The scuttlebutt from sources inside SEPTA at this evening's West Jersey Chapter meeting was that SEPTA has informed Rotem that if 9 cars are not in service by the end of the year they will cancel the contract (probably in a manner similar to the MBTA and Breda). What would then happen to the comple...
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Re: Silverliner V: Progress Reports
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:17 pm ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: Silverliner V: Progress Reports ¦ Replies: 1360 ¦ Views: 175785Re: SEPTA Suburban Station / New York Connection
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:13 pm ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: SEPTA Suburban Station / New York Connection ¦ Replies: 31 ¦ Views: 3958Back then Keystone service also utilized borrowed/leased NJT Arrow cars. I was also under the impression that all the tracks used by SEPTA on the Pennsy side was owned and maintained by Amtrak till after the center city tunnel was opened.
Re: Silverliner 5 Test Train Sightings
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:05 pm ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: Silverliner 5 Test Train Sightings ¦ Replies: 818 ¦ Views: 88836North Korea keeps it's nonsense up no one is gonna be seeing anymore of these anytime soon, they'll be handing out bicycles at SEPTA stations.
Re: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion)
by RDGFan40 ¦ Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:42 pm ¦ Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦ Topic: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion) ¦ Replies: 42 ¦ Views: 13442Well Gentlemen, What did we do to offend the Reading? Mr RDGFan40- Sorry you were dissatisfied with the trip. You were certainly in the minority. Approxamately 98% of the 822 passengers were quite happy. While we did make some mistakes, the majority had a good time (despite the weather). For those ...
Re: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion)
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:02 am ¦ Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦ Topic: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion) ¦ Replies: 42 ¦ Views: 13442jgallaway81 wrote:Jurgen: And I suppose you never made a mistake or failed to live up to your expectations when trying something new?Yeah, mistake. If it was a mistake all the people that were p/o'd by it wouldn't be. That's the part that the organizers of the last one....DON'T SEEM TO GET.
Re: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion)
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:58 am ¦ Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦ Topic: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion) ¦ Replies: 42 ¦ Views: 13442jgallaway81 wrote:Jurgen: And I suppose you never made a mistake or failed to live up to your expectations when trying something new?Ummmmm, nope. Can't say that I have. Anything else?
Re: Silverliner V: Progress Reports
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:56 am ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: Silverliner V: Progress Reports ¦ Replies: 1360 ¦ Views: 175785They ain't in service yet. So no progress.
Re: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion)
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:56 pm ¦ Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦ Topic: Where do YOU want to go? (Excursion) ¦ Replies: 42 ¦ Views: 13442Count me out. Just like you guys, I learned my lesson also.
Re: Amrak photo policy - Who is misinformed?
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:28 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amrak photo policy - Who is misinformed? ¦ Replies: 91 ¦ Views: 8458[/quote] Did you view the video? I linked it earlier in the thread. The photographer was too close to the tracks. When first challenged he said he was taking video for the "Railroad Historical Society" (audio on his video clip). This (and likely the quality of the equipment) led the Amtrak...
Re: Amrak photo policy - Who is misinformed?
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:31 pm ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amrak photo policy - Who is misinformed? ¦ Replies: 91 ¦ Views: 8458I wasn't there, but I'd really like to talk to this Amtrak MOW foreman and ask him what made him go over to this railfan and challenge him that way. Something doesn't seem right here. For the foreman to even go out of his way like that he must of saw something he didn't like. We're just getting one ...
Re: BNSF AC-6000?? Fantasy paint schemes from BLI
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:52 pm ¦ Forum: Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam ¦ Topic: BNSF AC-6000?? Fantasy paint schemes from BLI ¦ Replies: 9 ¦ Views: 2683That just really SUCKS. I just bought a BNSF one.
Re: Silverliner kitbash from Walther's Horizon coach
by RDGFan40 ¦ Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:08 pm ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: Silverliner kitbash from Walther's Horizon coach ¦ Replies: 28 ¦ Views: 4502theWatusi wrote:Expensive to me also. In this economy? You bet ya.ekt8750 wrote:For a single car HO non-powered kit. Yes, that's expensive to me.theWatusi wrote:^^^ It's too bad they are so expensive$100 is expensive to you?
Re: SEPTA NJT COOPERATION idea
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:50 am ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: SEPTA NJT COOPERATION idea ¦ Replies: 68 ¦ Views: 6561Why terminate in jenkitown instead of going all the way to 30 street or even phila intl airport? Because you already have SEPTA R7 and Amtrak servicing those locations. Jenkintown service would be great for all the Bucks and Montco residents who work in NY and don't want to have to drive to Trenton...
Re: SEPTA NJT COOPERATION idea
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:41 am ¦ Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦ Topic: SEPTA NJT COOPERATION idea ¦ Replies: 68 ¦ Views: 6561NY Penn station to Jenkintown via the NJT Rairitan/SEPTA R3 line would be the best and easiest. I'd bet my life that ridership would far exceed it's expectation before the first train would reach it's terminus.
Re: RARE MILEAGE EXCURSION w/ PRR E8s! - October 17
by RDGFan40 ¦ Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:54 pm ¦ Forum: Conrail - 1976 to the Present ¦ Topic: RARE MILEAGE EXCURSION w/ PRR E8s! - October 17 ¦ Replies: 55 ¦ Views: 17308First of all here is my video of the event of the event. I actually took some from w/in the Septa cars, but, given how small the windows are (!) and that I didn't have a window seat, it was hard to get any useful video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8SNAagfDJ8 "we experienced EXPLOSIVE deman...