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Post by backshophoss on Jul 4, 2016 21:42:30 GMT -5
If you wanted a reason to run different roads equipment on your layout,you can follow SEPTA's
"lead" since their Silverliner V Fleet has been pulled due to a truck defect.
Amtrak is bring some of the Laid up AEM-7's back on line,NJT might loan out some arrow MU's
possibly some MARC coaches and even some SLE cars from ConnDOT.
Here's the final kicker,Rotem's Truck sub-contractor went Belly up!
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Post by backshophoss on Jul 8, 2016 23:32:06 GMT -5
There's word that 5 MARC single level coaches might be heading to Philly, NJT might send an ALP46 and 8 MLV's,restricted to the NEC, the former RDG wire is at 11kv 25hz,the ALP will pop breakers due to power draw.  |
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Post by backshophoss on Jul 10, 2016 18:06:29 GMT -5
A pair of ACS-64's,with 5 Amfleet cars,1 of the ACS-64's is tied to the 5 MARC coaches.
The ACS-64 was Demo'ed at couple of months back on SEPTA trackage.
The "given" is a need to overhaul all the SL-V's trucks to replace the defective equalizer bars,
that is the part that's micro -fractured or cracked outright.
This part is also used as part of the suspension setup with the springs.
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aem7
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Primary Railroads: Amtrak, B&O, Chessie
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Post by aem7 on Jul 11, 2016 0:28:02 GMT -5
Here's the MARC 5 car set with an Amtrak ACS-64 in Philadelphia at Amtrak's Penn Coach Yard on 7/10/16  |
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Post by backshophoss on Oct 25, 2016 21:07:53 GMT -5
As the SL-V's are returning online,the NJT set and Amtrak's set of cars have been returned.
2 MARC sets and a pair of ACS-64's are still in use,SEPTA is thinking of buying the MARC sets.
An update,as of this Jan(2017) 2 MARC 6 Car sets are still running on SEPTA with "barely" running
SEPTA AEM-7/ALP-44 motors,everything else has been returned
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