its funny how come i saw 614 comeing into elgin 8 minutes early about two weeks ago
MP36 416 wrote:metra 613 wrote:it that why everone i know that work for metra hates them then all there do is brake down and how come ween i watch them u can see a f40ph move fater then them just becasue there have 3600 hp doesnt mean anything too me and any time i ride a train with one it lateAn engineer friend of mine, who I just talked to within the last 5 minutes of my posting this, said:
"The F40PH's are faster starting out, but the MP36's are faster once you get 'em moving. Its just getting 'em moving that is slow." And for you guys who think they're slow in general, I saw engine 416 pull a westbound into National Street 5 minutes early tonight. This train odviously did not leave Chicago 5 minutes early; and from what I hear they're on a tight schedule; so it would take a fast engine to be able to get upto 5 minutes early at National Street.