RailRunRob Posted August 23, 2016 Share #751 Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) On the flip side, one time I saw a pic of an R32 in Metro-North territory. Under riding rail on MNRR like the Market Frankfort on SEPTA? Didn't the LIRR use R1-R9's as work car /Motorcars at one point? Edited August 23, 2016 by RailRunRob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted August 25, 2016 Share #752 Posted August 25, 2016 Personally, I don't particularly enjoy the M3s, but mostly because I don't enjoy duct-taped upholstery... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 25, 2016 Share #753 Posted August 25, 2016 Personally, I don't particularly enjoy the M3s, but mostly because I don't enjoy duct-taped upholstery... I like the layout, the design, and the RFW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 12, 2016 Share #754 Posted September 12, 2016 I've been using some of the morning peak trains from the city back to Riverdale, and I must say I find it rather annoying that they're so far off schedule. Every train that I've taken has been 10 minutes late if not more. Why not just adjust the schedule if several trains are going to be late? The 07:23 and 07:45 both seem to be habitually late out of Grand Central, apparently from train traffic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted September 13, 2016 Share #755 Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) Woo hoo, MN's going to get 60 more M8's! And 10 of those cars will be bar cars!! The unexercised option order was supposed to be 24 cars, but whatever. They'll be needed for Penn service by the time they're delivered anyway so might as well order the 60 cars. Edited September 13, 2016 by paulrivera 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 13, 2016 Share #756 Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) Woo hoo, MN's going to get 60 more M8's! And 10 of those cars will be bar cars!! The unexercised option order was supposed to be 24 cars, but whatever. They'll be needed for Penn service by the time they're delivered anyway so might as well order the 60 cars. Aren't all of those cars for the New Haven Line anyway? I'd be more excited if the cars were spread to the Hudson Line, but that likely isn't happening. Some of the newer cars need to be rehabbed and the older ones... You know what I would like done with those... I like the cars on the New Haven Line though they are becoming dirty quite quickly, but at least the seats are nice and they use material that feels like good quality leather as opposed to the strange material that they have on the Hudson Line and Harlem Line trains. Edited September 13, 2016 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted September 13, 2016 Share #757 Posted September 13, 2016 Aren't all of those cars for the New Haven Line anyway? I'd be more excited if the cars were spread to the Hudson Line, but that likely isn't happening. Some of the newer cars need to be rehabbed and the older ones... You know what I would like done with those... I like the cars on the New Haven Line though they are becoming dirty quite quickly, but at least the seats are nice and they use material that feels like good quality leather as opposed to the strange material that they have on the Hudson Line and Harlem Line trains. Don't fret too much, the Metro-North batch of M9's are about 3 years away... It's an interesting situation though; we'll be getting M9's and another batch of M8's at more or less the same time. All MN needs are some updated push-pull cars and they'll be set for the next 20 years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 14, 2016 Share #758 Posted September 14, 2016 Don't fret too much, the Metro-North batch of M9's are about 3 years away... It's an interesting situation though; we'll be getting M9's and another batch of M8's at more or less the same time. All MN needs are some updated push-pull cars and they'll be set for the next 20 years That's good to know... We need new cars and more quiet cars. Always some brat making a ton of noise on the train unless it's a peak hour train. I always get the last two cars and they are quiet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 19, 2016 Share #759 Posted September 19, 2016 Well having a monthly MNRR pass has been fantastic, especially for trips from 125th to GCT and vice versa. Used it this weekend... Walked over to the station, got a ticket for the other person I was with, and we were in GCT in 10 minutes. No beggars, panhandlers, etc. Conductor checked my Riverdale-GCT pass and took the City Ticket. The person I was with loved it, and couldn't believe it was just one stop to Grand Central. Not only that but they hate taking the subway as I do, so they liked MNRR even more for that reason. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #760 Posted October 4, 2016 http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=163642 Metro-North's M7A are in the process of receiving PTC. It also means that they are being sent, in small batches, to the Long Island Rail Road's Arch Street Shop via the Hell Gate bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #761 Posted October 4, 2016 http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=163642 Metro-North's M7A are in the process of receiving PTC. It also means that they are being sent, in small batches, to the Long Island Rail Road's Arch Street Shop via the Hell Gate bridge. Those are the ones that run on the Harlem and Hudson lines correct? I've been wondering why they've been sending out the older cars. We had one last week during the morning rush, and I was NOT pleased to see it. They are usually out on the weekends, especially the semi-express trains that I get. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #762 Posted October 4, 2016 Yes, those are the ones. Arch Street has just four right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted October 5, 2016 Share #763 Posted October 5, 2016 http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=163642 Metro-North's M7A are in the process of receiving PTC. It also means that they are being sent, in small batches, to the Long Island Rail Road's Arch Street Shop via the Hell Gate bridge. Wow! Rare cooperation between the two railroads! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted October 6, 2016 Share #764 Posted October 6, 2016 Per Metro-North, the 10 mph speed limit into GCT will be extended a quarter mile northward imminently, to further increase safety following the Hoboken incident on NJT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted October 6, 2016 Share #765 Posted October 6, 2016 Per Metro-North, the 10 mph speed limit into GCT will be extended a quarter mile northward imminently, to further increase safety following the Hoboken incident on NJT. How will that effect scheduling? They already go to a crawl. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted October 7, 2016 Share #766 Posted October 7, 2016 How will that effect scheduling? They already go to a crawl. Outbound, I have no idea. Inbound, they'll probably add a minute or two (maybe 3, who knows?) to the next round of schedules. Plus, since the Fairfield train crash and the Spuyten Duyvil derailment, they have a procedure in place where the speed limit changes can't exceed 20mph at a time (the speed limit doesn't go from 60 or 45 straight to 10, it would go something like 60-45-30-15-10, i dont know for sure). Those also need to be moved a 1/4 mile up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 7, 2016 Share #767 Posted October 7, 2016 Wow! Rare cooperation between the two railroads! Couple of engines just passed by Astoria, hauling the four Metro-North M7A cars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 11, 2016 Share #768 Posted October 11, 2016 Do eastbound LIRR trains heading to Ronkonkoma during the AM rush count as peak or off-peak? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted October 11, 2016 Share #769 Posted October 11, 2016 Do eastbound LIRR trains heading to Ronkonkoma during the AM rush count as peak or off-peak? Off-peak. They are going opposite the direction of most of the traffic, or peak traffic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 12, 2016 Share #770 Posted October 12, 2016 Off-peak. They are going opposite the direction of most of the traffic, or peak traffic. Kinda wish the MNR would be like that, but no going to New Haven during the Am rush is considered peak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 12, 2016 Share #771 Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) I got burned by that when I went up there in 2014. I wasn't expecting to pay $5 extra, especially when I was in a rush. But looking back, I am not surprised. There is a good number of people reverse-commuting. Edited October 12, 2016 by GojiMet86 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 12, 2016 Share #772 Posted October 12, 2016 Kinda wish the MNR would be like that, but no going to New Haven during the Am rush is considered peak. And it should be. Service is more frequent as a result. The only thing I would like to see is higher fares for the people traveling from the South Bronx to Westchester. They get the benefit of frequent service at dirt cheap fares, while we who get on in Manhattan pay exorbitant fares. I usually have a pass these days but still. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 12, 2016 Share #773 Posted October 12, 2016 And it should be. Service is more frequent as a result. The only thing I would like to see is higher fares for the people traveling from the South Bronx to Westchester. They get the benefit of frequent service at dirt cheap fares, while we who get on in Manhattan pay exorbitant fares. I usually have a pass these days but still. while I don't agree with you for raising the prices, (a topic for another day) I do find it weird that they have such cheap fares while the LIRR equivalent cost at least $2 more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 12, 2016 Share #774 Posted October 12, 2016 while I don't agree with you for raising the prices, (a topic for another day) I do find it weird that they have such cheap fares while the LIRR equivalent cost at least $2 more. That's my point. Their fares should be raised to at least the cost of City Ticket ($4.25). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted October 12, 2016 Share #775 Posted October 12, 2016 That's my point. Their fares should be raised to at least the cost of City Ticket ($4.25). I don't know if you want to ape one of the most expensive commuter railroads in the US... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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