Recent content by A_Nonny_Moose

Most trains are fueled by Ordinairy Home heating oil at intermediate points. At big service area's the Railroads do use Regular Diesel fuel but Tax free variant.

Every signal and indictation and train number needs to be called on radio, not just in cab. Great way for terrorist to know were each train is and if its moving?? Homeland security at best, go figure.....

It was kind of weird when Supersteel Schenectady offered to fix the AC's they were not allowed to do so at Renselear, when they asked the sets to be returned for this warranty work to Scotia NY. it was refused, but then Amtrak probably already planned not to run them anymore and may have...

How about Conndots Federal money that disapeared twice already, the funding was ment for signaling the Danbury Branch. this has been in planning for 16 years, only thing they have not admitted to in planning is that millions of federal money is GONE.

Great news by a few bussnis dreamers, to bad they forgot to tell ConnDot and MassDOT what they wanted. no such plans exist.

They actualy had pair of P40's that towed the 3 dead sets. and since they went tru Penn station late at night nobody noticed the run around in Penn station and the fact that diesel only was used. without HEP the P40 just sounds like a low idleling freeight hog anyway.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story...sdate=9/23/2004 DOT rails against Amtrak Commissioner demands Turbos' return, suggests state should find other passenger train service By CATHY WOODRUFF, Staff writer First published: Thursday, September 23, 2004 ALBANY -- State Transportation...

from George at railroad.net All 3 turbos departed Rennselear NY for storage in Wilmington Del. on 9/21/04 2120hours. They were pulled by Amtrak eng 823.

I just send a email to that editor as rhey are wrong. the Dash8-40BHW's are P40's not the P8-32BHW's Leo king says they are. I got the Amtrak advertisement in front of me. it is the Genesis 1's their selling.

The P32 would need to be in lead at all times, as a P42 has no controls to control the P32 in Electric or to switch modes.

Just not enough P32acdm's around to have 4 of them sitting around for escape pods., if they did that they would need to substitute P42's on reveneu trains.

since the news just broke on WB11 the four engines two in secaucas and two in Harmon were used tonight as escape pods incase the president had to get away from it all. they are currently sitting near Penn station.

Allan its only Amtrak policy to not run Diesel in Penn Station. there is no law prohibiting use of Diesels in both Penn Station or GCT. there use to be a law but: Law on engines in city.

probably choice 2 as they are P42's 19- 101

Two Amtrak Genesis are sitting ideling at Harmon shop(mncr) for two days now. also two Genesis were reported sitting near the secaucus transfer in New Jersey. Are these maybe same units or protect power for convention.