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to all concerned:i am ashamed,no valid reason for my foolishness.i heartly retract my words.if I offended anyone,i apologize.i hope the man can cope well with his grief and continue with his life in a fruitful manner.won't happen again.adios.

One pair of cars in the film was the 8376-7[those were the last pair of 948 built M1's],I don't remember what the other pair was,but they were the lead cars that hit a stuck tractor trailer on the Green Lane crossing prior to the filming.The episode was filmed at the Highbridge yard in the Bronx.It ...

I thank all of you for your responses.I have not been an internet user for as long as you gentlemen are and was not aware there is a GTE site.I do remember that Conrail used the 4 car GE/Budd set and the side doors where the turbines were housed had the Pratt & Whitney logo.The other exterior ma...

Thank you Jaap,for your responses on both sights.

In 1981,the Metropolitan Region of Conrail was loaned for revenue service which as an engineer I operated,a 4 car set of the Budd/Garrett GTE's.My memory of them is dim.Can anyone provide more info on them:a)car numbers b)how many were built c)when they were retired & scrapped d)was their dual m...

Do the M3 have enviormental issues?

Jaap:do the M4/M6 have asbestos?We were told the M2 had asbestos & oils that were to be dealt with by Frontier so in that case,the cars could not be donated.Also,I thought that in the 1980's-'90's all the M2 transformer oils were dumped in the PCB lagoon at Harmon that was eventually cleaned up....

Jaap said it:there aren't any places on Metro-North where these wreck damaged cars may be held without the public being able to catch sight of them while awaiting all the legal claims to be settled and then they will be sent away for scrapping.Does someone have room in their basement for them?

Due to their inherited environmentally designed hazards,all M2's are to be scrapped-none are to be saved.This is definite.The contract with MTA Metro-North stipulates it is the responsibility of the scrapper to handle and dispose of all hazardous materials associated with these cars.My personal cont...

The maps are terrible even with a magnifying glass and a bad pair of eyes,they can be difficult.It is an interesting read.

Bought a new book by Joseph B.Raskin-so new it's first publication date is 2014 titled "The Routes Not Taken''-A trip through New York City's unbuilt subway system.Well researched & very informative regarding local history of the routes built/not built,people involved in the endeavors &...

Nice shot of the LO-V's.You may get a more fulfilling answer if you post this question on the MTA NY Subway site.I recall in the 1950's,spare gate cars in storage outside of the building and into the 1970's,materials of various purposes outside the building as well.It is safe to assume that no maint...

A few months ago,I saw a Westinghouse controller in White Plains at Westchester Hobbies that I was interested in purchasing.The owner was not there to discuss the price or where it came from.The washboards & NYWB MU's had the same type of Westinghouse controller.The handle was jammed but I could...

As of the beginning of October,DRM has had no success with our contacts at MTA or CDOT in acquiring the pair of M2'S we have requested.Dutch stated there are as of today,88 M2's available.I will mention that fact this week at the next meeting at DRM & suggest more pressure be applied to fulfilli...

I can't remember where I saw the few photographs of the NH cars on the NYWB,I believe there is a photo in Roger Arcara's last & final book-Westchester's Forgotten Railway,published in 1985,of a car at Van Nest with the destination sign frames showing through the windows.All the Westchester's car...