NJT delays? NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!
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Kaback9 wrote:NJT delays? NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!HEY! The ACL is probably toe only NJT line that doesn't experience extreme hour long delays EVERY DAY. Perhaps it because its in the middle of nowheres...
WaitinginSJ wrote:Does anyone know if it will ever be possible to speed up the time it takes to get from Philly to A.C. on the ACL?
TheTroll wrote:What a great idea!!! Screw the station stops! That will REALLY speed up the trains!WaitinginSJ wrote:Does anyone know if it will ever be possible to speed up the time it takes to get from Philly to A.C. on the ACL?
Yes, it is possible. Just do not make any station stops. That should cut about 10 minutes off the travel time. Come on, now. There are only 7 stops. The train runs max speed (80 mph) for almost the whole length of the line. Yes.. I know, there are a few speed restrictions. The biggest problem to add time to the trip is when the Delair bridge is open.
Jtgshu wrote:We have to wait THAT long?!TheTroll wrote:WaitinginSJ wrote:Does anyone know if it will ever be possible to speed up the time it takes to get from Philly to A.C. on the ACL?
what would REALLY speed it up would be double tracking the line, but it might take a few years for that to happen........... but i wouldn't be surprised if we saw that sooner rather than later, maybe before I retire - hahaahha
mgdemarco wrote:Jtgshu, do you think double tracking the ACL line might depend on the future success/failure of ACES service? Also, what would double tracking the ACL involve? What about areas like the Haddonfield cut?Well, of course ACES being successful would be helpful, but I think sooner or later, the line will have to be double tracked, or at least sections of it. If Im not mistaken, the ACL has had the biggest ridership increases of all the lines over the past few years, and that is shown with the 4 car trains down there now.
WaitinginSJ wrote:Does anyone know if it will ever be possible to speed up the time it takes to get from Philly to A.C. on the ACL?Being that it's dead straight, sure, they could upgrade to 100 mph if they wanted to. Or, perhaps 150 mph if NJ Transit decided to electrify the line and buy Acela-style trains!
blockline4180 wrote:Is it true the veteran conductors will be working the ACES?? Or it doesn't matter who bids those jobs?? How does the bidding process go for the new ACES service?? Do prior rights men have first dibs?? Not that it matters, I'm just curious.there were a certain number of slots put up for bid for both trainmen and engineers to qualify over that territory. Of course, it goes by senority in who gets the slots. So more than likely, you are gonna have a lot of senior guys bidding in and qualifying the territory that they either never had or lost long ago.
Jtgshu wrote:I would gladly share the Delair Branch from the Hand switch on the ACL to Shore, if the old X-over was put back on the Jersey side of the span so I could use the ACL Line to get someone around a train working at Frankfurt Jct.mgdemarco wrote:Jtgshu, do you think double tracking the ACL line might depend on the future success/failure of ACES service? Also, what would double tracking the ACL involve? What about areas like the Haddonfield cut?Well, of course ACES being successful would be helpful, but I think sooner or later, the line will have to be double tracked, or at least sections of it. If Im not mistaken, the ACL has had the biggest ridership increases of all the lines over the past few years, and that is shown with the 4 car trains down there now.
It would be simple to double track, just connect the sidings. So the Haddonfield Cut would have to stay single tracked, thats not a big deal and could easily be scheduled in so there are no conflicts. Same with Delair (actually from the hand throw switch for the Industrail track) and to Shore, unless NJT and Conrail could work out an operating plan where both tracks could be used by both operations.
While the recent schedule changes down there might not have gone over real well, its showing that NJT has not forgotten about the ACL and is no longer just letting its "do its own thing"