Great photos! I'm glad you got the VRE cars in action. I've been on the lookout for them but hadn't seen them until today at OSB. They pulled in at quarter after 5, unfortunately in darkness.
Still, I managed to squeeze out a few shots:
http://www.madre-de-dios.org/gallery/VRE01
I have no idea if they're always going to be running in that timeframe or if they may see daylight in the afternoon. Otherwise, it may be some early morning railfanning.
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by DutchRailnut
the VRE cars appear to be wider but are not. they are actualy a little narrower than Bombardier but slightly higher. i was in new haven today taking pictures of the cars and will post them tomorrow.
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
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by DutchRailnut
No the cab car Cabsignal systems have to be modified and ACSES added, only two coaches are currently in service.
and Mr D Telesha if you used Tinyurl you would not have URL's as long as yours and we would not have a tread 2 feet wide.
and Mr D Telesha if you used Tinyurl you would not have URL's as long as yours and we would not have a tread 2 feet wide.
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
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Retired Triebfahrzeugführer. I am not a moderator.
by Silverliner II
Great pics!!!
I need to get back into the habit of taking stills once in a while. I have not taken any kind of still photos since 1996 when I got the video camera....
I need to get back into the habit of taking stills once in a while. I have not taken any kind of still photos since 1996 when I got the video camera....
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by nh chris
I enjoyed a standout 24-hour period of railfanning this week. First, as I walked down the westbound platform to get to my car at Riverside on 11/30, an Amtrak Metroliner pulled thru on Track 4, going about 3 mph. Luckily, the engineer didn't toot his horn. Nice audio-visual experience.
As soon as he cleared the station, the Acela passed by on an express track, then a "G-string" Genesis.
Great, I thought, no muss, no fuss, a pretty good day for trainspotting.
It improved the next day, though, I took the 5:16 from GCT all the way to NH (which was a nice change from my usual M-2 trips). As we pulled through South Norwalk, there was an FL-9 (didn't get the number) waiting with the Danbury shuttle. And when we got to NH, what was across the platform but an SLE GP-38, pulling some VRE coaches! They looked nice and clean, as others round here have noted.
So, without really trying, I saw 5 different engines in action in a single day. Even better for this NH fan, two of the engines were in NH colors. But sorry, no pics.
NH Chris
As soon as he cleared the station, the Acela passed by on an express track, then a "G-string" Genesis.
Great, I thought, no muss, no fuss, a pretty good day for trainspotting.
It improved the next day, though, I took the 5:16 from GCT all the way to NH (which was a nice change from my usual M-2 trips). As we pulled through South Norwalk, there was an FL-9 (didn't get the number) waiting with the Danbury shuttle. And when we got to NH, what was across the platform but an SLE GP-38, pulling some VRE coaches! They looked nice and clean, as others round here have noted.
So, without really trying, I saw 5 different engines in action in a single day. Even better for this NH fan, two of the engines were in NH colors. But sorry, no pics.
NH Chris