtual high five & handshake.

Good time of day to whoever, whenever they read this. I've been a fan of Metro-North's railroad for years, along with its "ancestors" (I used quotations, because it makes them sound ancient imo), New York Central, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Although I like the rolling sto...

Re: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps

 by NortheastTrainMan ¦  Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:11 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Metro-North 40th Heritage Wraps ¦  Replies: 64 ¦  Views: 9895

Last Wednesday (Nov 29), I was in Harlem at 125th Street to railfan Metro-North. My goal was to capture some heritage units in action. While I was unsuccesful in that quest and nearly froze my hands solid, I enjoyed myself. Anyways, I noticed one P32AC-DM in particular had a rather nasty looking pai...

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