Multi-Level Cars—Delivery/Status

[nomis]

I meant to ask this before, but does anyone know for certain why they dropped the speeds on the multi-level vehicles and is it temporary?

It is temporary until the FRA allows the ML2's to do 100. The speeds were dropped to 90 as a blanket so both kinds of cars can operate together on any line.

Isn't this standard with any new arrivals, the 90 mph limit?

New non-Amtrak equipment seems to have the arbitrary 90mph MAS associated to it when running on Amtrak rails until Amtrak certifies it for a greater speed.

It's not just non-Amtrak equipment. The ACS-64s are restricted to 90 as well.

Thanks for the clarification, i worded my statement from other info without an amtrak reference. I haven't yet 'heard' on BO or otherwise that they were at 90mas.

[25Hz]

It doesn't really matter, as the timetable is programmed to work with the 80 mph limited arrows. Only side effect is less room on the pjct-nwk super express trains to make up time, but usually not an issue even with the arrows from my own experience as a passenger.

Now, if amtrak had 1 and 4 upgraded to 125 as per the "raceway" upgrade plan NOW vs in a year or 4, then you might have an issue as NJT would be getting in the way of amtrak where those trains run on track 1 and 4, namely the ones that stop at pjct and new brunswick.

[ns3010]

or the Bergen Division

Where's that? Never heard of it.

[ACeInTheHole]

or the Bergen Division

Where's that? Never heard of it.

Bergen County Line more than likely is what he meant.

[ns3010]

or the Bergen Division

Where's that? Never heard of it.

Bergen County Line more than likely is what he meant.

I know that, I'm just enforcing Sirsonic's Proven Theory #3

"proper terminology is important"

[Train2009]

Northeast Corridor line Train #7836 had #7057 leading this afternoon.

[CNJGeep]

The 4213 with four Multilevels went to the Meadowlands today.

[Jtgshu]

The 4213 with four Multilevels went to the Meadowlands today.

3 of those cars (not the cab car) are brand new cars - they were okay'ed and put in service last night in Raritan...first revenue trip was this morning on probably 2406

[srock1028]

The 4213 with four Multilevels went to the Meadowlands today.

3 of those cars (not the cab car) are brand new cars - they were okay'ed and put in service last night in Raritan...first revenue trip was this morning on probably 2406

Somehow after Sports Line service, those 4 cars ended up in Port Morris and are on X201/1070 this morning.

[sixty-six]

The 4213 with four Multilevels went to the Meadowlands today.

3 of those cars (not the cab car) are brand new cars - they were okay'ed and put in service last night in Raritan...first revenue trip was this morning on probably 2406

Somehow after Sports Line service, those 4 cars ended up in Port Morris and are on X201/1070 this morning.

HAH!

[Fan Railer]

I hear MARC is piggybacking off of NJTs Bombardier Multi Levels. Im sure they may have some differences but from what I read MARC is suppose to be getting Bombardier Multi Levels but Im not sure when that will take place.

The marc cars should start rolling off the production line, at latest, early this fall or so, since the NJT part of the order is almost complete, if not complete already.

[25Hz]

With MARC getting MLV's i wonder if the traditional holiday extras borrowed from NJT will cease?

[sixty-six]

With MARC getting MLV's i wonder if the traditional holiday extras borrowed from NJT will cease?

12 MU's are easier to run than 12ML....

[Fan Railer]

No update in a while; how are they doing with the 100 car order? Everything should be in by now, yes?

[Thomas]

12 MU's are easier to run than 12ML....

Why is that?