nostalgia Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share #126 Posted October 5, 2013 66/67 have been doubleheaded with P42's on numerous occasions. What they've frequently done is leave the engine on when it arrives at WAS from Virginia. They just attach the electric onto the front. This allows them to do work overnight on many different parts of the NEC, particularly the Shoreline east of NHV. It would be just like , , or . Either the electric or the diesel can be running in these instances. Are those dual mode diesels that can operate in Penn Station? I'd be very surprised to find dual mode diesels operating in Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lirr42 Posted October 5, 2013 Share #127 Posted October 5, 2013 Are those dual mode diesels that can operate in Penn Station? I'd be very surprised to find dual mode diesels operating in Virginia. No, they are P42's which are straight diesels. They and an AEM7 onto the consist either before or after the engine. They pop up the pantographs at Newark and use the AEM7 through the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share #128 Posted October 5, 2013 Let me see if I understand. The diesels are on the head end being pushed by the motor through the tunnel. Are there MU cables so that the diesel runs the motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lirr42 Posted October 5, 2013 Share #129 Posted October 5, 2013 Yes, there are MU pass throughs so the engineer is always operating from the front unit. When they get to wherever they are doing the changeover they just liven up the toaster and isolate the P42. It's not as quick as a mode change on a real dual mode, but it does the trick (and at 3:00am, who really cares!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share #130 Posted October 5, 2013 Latest from Con Ed Statement by Con Edison Con Edison Media RelationsFor Immediate Release: October 04, 20131:00 p.m Share this story Re: Restoration of Metro North Feeder Con Edison has completed its work reconnecting and re-energizing one of two 138kV feeders to Metro North’s New Haven line. The restored power line, which was energized late last night, had been disconnected September 13th due to Metro North equipment upgrades. Metro North will be conducting further tests as part of full service restoration, and commuters should check with the MTA (www.mta.info) for any service updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share #131 Posted October 5, 2013 Latest from Amtrak Amtrak continues operating Acela Express Service between New York and Boston this weekend as repairs to Metro-North owned Northeast Corridor territory are finalized October 4, 20134:00 p.m. ET Amtrak will continue to operate Acela Express service between New York and Boston this weekend as repairs are finalized to a section of Metro-North owned territory in Connecticut.Amtrak’s Northeast Regional service will also continue to run with normal electric operations; however some Regional trains will continue temporarily to operate with diesel generated power in select areas of the affected route and are subject to delay.Amtrak is hopeful to be able to resume full Acela Express and Northeast Regional Monday morning, which remains dependent on the outcome a final round of testing conducted by the host railroad, Metro-North, this weekend. ******************************************************************************************************************************* The moral of the story is if you want an explanation for the paltry weekend service, go to Amtrak's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCTrainFan95 Posted October 5, 2013 Share #132 Posted October 5, 2013 The moral of the story is if you want an explanation for the paltry weekend service, go to Amtrak's website. Right, but I think it's worth it to trade full weekend service for full rush hour service (hopefully) on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs NJT459 Posted October 6, 2013 Share #133 Posted October 6, 2013 no Meadowlands game day train tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCTrainFan95 Posted October 6, 2013 Share #134 Posted October 6, 2013 Supposedly, the feeder cable that they're putting back into service is the one that was out for scheduled maintenance. The currently broken one is not fixed yet, and will probably serve as the backup once it's fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share #135 Posted October 6, 2013 This morning, my diesel powered local to GCT was passed in the other direction by an electric going to Stamford. Tonight, the 8:34 was an electric. Seems just about everything is working. Latest from MN October 05th, 2013 New Haven Line Passengers Wait for Train Metro-North will resume full train service on the New Haven Line Monday morning, October 7, following successful tests of a major new electrical substation at Mount Vernon. A Con Edison feeder cable failure on September 25 knocked out train service in an eight-mile section of the New Haven Line, the busiest passenger rail line in the country. The outage occurred during the construction and commissioning of the new, long-planned, $50 million substation installation that will enable the railroad to increase service on the line. As soon as Con Edison fixed the power, Metro-North forces were on the ground speedily restoring service. MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast and Metro-North President Howard Permut expressed gratitude to customers for their patience in the face of an unprecedented, 12-day service disruption and to hundreds of workers who worked tirelessly and safely to restore service. For the remainder of this weekend, Metro-North is providing slightly reduced (about 70%) New Haven Line service while activation and breaking-in of the new substation continues. Soon after the outage occurred, Con Edison and Metro-North electrical engineers determined that the fastest way to restore power was to expedite completion of the new substation rather than repair the failed feeder, which is not expected to be returned to service until October 22. The railroad quickly established limited diesel train service between Stamford, CT., and Grand Central Terminal, a shuttle bus service to the Harlem Line, which was not affected by the outage, and a network of park and ride lots to get people to other subway and rail lines. Customers from New Haven had to transfer from electric trains to diesel-hauled coaches at Stamford for the remainder of the trip to New York City. Within days, Con Edison was able to activate three huge, temporary transformers that provided limited power to the section and enabled some electric trains to operate through the affected area between Mount Vernon and Harrison stations. Last week, the railroad carried about 80%-90% of its normal New Haven Line ridership, although most trains were crowded and travel times were longer than usual due to mostly local service. After a special vote of the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Oct. 1, procedures were established for New Haven Line weekly and monthly ticket holders to obtain prorated credits for their future ticket purchases. The magnitude and duration of the impact of this non-weather related event make this disruption unique in the history of the MTA and Metro-North. Customers can apply for this credit until March 31, 2014. There will be no processing fee charged for these credit transactions. For information about train service and the credit process, check the website at mta.info or contact Customer Service at 511 (From Connecticut, 877-690-5114). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share #136 Posted October 6, 2013 How does the railroad deal with new crew assignments during the problem. To keep it easy, this discussion relates to Saturday and Sunday. Usually, there are six trains a hour. Two northbound and southbound locals between STM and GCT, and a northbound and southbound express between NHV and GCT. During the problem, there was one n/b and s/b local between STM and GCT. If you're regular Saturday schedule is to work 6 trains and three of them cancelled, do you just work your three trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckie Posted October 7, 2013 Share #137 Posted October 7, 2013 You report to your crew base at your regular time and work as directed by management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share #138 Posted October 7, 2013 You report to your crew base at your regular time and work as directed by management. That means there will be too much crew and not enough trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted October 7, 2013 Share #139 Posted October 7, 2013 You report to your crew base at your regular time and work as directed by management. Does the union let workers be reassigned to stations to help out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckie Posted October 7, 2013 Share #140 Posted October 7, 2013 Does the union let workers be reassigned to stations to help out? The only time crew members work out of a different crew base is when there is a shortage of crew members out of that crew base to cover the jobs. In most cases this only happens with crews on the extra list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share #141 Posted October 8, 2013 I'm sure extra crews were needed to move the diesel trains back to their home lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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