Mpn4179 Posted November 15, 2023 Share #2951 Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) Expect crowding on Metro-North's Hudson Line this week due to Amtrak temporarily suspending the Empire Line between New York City and Croton-Harmon. The suspension is due to "structure issues" of a parking garage in Hell's Kitchen that Amtrak runs underneath. Repairs are underway. Some Amtrak trains are running between Croton-Harmon and Albany. Metro-North is cross-honoring Amtrak passengers between GCT and Croton-Harmon. Edited November 15, 2023 by Mpn4179 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpn4179 Posted November 17, 2023 Share #2952 Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) On 11/15/2023 at 5:43 AM, Mpn4179 said: Expect crowding on Metro-North's Hudson Line this week due to Amtrak temporarily suspending the Empire Line between New York City and Croton-Harmon. The suspension is due to "structure issues" of a parking garage in Hell's Kitchen that Amtrak runs underneath. Repairs are underway. Some Amtrak trains are running between Croton-Harmon and Albany. Metro-North is cross-honoring Amtrak passengers between GCT and Croton-Harmon. Service has been restored on Amtrak’s Empire Line as of Thursday, November 16. There will be some delays up until Saturday until both tracks are restored. Edited November 17, 2023 by Mpn4179 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted November 20, 2023 Share #2953 Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) Is the LIRR short on trains? A bunch of trains are canceled due to slippery rail conditions. One of the Jamaica- Atlantic Terminal shuttles is canceled and there isn't even any leaves on that route LOL I'm guessing a lot of LIRR MUs are OOS due to flat wheels? Edited November 20, 2023 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow III Posted December 1, 2023 Share #2954 Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) TrainTime has an LIRR M3 on train 1245 from Babylon going into Grand Central Madison. I thought the LIRR M3s couldn't go into GCM. What is going on?! https://imgur.com/a/THxn2Tr Update: The train was just cancelled at Jamaica because of the ongoing signal problems in and out of GCM. Very weird sight to see. Edited December 1, 2023 by Arrow III Update 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted December 2, 2023 Share #2955 Posted December 2, 2023 On 11/20/2023 at 5:38 PM, trainfan22 said: Is the LIRR short on trains? A bunch of trains are canceled due to slippery rail conditions. One of the Jamaica- Atlantic Terminal shuttles is canceled and there isn't even any leaves on that route LOL I'm guessing a lot of LIRR MUs are OOS due to flat wheels? Lots of flat wheels means not enough cars in service to make the sets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustTheSIR Posted December 6, 2023 Share #2956 Posted December 6, 2023 Did early EMUs and steam trains not pass eachother often on the LIRR? It’s pretty difficult trying to find any pictures of it happening 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted December 8, 2023 Share #2957 Posted December 8, 2023 https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2023/12/08/person-struck-by-metro-north-train-at-chappaqua-station/71850198007/ He was my cousin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted December 8, 2023 Share #2958 Posted December 8, 2023 44 minutes ago, Kamen Rider said: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2023/12/08/person-struck-by-metro-north-train-at-chappaqua-station/71850198007/ He was my cousin. Damn. Heard about this during class. My condolences. Sorry to hear that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted December 20, 2023 Share #2959 Posted December 20, 2023 What's going on with these political protests at/outside Grand Central and Penn Station every other night? My coworkers complain bitterly about how difficult it is to get to their trains, and some of them are quite scared of the protestors (they've shown me some pretty crazy videos of doors and windows getting smashed). MTA PD and NYPD seem to just watch but not really intervene from what I can tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted January 14 Share #2960 Posted January 14 (edited) Here's are the active M3s in passenger service on the LIRR, for those wondering. All underlined units were observed from September 2023 up to now : 9789-9790, 9793-9794, 9797-9798, 9803-9804, 9805-9806, 9807-9808, 9809-9810, 9815-9816, 9817-9818, 9823-9824, 9825-9826, 9827-9828, 9829-9830, 9831-9832, 9835-9836, 9837-9838, 9839-9840, 9841-9842, 9849-9850, 9853-9854, 9855-9856, 9857-9858, 9865-9866, 9873-9874, 9875-9876, 9879-9880, 9883-9884, 9885-9886, 9889-9890, 9895-9896, 9897-9898, 9903-9904, 9907-9908, 9909-9910, 9911-9912, 9913-9914, 9915-9916, 9919-9920, 9921-9922, 9923-9924, 9925-9926, 9927-9928, 9933-9934, 9935-9936, 9937-9938, 9939-9940, 9941-9942, 9943-9944, 9945-9946 * Work service units: 9775, 9901-9902, 9932 Preserved: 9801-9802 Edited January 14 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted January 18 Share #2961 Posted January 18 On 1/14/2024 at 5:45 PM, Calvin said: Preserved: 9801-9802 I'm glad to see the LIRR preserving trains. I wasn't sure if they even did it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 23 Share #2962 Posted January 23 Grand Central Madison One Year Anniversary 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 23 Share #2963 Posted January 23 Interesting note from press event, 80k combo tickets were sold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted January 27 Share #2964 Posted January 27 How many M3s are left now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted January 29 Share #2965 Posted January 29 I remember seeing a set of m3s at marble hill about a month ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted January 29 Share #2966 Posted January 29 On 1/27/2024 at 2:46 PM, TyBusLover1 said: How many M3s are left now? If you just scrolled up, there was a post regarding how many are left and that was as of 2 weeks ago. They’re not actively getting rid of them just yet since the M9A’s aren’t here yet. So if you counted, should be around 98 cars give or take. 10 hours ago, TyBusLover1 said: I remember seeing a set of m3s at marble hill about a month ago. M3A’s*. They haven’t scrapped any M3A’s that I know of except maybe one pair but I don’t know the fleet numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 29 Share #2967 Posted January 29 23 minutes ago, danielhg121 said: If you just scrolled up, there was a post regarding how many are left and that was as of 2 weeks ago. They’re not actively getting rid of them just yet since the M9A’s aren’t here yet. So if you counted, should be around 98 cars give or take. M3A’s*. They haven’t scrapped any M3A’s that I know of except maybe one pair but I don’t know the fleet numbers. They scrapped one, parted out one, ones been long term out of service for the last year, and there’s two others that are mismatched with each other. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted January 29 Share #2968 Posted January 29 13 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: They scrapped one, parted out one, ones been long term out of service for the last year, and there’s two others that are mismatched with each other. Interesting, these are stored at Harmon? 8079 and 8096 are running around as a pair so their mates are probably one of the above. Maybe I'll take a look around next time I'm up there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBusLover1 Posted January 29 Share #2969 Posted January 29 16 minutes ago, danielhg121 said: Interesting, these are stored at Harmon? 8079 and 8096 are running around as a pair so their mates are probably one of the above. Maybe I'll take a look around next time I'm up there. 33 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: They scrapped one, parted out one, ones been long term out of service for the last year, and there’s two others that are mismatched with each other. 33 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: They scrapped one, parted out one, ones been long term out of service for the last year, and there’s two others that are mismatched with each other. Ok. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 29 Share #2970 Posted January 29 19 minutes ago, danielhg121 said: Interesting, these are stored at Harmon? 8079 and 8096 are running around as a pair so their mates are probably one of the above. Maybe I'll take a look around next time I'm up there. Nope, the out of service pair is at Highbridge. The parts pair is at Brewster behind the fire tank car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 5 Share #2971 Posted February 5 Just had a thought but theoretically can’t MNR loan LIRR some Shoreliners for the summer? I’m sure they can spare about 10-12 cars or so to put the C3’s on more heavily used lines. It’s similar to what they did with the MARC cars a couple years back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xD4nn Posted February 6 Share #2972 Posted February 6 On 2/5/2024 at 10:02 AM, danielhg121 said: Just had a thought but theoretically can’t MNR loan LIRR some Shoreliners for the summer? I’m sure they can spare about 10-12 cars or so to put the C3’s on more heavily used lines. It’s similar to what they did with the MARC cars a couple years back. MNRR doesnt have enough shoreliners to be loaned to LIRR. LIRR is seeking to lease 26 non-powered coach cars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 6 Share #2973 Posted February 6 1 hour ago, xD4nn said: MNRR doesnt have enough shoreliners to be loaned to LIRR. LIRR is seeking to lease 26 non-powered coach cars. Really? I thought MARC only leased about 7-8 coaches where they can't even utilize the cab car because it doesn't work with LIRR's signaling system. If they're looking for 26 coaches, they'll need a whole lot more engines as they would have to double-end the trains with DE/DM30AC's and this is on top of their Cannonball trains and Penn Station directs. Regardless, I guess I should shelve this idea until CDOT receives their new coaches for use on the Hartford, Danbury and Waterbury lines which may allow MNR/CDOT to lease some Shoreliners to LIRR. As it stands, a good chunk of the Hudson Line trains to Poughkeepsie are packed especially in the summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xD4nn Posted February 7 Share #2974 Posted February 7 1 hour ago, danielhg121 said: Really? I thought MARC only leased about 7-8 coaches where they can't even utilize the cab car because it doesn't work with LIRR's signaling system. If they're looking for 26 coaches, they'll need a whole lot more engines as they would have to double-end the trains with DE/DM30AC's and this is on top of their Cannonball trains and Penn Station directs. I'm not sure how they will deal with the availability of locomotives but the lease contract is closing by the next board meeting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted February 7 Share #2975 Posted February 7 Doing the math here. MNR's fleet has around 184 Shoreliners, leave 15 out as spares. Leaves us with 169 to play around with. MNR only really needs maxi-Bombs (full 7 cars + an engine) during the rush, other than that, they can get away with 6 cars or less. I would assume that in a given day, MNR probably uses around 22 Gennies, 14 of which can have the full 7 cars and the rest can run with 5 cars. This leaves us with 31 cars remaining. The BL20 mini-Bomb sets only run with 2 coaches + cab car and there are only around 3-4 of them and the remaining left from here could be sent to LIRR. Sometimes they run a maxi-Bomb on Waterbury or Danbury (during off-peak hours) which is unnecessary but with this equipment manipulation, it'd be less taxing on the engines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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