Metro-North made an ass-backward rolling stock decision - opting for 60 hz electric locomotives with battery range extenders for Penn Station Access instead of just ordering MUs with 25 hz transformers. Notably - NJT has options on their MLIII order that could easily be executed by the MTA… - ThreadSky

mdasilva.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Metro-North made an ass-backward rolling stock decision - opting for 60 hz electric locomotives with battery range extenders for Penn Station Access instead of just ordering MUs with 25 hz transformers.

Notably - NJT has options on their MLIII order that could easily be executed by the MTA…

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travfed.bsky.social•3 days ago

I forget are they also getting new cars to replace their Comets?

Just a dumb move all around unless this is part of some long-range plan to use them for WoH service if the “Secaucus Loop” ever happens.

uckema.com•3 days ago

NJ would probably take them to replace the F40Cs and other old diesels that run WoH (why is a F40C running in 2024)

mdasilva.bsky.social•3 days ago

No indication these will have enough battery range to operate on mostly unelectrified lines.

Also batteries are just a lot of dead weight.

travfed.bsky.social•3 days ago

Those PSA trains won’t be accelerating fast.

uckema.com•3 days ago

I would only tolerate them for Hoboken so they stop making it smell like digusting diesel fumes (electrify to the NY line make NY pay for their bit$

m--d.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm with you here - if they electrify the NY section Suffern-Port Jervis, except the difficult parts, they'll be able to run to Hoboken under battery. It's all 60Hz too.

travfed.bsky.social•3 days ago

Can they fit into the Hudson River Tunnels or also too tall?

mdasilva.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah. Multilevel-type cars in a joint order with LIRR.

proudguy.bsky.social•3 days ago

GREAT GOVERNOR.

mdasilva.bsky.social•3 days ago

@ndhapple.bsky.social @alonlevy.bsky.social

Hell, Amtrak is even ago is to have some spare ACS-64s if they need a cheap/quick stopgap.

uckema.com•3 days ago

Those are going to MARC

mdasilva.bsky.social•3 days ago

Source? I don’t think they’ve said anything.

uckema.com•3 days ago

Marc has odd needs (they fixed up their old HHp-8s but those aren’t going to last out ) aND Amtrak is replacing local Sprinters with the cursed dual modes in 8 or so years

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