MattW
Conductor
I was looking at Rich Green's great track maps of Metro North railroad, specifically Grand Central Terminal and had a few questions:
1. Are the loop tracks that swing around the terminal used in regular service?
2. Where do the Metro North trains go for maintenance? I know maintenance doesn't have to be done at the terminating station, but that's typically the arrangement such as Penn having Sunnyside and West Side on either end, or WAS having the Ivy City complex, or Chicago having its huge yard area.
As an afterthought, I also have a question about Penn Station: are any of the "layup" tracks on the west end of the yard used? (The ones labeled 1C-10C, 1E-6E, and 1A-5A including the mail platform tracks)
Thanks for any info!
1. Are the loop tracks that swing around the terminal used in regular service?
2. Where do the Metro North trains go for maintenance? I know maintenance doesn't have to be done at the terminating station, but that's typically the arrangement such as Penn having Sunnyside and West Side on either end, or WAS having the Ivy City complex, or Chicago having its huge yard area.
As an afterthought, I also have a question about Penn Station: are any of the "layup" tracks on the west end of the yard used? (The ones labeled 1C-10C, 1E-6E, and 1A-5A including the mail platform tracks)
Thanks for any info!