cuppb001
Train Attendant
First off I want to apologize if I am starting too many new posts as a new member. I have been reading these forums for quite a while and never signed up until just recently. I have been excited since I have been able to get answers to all the questions I have always wanted to ask but didnt know who to ask. Any way about Savannah:
Ive noticed that the Savannah station has at the stub end of a few of its tracks ground connections for 480. Are these deactivated and non functional? I ask since I have noticed that when the Palmetto is parked the P42 idles all night generating HEP for the entire consist. I would think that it may be more efficent to just plug the whole trainset in. Is there a reason that they dont? Also when PVs are parked they are always running their own generator. If you look in the Amtrak Manual for PV's it shows Savannah as not offering 480. Clearly though the system is in place. Tampa even offers 480v ground and its connections look nowhere near in good as shape as Savannah.
Ive noticed that the Savannah station has at the stub end of a few of its tracks ground connections for 480. Are these deactivated and non functional? I ask since I have noticed that when the Palmetto is parked the P42 idles all night generating HEP for the entire consist. I would think that it may be more efficent to just plug the whole trainset in. Is there a reason that they dont? Also when PVs are parked they are always running their own generator. If you look in the Amtrak Manual for PV's it shows Savannah as not offering 480. Clearly though the system is in place. Tampa even offers 480v ground and its connections look nowhere near in good as shape as Savannah.