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Matthew Mitchell wrote:A coupla times the last few days I heard an unusual flat-sounding horn that was like the Riverline cars, and today waiting at a grade crossing I heard it again on a train led by 206. Is its horn different from all the rest, or was it a standard horn with one of the trumpets not working?I think a trumpet is clogged on that one.....
Matthew Mitchell wrote:A coupla times the last few days I heard an unusual flat-sounding horn that was like the Riverline cars, and today waiting at a grade crossing I heard it again on a train led by 206. Is its horn different from all the rest, or was it a standard horn with one of the trumpets not working?Probably a bad or clogged diaphragm on one of the trumpets. The SL-IV's have been notorious for that problem over the years, most likely because they are more prone to pick up debris from the roadbed, and often sound like a wounded goose when blowing their horns.
nomis wrote:280 is leading south on a 3441 train, LED not lit.I have not seen that LED sign working since I got it on video in July or August right after it was first spotted installed. It wasn't lit then either. And a lot of good it does, only being on one end of the car, grafted on like a Frankenstein's monster appendage...
zebrasepta wrote:On Friday Train 6566 Doylestown local had 6 cars and 5 of the cars were open to passengers with the first 4 cars nearly fullMeanwhile, Doylestown express 6576 on Friday ran with just 4 cars with room to spare aboard, due to the holiday.
Nick L wrote:I saw a push-pull set being pulled through 30th St. southbound by 70 twice today (first at about 12:30 and later at 3:45ish). Don't recall which AEM-7 was on the set. The first time the pan was down, second time the pan was up.That would have been 6325 that morning. It woke up dead at West Trenton.
