mcmannors wrote:Except for Roselle Park, none of the platforms (high or low) can fit eight cars.Which with the engine off the platform can fit nine cars plus one door.
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Here are the sets from tonight. Listed as positioned West to East as usual…
Revenue:
Revenue:
- Eng: NJTR4116 - Cab: NJTR6016
Eng: NJTR4122 - Cab: NJTR6003
Eng: NJTR4125 - Cab: NJTR6006
Eng: NJTR4127 - Cab: NJTR6015
Eng: NJTR4128 - Cab: NJTR6013
Eng: NJTR4135 - Cab: NJTR5026
Eng: NJTR4209/NJTR4200 - Cab: NJTR5020
Eng: NJTR4217 - Cab: NJTR6043
- Eng: NJT4301/NJTR4137 - Loads: n/a - Empties: 2 - Last Car: NJT9135
- Eng: n/a
4147 was on the RVL today with six mixed and a Comet V cab (I was across the street at Kean and couldn't see it well).
4137 was the second unit and coupled with an F40. I dunno what train it was eastbound, but I passed it, and then saw it laying over in the club
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
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ScottTheNiceGuy wrote:4147 was on the RVL today with six mixed and a Comet V cab (I was across the street at Kean and couldn't see it well).They swapped things up some…
- Eng: NJTR4116 - Cab: NJTR5020
Eng: NJTR4122 - Cab: NJTR6003
Eng: NJTR4125 - Cab: NJTR6006
Eng: NJTR4127 - Cab: NJTR6015
Eng: NJTR4128 - Cab: NJTR6013
Eng: NJTR4147 - Cab: NJTR6016
Eng: NJTR4209 - Cab: NJTR60xx
Eng: NJTR4217 - Cab: NJTR6043
There may very well be another two-locomotive set again today from what I am hearing. Don't know why this is becoming a mini-trend. Unless HEP failures have become that bad…
Wanderer wrote:There may very well be another two-locomotive set again today from what I am hearing. Don't know why this is becoming a mini-trend. Unless HEP failures have become that badNo extensive HEP problems that I know of.
Maybe the company just wants to test the engineers to see how good they are at spotting trains going west!
It was explained to me tonight. It's a move by some mechanical genius that after a locomotive comes out from major work, they feel they should be "better safe than sorry" and run doubled.
Sets tonight were:
Sets tonight were:
- 4116/6/5020
4119/6/6020
4122/6/6003
4125/6/6006
4127/6/6015
4128/6/6013
4135/7/5026
4137/6/6057 - Solid C5 Set
4147/6/6016
4300 - Whitehouse Siding Work Train
- 5435 +0:08m
5709 UNKNOWN DELAY
5439 +0:03m
5441 +0:41m
5711 UNKNOWN DELAY
5903 +0:32m
5447 +0:30m
5713 +0:31m
5449 +0:17m
5451 +0:07m
5715 +0:09m
5455 +0:09m
I believe that Lenny, the regular late afternoon/early evening guy at Dock, took a day off. So obviously, the place went to "hell in a hand basket". And Lenny's assistant (some woman) just started a week or so ago. I guess Bob (this is deplorable!) from Section B was unavailable to fill in! 
Wanderer wrote:It was explained to me tonight. It's a move by some mechanical genius that after a locomotive comes out from major work, they feel they should be "better safe than sorry" and run doubled.It sounds like a damn good plan to me; I'd much rather have the locos "test" after work done than have to trust a single loco "fresh from the MMC" — which, ninety-nine percent of the time, spells trouble, when anything is "coming from the MMC".
Lenny runs a HELL of a railroad — he wants the trains OUT of there!!!!!!!!! And if not, you will get the wrath of the sarcastic remarks, which he has to be king of! haahhha
Is there an NJT liaison in Dock tower, other than the supervision at Newark Penn? IMO, it would be much easier if there was an NJT person up at Dock so they can see what is going on up there, and problems with busy signals could be reduced, if North Jersey could simply contact the NJT liaison…the liaison could then contact supervision on the platforms and give them a heads up as to what is going to be going on.
However, I'd tend to think that the RVL trains were late for more than just the reason of Dock not answering the phone, but rather due to congestion east AND west and through Newark Penn, and even more likely late connecting trains from New York.
There are a handful of VERY critical switches at Dock, which if they go bad the railroad comes to a crawl, whereas others can sort of be bypassed, and gone around. Even so, when a maintainer has to throw each switch(es) manually, with verbal permission, it takes a lot of time, and if there are several switches that are acting up, oh boy — take off your shoes and relax a while.
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.
Jtgshu wrote:However, I'd tend to think that the RVL trains were late for more than just the reason of Dock not answering the phone, but rather due to congestion east AND west and through Newark Penn, and even more likely late connecting trains from New York.The word I got was that there were catenary problems on Track 4 due to a balloon hitting the overhead wire. I guess it was one of those silver "Happy Birthday" type of balloons, huh? From what I hear, one of those can knock out a railroad single-handedly!
WOW, yeah, they are amazing to watch — I saw one in NYP make contact with the wire, and it was pretty damn cool and scary at the same time — as soon as it hit, there was a pretty good size explosion and a nice little fireball and then the catenary power was lost for a little bit.
With the problem being on Track 4, that would explain why the RVL trains got hit so hard with delays,
With the problem being on Track 4, that would explain why the RVL trains got hit so hard with delays,
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.
Jtgshu wrote:Lenny runs a HELL of a railroad — he wants the trains OUT of there!!!!!!!!That he does. And he can be tons of fun on the block line also. I have an acquaintance of mine who has worked at that station for 30+ years. I've heard her and Lenny go back and forth now and then when things get dull. Entertaining to say the least.
Just a quick report from tonight. Nothing terribly exciting. There was an impromptu CNJ homecoming, however…
30-Aug-2006 - Roselle Park, NJ
30-Aug-2006 - Roselle Park, NJ
- West - 20:37 - X4101W - NJTR4101/NJTR4215
East - 20:49 - 5452 - NJTR6043/6/NJTR4128
West - 21:18 - 5715 - NJTR4125/6/NJTR6006
West - 22:23 - 5455 - NJTR4128/6/NJTR6043
East - 22:34 - 5454 - NJTR5026/7/NJTR4117
Here's your sets from last night...
Union - 14.4
01-Sep-2006
Union - 14.4
01-Sep-2006
- NJTR4116 - 6 - NJTR6013
NJTR4117 - 7 - NJTR5026
NJTR4122 - 6 - NJTR6082
NJTR4124 - 6 - NJTR6046
NJTR4125 - 6 - NJTR6006
NJTR4127 - 6 - NJTR6015
NJTR4128 - 6 - NJTR6043
NJTR4147 - 6 - NJTR6016
NJTR4207 - 6 - NJTR6020
Non-Revenue: NJTR4200/NJT4301
Like I said in the other thread…F40PH-2CATs are ruling the RVL once again!!!!
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