The lead set (9808-9807) for the train I took home tonight had new fiberglass ends on them. Anybody know if they're doing this to the entire fleet or just ones that are heavily damaged? Also, does anyone know if this pair was involved in an accident that would warrant the replacement? I did a quick search on the forum and nothing turned up.
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Are you sure they were new and not just repainted? I believe I have seen more than one pair with these refurbished ends but I don’t always catch the numbers.
seems LIRR just got shamed into changing end of some cars, after pictures of car ends with duct tape emerged
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
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The cars that will be equipped with PTC will have the refurbished ends. They are not new caps, just repaired fiberglass and paint. Excellent work by the Mechanical guys.
Just repaint jobs. Here is 9928 at Hillside, May of this year. It was still tacky.
LIRR M3 9928, Hillside Maintenance Complex, May 11, 2019
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JoeD
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Yes, yes it was.
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Nice. I wish I could have gone, tickets sold out though.
As you leave the train, please step over the gap between the train and the platform
PlaneLoverA380 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:26 pmVery nice!dieciduej wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:14 am Just repaint jobs. Here is 9928 at Hillside, May of this year. It was still tacky. M3 9928.jpgStunning! Was this taken on the ERA Hillside tour?
nyandw wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:11 amPTC = Positive Train Control.BuddR32 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:47 pmThe cars that will be equipped with PTC will have the refurbished ends. They are not new caps, just repaired fiberglass and paint. Excellent work by the Mechanical guys.What is PTC, thank you.
The overbudget not well thought out federal law to mandate operation of trains. (Not blaming LIRR here, the feds didnt think this thru)