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I was wondering how permanently the connection is between a permanently-coupled pair/set of cars. I've been reading up on R142s, and the way they're configured with cab-equpped cars on the ends, and trailer cars in the middle. How hard is it to "break" up a train to service a single car? T...

Just to add one point in favor of the four truck design such as is seen on the Triplex and Bluebird, the beauty of having four trucks under three cars is that you lose two trucks. Along with losing those two trucks, you also lose their weight (along with most of the stuff on them-motors, etc.), and...

Personally, I see 3-car non-articulated sets in the future for the T. -I don't see the T needing the flexibility of 4 or 6 car sets. They don't really do it now, and I don't see ridership about to drop that much. -You'd save the space/maintenance/cost of 2 cabs per train. -New York is currently runn...

I said this in the "Orange Line questions" thread, but it's more relevant here. Orange Line No. 14 and Red Line No. 4 Car Procurement This project will fund the design of the next generation vehicle for both the Orange and Red lines. The procurement of new cars will be needed to allow the...

The head car would stop at the usual spot, while the third car would open the doors letting people step out/off onto the ballast. I understand that that's essentially what they've been doing at BC, but substitute Comm Ave for ballast. I'm sure the autos appreciate that. :P A dumptruck load of fresh...

This article says 3 feet, 6 inches.

Also a good read about the conversion from trolleys to heavy rail.

http://world.nycsubway.org/articles/erj ... unnel.html

Someone once pointed out part of an old platform past the (pardon the highly-technical term here) downhill end of the platform. It wasn't even at the height of the current cars, so it must have been dormant for quite some time. I don't remember if this was before or after the station was re-done/exp...

Wooden box on the top floor with double hand-cranks. The cranks have what appears to be electrical contacts positioned on both sides of the crank's axles inside the box along with what appears to be hooks on the same axles inside the adjacent partition. What do you suppose this was used for ? http:...

The derailment scene was still quite active at midnight... Anyone have details or pictures? I'm surprised no one else has picked up on this before. . . Here's a link with some pictures from around 10:30 that night. http://malden.patch.com/articles/derailed-mbta-subway-car-at-oak-grove-2 Its always ...

Wednesday afternoon (1ish) I saw a 900 series bilevel tucked in behind the locomotive with a few flats behind it crossing Main Street in Reading.
Anyone have any idea what the tall stranger was doing on the Northside?

I like this idea, but I don't see it happening yet. 1) Its just one line. Its a lot of investment to buy a handful of electric locomotives just to run to Providence. Add maintenance costs, etc,etc. 2) Amtrak charges a lot for electricity, so the cost savings might not be that great. 3) I know the T ...

I can't really say weather I'm in favor of this or not, since I've never actually SEEN the place in question in person before. But some things to keep in mind : -Kenosha was built 10 years ago; A $5 million price tag then would be $6.3 million today. -This funding looks like it would cover the compl...

http://naphotos.nerail.org/s/?p=26938 http://naphotos.nerail.org/s/?p=11947 http://naphotos.nerail.org/s/?p=11945 The snow plows they use are these two : http://naphotos.nerail.org/s/?p=130307 They direct the snow off to one side (the right side.) The T doesn't use these two http://naphotos.nerail.o...

First of all, that's not Talbott Park. Talbott Park Loop is at the Northern end of the line, at Talbott Park. The loop is called the Visitors Center Loop, and I believe it came from Arlington. The double slip switch is not original to the loop, and I believe its made from parts of a handfull of othe...

Someone bought the rights to manufacture Colorado Railcars DMU designs, so its technically possible. Weather or not it makes financial sense or mechanical/maintenance reductions, I don't know. Lots of people seem to be against the idea, but the DUM seems to have had some success overseas. This def. ...