NJT sim, part 4: Electric push-pulls

For a complete explanation of this project, see this thread

The last, and certainly the largest part of the equipment rundown, is the electric push-pulls. These are the majority of the trains which run in and out of Penn Station NY (and 100% of the Long Branch/M-E/MSU to NYP runs), as well as a handful of Hoboken runs. Most of NJT's push-pull fleet (for both electrics and diesels) are the single-level Comet II, III, IV & V. These run in sets of 6 to 9 cars (10-12 car sets were more common before the multilevels became common place, and I am unaware of any more runs that use them), and sets are often mixed. They are refered to in the run guide as EP's. Each EP is pushed or pulled by an ALP44 or ALP46 electric engine. NJT's newest passenger cars are the Multilevels, refered to as ML's. These CAN run in sets with the Comets, but as of yet NJT hasn't taken the MBTAish attitude of mixing single & multi cars in a set, and the ML's are separated from the EP's in the manipulation, as Great Notch & Long Branch yards do not have a proper inspection track (Long Branch still gets one ML a night, which is there strictly as a layup). Obviously the ML's are heavier, and require the ALP46 to pull them, which is why more ALP46's are on order (NJT currently has 29 of them). A single ALP46 can handle up to 10 cars, which is the max NJT is running, although there used to be some 12 car ML sets with an engine on each end.

Because Sunnyside Yard is set up in a loop format, any set which gets sent there will return to NYP with the engine on the opposite end. Because of this, a run can have an engine on either end. NJT makes no attempt to control whether a run is push or pull, since they run about equally (I understand that performance is slightly better when in pull mode).

I have accounted for 65% of the sets used over a single day. Because of that, the other 35% are educated guesses or data collected on other days. Therefore, a large amount of this information may be incorrect, although it's a run guide that theoretically COULD work.

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NJT requires 43 push-pull sets (15 ML's & 28 EP's) to operate on a given weekday. There are currently 141 multilevel cars, including 15 cab cars running on electric sets. With another 72 cars running on diesel sets, that's 213 total multi-level cars in service on a given weekday, not counting the equipment used for ACES. There are currently 188 comet cars, including 28 cab cars running on electric sets. With another 223 comets running on diesel sets, that's a total of 411 comet cars running on the NJ system, with the exception of the Atlantic City sets.


New York Penn Station (1 engine, 1 EP cab & 7 EP coaches at start/end of day):
EP-8 = NYP/X353/3502/6617/6636/SSY/6435/Gladstone Yard Tk Y1N


Sunnyside Yard (4 engines, 4 EP cabs & 29 EP coaches at start/end of day):
EP-9 = SSY/3209/3218/SSY/3949/3862/3511/X354/6677/Dover Yard Tk S1
EP-8 = SSY/X351/3550/NYP 3-A/3263/3274/SSY/6299/Great Notch Yard Tk 1E
EP-8 = SSY/3215/3226/SSY/3243/3256/6343/X636/6363/X638/SSY/X351
EP-8 = SSY/3833/3846/SSY/3275/Long Branch Yard Tk 8


Morrisville Yard (13 engines, 3 EP cabs, 10 ML cabs, 22 EP coaches & 84 ML coaches at start/end of day):
ML-8 = Morrisville Yard/XB80-81/3122/SSY/3963/Morrisville Yard
ML-9 = Morrisville Yard/3910/X355/3504/3831/3844/3953/3866/3977/3984/6679/Dover Yard Tk N3
ML-9 = Morrisville Yard/3812/X357/3506/SSY/3969/Morrisville Yard
EP-8 = Morrisville Yard/3814/X311/3720/NYP 2-E/3719/X316/6647/6670/6293/6278/3201/Long Branch Yard Tk 1
ML-9 = Morrisville Yard/3914/X377/3716/3235/3248/3503/3510/6653/6672/6675/Dover Yard Tk N5
EP-8 = Morrisville Yard/3916/SSY/3231/3244/SSY/6655/6674/3293/3200/NYP
ML-9 = Morrisville Yard/3918/3825/3838/SSY/3165/Morrisville Yard
ML-10 = Morrisville Yard/3124/3131/3864/3975/Morrisville Yard
ML-10 = Morrisville Yard/3920/SSY/3255/3270/3979/Morrisville Yard
ML-10 = Morrisville Yard/3922/SSY/3867/3876/3893/Morrisville Yard
ML-10 = Morrisville Yard/3924/SSY/6635/6662/6659/Dover Yard Tk N6
ML-10 = Morrisville Yard/3928/SSY/3267/Long Branch Yard Tk 3
EP-9 = Morrisville Yard/3932/3837/3850/3959/3874/3289/3292/SSY


Long Branch Yard (8 engines, 7 EP cabs, 1 ML cab, 46 EP coaches & 9 ML coaches at start/end of day):
EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 8/3202/3815/3936/3839/3860/6279/Great Notch Yard Tk 2
EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 6/3204/6213/6214/6227/6226/6237/6238/6251/6248/3509/3514/3885/Morrisville Yard
EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 9/3208/3221/3232/3239/3252/6253/6252/6283/6270/3889/X392/SSY
EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 5/3210/6215/6216/3843/3154/3861/3872/3887/Morrisville Yard
EP-6 = Long Branch Yard Tk 7/3212/X633/6320/X631/6332/6625/6648/6341/X634/6291/6274/6297/Great Notch Yard Tk 4
EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 1/3216/SSY/6621/6644/SSY/3279/Long Branch Yard Tk 6
ML-10 = Long Branch Yard Tk 3/3222/3227/3240/3847/3960/3971/Morrisville Yard
EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 2/3224/6627/6650/6643/6668/3283/Long Branch Yard Tk 5



Dover Yard (9 engines, 5 EP cabs, 4 ML cabs, 32 EP coaches & 27 ML coaches at start/end of day):
EP-6 = DOver Yard Tk S4/6600/6305/6312/SSY/6241/6242/6263/6258/3281/3284/3297/Long Branch Yard Tk 7
ML-10 = Dover Yard Tk N6/6604/6307/6318/6619/6640/SSY/3967/Morrisville Yard
EP-8 = Dover Yard Tk N2/X601/6606/X345/3456/SSY/3261/3272/6667/Dover Yard Tk N1
EP-6 = Dover Yard Tk S3/608/X35/6324/X623/X12/649/Dover Yard S4
EP-9 = Dover Yard Tk S1/X603/3223/3236/SSY/3269/3276/6295/6280/6201/Great Notch Yard Tk 3
ML-9 = Dover Yard Tk N3/X605/6612/3823/3836/SSY/3965/Morrisville Yard
ML-9 = Dover Yard Tk N4/X607/6614/6219/6222/X667/6658/6651/Dover Yard Tk N4
ML-9 = Dover Yard Tk N5/X609/6616/SSY/3853/Morrisville Yard
EP-8 = Dover Yard Tk N1/X611/6620/SSY/3857/Morrisville Yard


Gladstone Yard (2 engines, 2 EP cabs & 15 EP coaches at start/end of day):
EP-8 = Gladstone Yard Tk Y1N/6406/6611/6632/SSY/6641/6666/6663/6676/6683/Dover Yard TK N2
EP-9 = Gladstone Yard TK Y2N/X42-41/6410/6613/X660/6431/Gladstone Yard TK Y2N


Great Notch Yard (5 engines, 5 EP cab & 32 EP coaches at start/end of day):
EP-8 = Great Notch Yard Tk 1E/6200/6209/6210/3929/3840/SSY/3251/3266/3441/X344/3205/Long Branch Yard Tk 2
EP-6 = Great Notch Yard Tk 1W/6202/3217/3230/SSY/6639/X650/6359/X632/6671/682/Hoboken Yard Tk Hill-A
EP-9 = Great Notch Yard Tk 3/6204/6607/6628/SSY/6631/6654/3271/3278/SSY
EP-8 = Great Notch Yard Tk 2/6206/X313/3722/6231/6230/3247/3260/3273/Long Branch Yard Tk 9
EP-6 = Great Notch Yard Tk 4/208/317/6328/6233/6234/6245/246/267/Great Notch Yard Tk 1W


Hoboken Yard (1 engine, 1 EP cab & 5 EP coaches at start/end of day):
EP-6 = Hoboken Yard Tk Hill-A/607/6624/NYP 2-A/6273/6264/3285/3288/6601/Dover Yard Tk S3

Is Long Branch Yard sort of creating a problem for getting more multilevels onto the North Jersey Coast Line - due to inspection pit issues? This line, really seems to have the least amount of multilevels running on it, especially for a line running in/out of NYC etc.

Alot of this is incorrect. Trains 6631 and 6639 are ML equipment to start with.

EP-8 = Long Branch Yard Tk 2/3224/6627/6650/6643/6668/3283/Long Branch Yard Tk 5
EP-9 = Dover Yard Tk S1/X603/3223/3236/SSY/3269/3276/6295/6280/6201/Great Notch Yard Tk 3

Train 3224 is the Club Car, it returns to LB on 3269 as of right now and train 6627 turns from the equipment on 6628.

jp1822 wrote:Is Long Branch Yard sort of creating a problem for getting more multilevels onto the North Jersey Coast Line - due to inspection pit issues? This line, really seems to have the least amount of multilevels running on it, especially for a line running in/out of NYC etc.

Yes, all ML starts out of Long Branch have to be "juggled" with sets from other depots to ensure undercar inspections.

A few revisions:

- There are 4 8-EP and 1 6-EP sets in Great Notch.
- 6431 is programed to operate with an 8-EP and 6435 with a 9-EP
- Track assignments in Dover yard are not prearranged and change from day to day.
- The train that spends the night in Hoboken (off 684 til the schedule change) is an 8-EP and spends the night on 17 Depot
- Great Notch has a pedestal track and can, I believe, perform undercar inspections on MLs

3267 does not have an ML set generally; however 3275 usually does.

Sirsonic wrote: - Great Notch has a pedestal track and can, I believe, perform undercar inspections on MLs

It can, but doesn't usually perform undercar insections.

I've seen multilevel and single level cars mixed on equipment moves from outlying terminals to the MMC (I guess,) a few times.

checkthedoorlight wrote:EP-8 = Gladstone Yard Tk Y1N/6406/6611/6632/SSY/6641/6666/6663/6676/6683/Dover Yard TK N2

This is either wrong, or last night the consists were a bit off...
Last night, 6666 ran with 9 Comets. 6683 ran with 9 Multilevels. I was on both, so I know for a fact that they were not the same consist.

Thanks. I am well aware that this first draft has more than its share of kinks in it. The second draft is still being worked on, and should be a lot closer to the actual truth (I actually already had 6666 and 6683 recorded in my spreadsheet exactly as you said).