freightguy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:44 am On a more serious note is it still a possible plan to piggyback off the Amtrak order for new locomotives for both LIRR and Metro North?
Amtrak Empire Service, MNR and LIRR are ordering together.
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Re: Possible first image - new LIRR DMs
by gregorygrice ¦ Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:09 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Possible first image - new LIRR DMs ¦ Replies: 27 ¦ Views: 8249Amtrak Empire Service, MNR and LIRR are ordering together.
Re: Possible first image - new LIRR DMs
by gregorygrice ¦ Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:43 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Possible first image - new LIRR DMs ¦ Replies: 27 ¦ Views: 8249
Re: Possible first image - new LIRR DMs
by gregorygrice ¦ Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:34 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Possible first image - new LIRR DMs ¦ Replies: 27 ¦ Views: 8249Clearly a terrible photoshop job. The whole stripe is slanted.
Re: CTDOT: Hartford Line
by gregorygrice ¦ Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:38 pm ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: CTDOT: Hartford Line ¦ Replies: 666 ¦ Views: 63311The state is already aware of pretty much everything he stated. None of those ideas are new. Double tracking, Hartford area improvement and Conn River Bridge improvement are all things that have been in the works. Nothing happens overnight.
Re: CTDOT: Hartford Line
by gregorygrice ¦ Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:19 pm ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: CTDOT: Hartford Line ¦ Replies: 666 ¦ Views: 63311I was at Wallingford yesterday and noticed tons of small shavings about 1-2" long of the yellow plastic mold that's bolted into the concrete on the high-level platform had come off and were cramming into the space between the mold and the platform and on the ballast below. I imagine that's not...
Re: Question - Main line fourth track?
by gregorygrice ¦ Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:31 am ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: Question - Main line fourth track? ¦ Replies: 5 ¦ Views: 968Re: Amtrak to overhaul 12 CDOT P40DC's
by gregorygrice ¦ Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:45 am ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: Amtrak to overhaul 12 CDOT P40DC's ¦ Replies: 137 ¦ Views: 63737On Thursday 9/2/21, Amtrak 448, the eastbound Boston Section of the Lake Shore Ltd, had a CTrail P40 as the 2nd unit as it passed the Steaming Tender at Palmer MA running about an hour late. I was expecting Midnight Blue Amtrak P42 #100 to lead this 448 given it was leading Amtrak 48 at Elkhart a l...
Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread
by gregorygrice ¦ Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:35 am ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦ Replies: 1593 ¦ Views: 371251
Where are you getting all of this false information from?
Re: M3 Retirement, Scrapping
by gregorygrice ¦ Sat Aug 28, 2021 5:46 pm ¦ Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦ Topic: M3 Retirement, Scrapping ¦ Replies: 163 ¦ Views: 74609awtprod wrote: ↑Sat Aug 28, 2021 5:37 pm The two M3 sets in Long Beach took a trip somewhere earlier this week. I'm guessing to Hillside for an inspection? Are there any other M3s on the railroad in standby mode?Everything was temporarily moved out of Long Beach and Far Rockaway yards for Tropical Storm Herni.
Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread
by gregorygrice ¦ Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:43 pm ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦ Replies: 1593 ¦ Views: 371251What's funny is all of this test train stuff that never happen.
Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread
by gregorygrice ¦ Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:42 pm ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦ Replies: 1593 ¦ Views: 371251This is hilarious 
Re: M8's and Shore Line East
by gregorygrice ¦ Sat Aug 21, 2021 10:22 pm ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: M8's and Shore Line East ¦ Replies: 371 ¦ Views: 114107Correct.
Re: M8's and Shore Line East
by gregorygrice ¦ Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:49 pm ¦ Forum: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtRail Passenger Rail (SLE, Hartford, Extensions) ¦ Topic: M8's and Shore Line East ¦ Replies: 371 ¦ Views: 114107west point wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:16 pm Any idea how many M-8s are equipped for voltage changing. ? Any special unit numbers ?All M8s are capable of changing to NHB voltage. They do not work on the lower voltage west of GATE Interlocking which is why they are paying for third rail GATE to Harold for NYP service.
Re: NYAR Train Sighting Thread
by gregorygrice ¦ Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:21 pm ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦ Replies: 1593 ¦ Views: 371251That caboose train to PJ never happened...
Re: NYAR Spotted in PORT JEFFERSON!
by gregorygrice ¦ Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:30 am ¦ Forum: New York & Atlantic Railway-NYNJ Rail ¦ Topic: NYAR Train Sighting Thread ¦ Replies: 1593 ¦ Views: 371251UPDATE: I have been informed that this consist included 268 with NYAR Caboose #52 to evaluate future service to Port Jeff. Does anyone have further info on this? Funny because 268 has been oos in the shop for weeks and the 52 has been buried on track 10 in Fresh Pond since the beginning of this yea...