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Re: Arch st RIP, Long Live Wheelspur

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:17 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Arch st RIP, Long Live Wheelspur ¦  Replies: 63 ¦  Views: 26383

Teutobergerwald wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:22 pm Has any new business for NYA started at Wheelspur, not previously served at Arch Street, or Maspeth Avenue?
I highly doubt it, NYA is actually better at losing traffic.

Re: LIRR DM #511

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:06 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIRR DM #511 ¦  Replies: 61 ¦  Views: 15156

Has any other de or dm gone to Altoona Juniata Shops other than 401? If so, then why can't 511 go there to be rebuilt? If they can rebuild NYAR 159 and NS 4001, then why not 511? #save511 Altoona no longer overhauls other railroads engines. That is done and over with. They cut down on shop forces, ...

Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:46 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦  Replies: 1593 ¦  Views: 370635

157?

Re: Motive Power update

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:29 pm ¦  Forum: New York, Susquehanna & Western - Past and Present ¦  Topic: Motive Power update ¦  Replies: 443 ¦  Views: 171829

Gmtx 9014 and Gmtx 9059 both did time on the P&W along with GMTX 9000. All three will be reunited again. They were the standard power on CHFP/FPCH.

Re: Unusual Fleet Sightings and Freight Movements on MNRR

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Thu Feb 07, 2019 7:30 pm ¦  Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦  Topic: Unusual Fleet Sightings ¦  Replies: 208 ¦  Views: 100472

Honestly if you did not know what engine is “pushing you/pulling you”, you would not be able to tell the difference between the two, in my honest opinion 😉.

Re: CSX-Oak Point/Fremont

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:44 pm ¦  Forum: CSX Transportation including Pan Am ¦  Topic: CSX-Oak Point/Fremont ¦  Replies: 1971 ¦  Views: 466658

Yes, they have. 2 AC44s are cleared for use on the Hudson. I have seen one in Fresh Pond a few weeks ago.

Re: Central Branch Freight

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:11 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: Central Branch Freight ¦  Replies: 10 ¦  Views: 6025

PTC test freight train. It is a joint effort of LIRR & NYA.
They done one like this on the Pt. Jeff about 3 years back. There is a Yoo Toob video documenting it.

Re: LIC Station construction

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:11 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: LIC Station construction ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 3785

Yeah, this is exactly where Amazons new LIC headquarters are going to be.
They mentioned they like to be close to transportation......

Re: More new power! USWX Power

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:25 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: More new power! USWX Power ¦  Replies: 30 ¦  Views: 10432

5 bucks says that thing will be a “hangar queen”.

Re: Handbags Made From Acela Seats Anyone??

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:24 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: Handbags Made From Acela Seats Anyone?? ¦  Replies: 19 ¦  Views: 5863

Think of how many time that Acela handbag or wallet was farted on!

Re: MP-15ac's out & about

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:19 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MP-15ac's out & about ¦  Replies: 428 ¦  Views: 141137

LIRR can’t do squat about the purchased NYA MP 15s. They simply don’t own them. NYA will simply ship the MPs to one of its sister railroads in the sticks. Now the GP38s are a different story. They probably be returned to the LiRR, and retained. The LIRR will simply purchase about 30 tier 4 work engi...

Re: NYA MP15AC 159?

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:34 pm ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: NYA MP15AC 159? ¦  Replies: 39 ¦  Views: 13740

Coming back already?

Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Sat Jun 23, 2018 9:16 am ¦  Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦  Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦  Replies: 1593 ¦  Views: 370635

Did 159 come back yet?

Re: FL9 F-10 Metro-North and Amtrak Discussion

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Sun May 20, 2018 6:33 pm ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: FL9 F-10 Discussion: Metro-North / CtDOT / Amtrak ¦  Replies: 2554 ¦  Views: 762036

Dead beyond dead, you wont even see the MARC cars soon, as they are being sent back to the owner shortly.

Re: Different Third Rail Material?

 by Uncle Cheapo ¦  Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:17 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Different Third Rail Material? ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 2188

it is Aluminium with a stainless steel wear surface pressed on, MN has been installing it too as it has very little power loss. https://www.wabtec.com/products/1543/3rd-rail" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Dutch, is the Metro North third rail the same as LIRR’s just upside ...

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