GP40MC1118 wrote:703, 714 & 1705 on the way home on PAS 22K. Cars moving under MBTABout. Frickin. Time.
reporting marks instead of MBTX, which is why nothing continued to show
out of Hornell.
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GP40MC1118 wrote:703, 714 & 1705 on the way home on PAS 22K. Cars moving under MBTABout. Frickin. Time.
reporting marks instead of MBTX, which is why nothing continued to show
out of Hornell.
D
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:Hopefully they didn't get 'Rotemed' in a negative way during these rebuilds.That was the plan, they are suppose to get same software and other upgrades to the same spec as the Rotems that way all of the features play nice and work 100%. Even the HSP's have the same software as the Rotems installed to allow for 100% of the train line features to be displayed in the engine.
8th Notch wrote:Well then, it'll be nice that everyone at North Station will now be able to know that they're approaching SalemF-line to Dudley via Park wrote:Hopefully they didn't get 'Rotemed' in a negative way during these rebuilds.That was the plan, they are suppose to get same software and other upgrades to the same spec as the Rotems that way all of the features play nice and work 100%. Even the HSP's have the same software as the Rotems installed to allow for 100% of the train line features to be displayed in the engine.
MetroBostonRailways wrote:Does anyone have any pictures of what the cars look like?I've seen pictures of the cab, same set up as the Rotems, 9 aspect Cab signal display unit, same operating computer screen above the windshield. What is odd is that the horn, bell, headlights, all have been converted to buttons, like the 1800's, and located on the panel to the left, and as 8th Notch wrote, look almost exactly the same. I questioned the pictures myself, but couldn't miss the 1705 number board
MBTA F40PH-2C 1050 wrote:As long as they weren't fitted with the same gremlins that are making the Brokems' baseline reliability pure and total garbage, nothing wrong with making all these fleet consistency-related touches.MetroBostonRailways wrote:Does anyone have any pictures of what the cars look like?I've seen pictures of the cab, same set up as the Rotems, 9 aspect Cab signal display unit, same operating computer screen above the windshield. What is odd is that the horn, bell, headlights, all have been converted to buttons, like the 1800's, and located on the panel to the left, and as 8th Notch wrote, look almost exactly the same. I questioned the pictures myself, but couldn't miss the 1705 number board
MetroBostonRailways wrote:Does anyone have any pictures of what the cars look like?Here's a picture of 1705 I found on instagram, the link is below