Turboliners Move

liftedjeep wrote:Per a fairly reliable source, rumor has it that the 2nd Turboliner set may be moved north this Thursday or Friday. NFI
Ben

It's sounding like the move will take place this Thursday night/evening (1/18). I'll post any other info I receive.
Ben

Thanks! Sadly, I have to work so I won't be trackside at Princeton Junction waiting for 'em. Happy hunting railfans!

Well good news Matt....
I've been informed that the move tomorrow has been scrubbed, and postponed until next week. Not sure why.

Stay tuned...
Ben

In a move like this, are the brakes on the Turboliner cars active? Or is all the braking provided by just the towing and trailing locomotives?

normally they would be fully operative, if a move were made as hospital train (no brakes) the speed could not exceed restricted speed .
( 20 mph on straight rail, 15 MPH in interlockings)

If only it takes the weekend then there will be everyone (including me) there to see it. I've never actually seen a Turboliner before, so I'm hoping I can this time..

Judas Priest wrote a tune about how much they liked the Turboliners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhY9GOhFwN4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This may be more appropriate given their ultimate fate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D2-cPiGUMA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

DutchRailnut wrote:normally they would be fully operative, if a move were made as hospital train (no brakes) the speed could not exceed restricted speed .
( 20 mph on straight rail, 15 MPH in interlockings)

My guess is that these things were in a secure storage location and all that needed to be done was to up-date the air brakes. At the speeds that I saw in a video or two it appeared that they were going at a reasonable speed so I suspect the air brakes were fully operable in tow. If it had been a hospital train with in-operative air brakes you would have seen the entire train broken up with a bunch of freight cars with operative air brakes cut in between the B/O cars. Then it would have been a slow boat to China situation and probably in the dead of night hours as well. I know some of you liked the turbo cars but the new cars on Brightline here in Florida are light years ahead of the turbo cars. I suspect it would cost a lot of money to repair and or restore the turbo cars. Next stop NAPARANO.
Noel Weaver

The first Turboliner move was delayed a day or two because there was as issue with the Turboliner's air brake system. This leads me to believe that the brakes were in operating condition throughout the move. The max speed for the journey up the NEC was restricted to 30mph.
Ben

scratchy wrote:Judas Priest wrote a tune about how much they liked the Turboliners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhY9GOhFwN4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably quite appropriate given the introduction of turbo motorbikes in the 80's was not that successful.

Noel Weaver wrote:I know some of you liked the turbo cars but the new cars on Brightline here in Florida are light years ahead of the turbo cars. I suspect it would cost a lot of money to repair and or restore the turbo cars.

That would be of significance if New York got some Brightline sets for the Hudson route!

Now that would be a smart move. I would much enjoy seeing such on the Detroit runs as well. Basically that's what we'll have given the new Siemens cars coming and the Chargers power, but the Amtrak Chargers look like a nose without a face.

Saw the Turboliner set at the Brunswick Maintenance facility this past Thursday.

Passed by Adams Yard today. Not much new since Ben’s exclusive pics but below is a link to a few shots I took.

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