gregorygrice Posted October 28, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 28, 2010 Coutesy of NYCSubway.org How is this possible if MNCR's 3rd rail configuration is different from the Subway's and LIRR's 3rd rail? Can someone please explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvin Posted October 28, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 28, 2010 How is this possible if MNCR's 3rd rail configuration is different from the Subway's and LIRR's 3rd rail? Can someone please explain? The subway and MNRR's voltage are the same, they put special shoes on the R32 for it could run into GCT on its own power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted October 28, 2010 Share #3 Posted October 28, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 28, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 28, 2010 why am I getting the feeling this is going to turn into the new version of the West Hempstead M1... Oh yea, I remember that photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 28, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 28, 2010 Heh, last week I was just talking about this event with the guy who shot those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted October 28, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 28, 2010 Back on September 9, 1964 when the photos were taken (the R32 Brightliners debut), it was still the New York Central Railroad. The TA would also test the R44s on the LIRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted October 28, 2010 Share #7 Posted October 28, 2010 All you do is fit the cars with slightly different shoes. I believe 2 FL9's had "double sided" shoes for when amtrak was moving from GCT to NYP. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 28, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 28, 2010 I believe 2 FL9's had "double sided" shoes for when amtrak was moving from GCT to NYP. - A I don't think so, I heard that they tried it but it didn't work out so that was the end of that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous85 Posted October 29, 2010 Share #9 Posted October 29, 2010 All you do is fit the cars with slightly different shoes. I believe 2 FL9's had "double sided" shoes for when amtrak was moving from GCT to NYP. - A So that means that some of the LIRR & MNRR trains are interchangeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvin Posted October 29, 2010 Share #10 Posted October 29, 2010 So that means that some of the LIRR & MNRR trains are interchangeable? The LIRR has a 750 V third rail, while the subway has 600 and the MNRR has 650, I'm not sure if trains could run on a higher voltage that they are supposed to run on, BTW the R44 was set the record before the LIRR switched from 650 to 750 V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted October 29, 2010 Share #11 Posted October 29, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R110B Posted October 30, 2010 Share #12 Posted October 30, 2010 Wirelessly posted via (Mozilla/5.0 (Danger hiptop 4.6; U; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050920) Yeah it happend but why bother to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 30, 2010 Share #13 Posted October 30, 2010 So that means that some of the LIRR & MNRR trains are interchangeable? No... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted November 7, 2010 Share #14 Posted November 7, 2010 Coutesy of NYCSubway.org How is this possible if MNCR's 3rd rail configuration is different from the Subway's and LIRR's 3rd rail? Can someone please explain? Yeah it happened.......................in 1964.......................they managed.........................the train made it into GCT from Mott Haven..................they changed the shoes to under-running ones. I'm sure they knew about the additional 50 volts in the third rail and weren't concerned. Maybe they ran the train in "series speed" (2 points of power) all the way down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 7, 2010 Share #15 Posted November 7, 2010 It could be that at that particular time MNRR wasnt running 750 volts yet.It was bumped up when the M1`s began to arrive,since they run faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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