Have a great time! Looks like the weather is supposed to be nice. ……..Maybe I'll see you next year at the PGA at Bethpage Black in May.
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ConstanceR46 wrote:This is a bit off-topic, but i wonder if they'll retain the best DEs and C3s when the possible Multilevel/SC(D?)44 order comes in as a protect fleet after the past few years of coach shortagesFirst I'm hearing about that. Is anything funded or is there any plan to fund? Any numbers being discussed? I suspect union rules make it expense to keep lots of different types of equipment in service but unless my math is wrong they have over 5,000 FEWER diesel sets then they did 25 years ago. They need about 50 new cars to really support current diesel service on Montauk, Port Jeff and Oyster Bay and allow for extra summer service on the east end. Special events would put a strain on that number. If they really want to grow east end service ( and I suspect they really would add to the economy) , they need to take a sober look at their rolling stock numbers. The current engines and coaches are OK, they could use a little sprucing up (speakers don't work, missing and broken seats, bathrooms) but I ride them every day and I think they are pretty good. It's really the numbers. 3 car rush hour trains in the summer are just not working
ConstanceR46 wrote:John, no offense, but your math is off. There were, at most, 27 GP38s and 22 MP15ACs, and most of the E15s did freight duty too, nowhere near enough to power 5000 diesel sets.Ah..bad spelling on my part. Diesel SEATS...not Diesel SETS. 5,000 more seats for the port Jeff and Oyster bay lines would go a long way in the summer