The "Trains Digest" has a picture of a UP train hauling about 8 Metro North MU cars through Elmhurst, IL on 1 8 21.
Are those Metro North cars equipped with regular couplers to mate with the UP locomotive?
Ed Burns
NP Eddie The "Trains Digest" has a picture of a UP train hauling about 8 Metro North MU cars through Elmhurst, IL on 1 8 21. Are those Metro North cars equipped with regular couplers to mate with the UP locomotive? Ed Burns
They use a temporary adaptor coupler arrangement on the commuter cars. There's special instructions for handling this train. I don't know if I still have those instructions, my understanding was the Lincoln NE plant had been closed and we wouldn't be having anymore "Kawasaki trains." At one time those instructions were also in our Superintendent's bulletins, but I don't see them in there anymore either.
At one time they handled them at the rear of a manifest. I think the cars are two unit sets. When they were at the rear of a manifest they only had one, maybe two, two unit sets at a time.
Jeff
Found this photo. Looks like a regular knuckle
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/428428/
rdamon Found this photo. Looks like a regular knuckle https://www.railpictures.net/photo/428428/
That's what's used for transit on the national network. Here's a picture of an inservice set on Metro North.
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/356422/
I saw them EB through Wheaton.
I still have our instructions.
OPERATIONS
Only move in special trains.
The special train will consist of one UP locomotive cab signal/ATC equipped (Now it also needs PTC) and no more than 4 Kawasaki cars. (These cars are married pairs.) Thw 2 pairs will be coupled together with OEM couplers. They will have Shim limited AAR H couplers on each end for freight movement.
Speed will be limited to 45 MPH maximum.
Train should limit or not perform shoving movements. If shoving movements need to be perfomed, it should be done with the minimum amount of power needed.
The train should avoid movements through crossovers if at all possible.
If movement must be made through crossover, crew must limit dynamic brake force levels to a maximum of 500 amps or 40K lbs force.
Speed through crossovers or turnouts exceeding 10 MPH shall be made at 1/2 of the maximum speed for the crossover.
There are also instructions on air brake operation and securement. These cars have an automatic parking brake that to be released needs the brake system charged for at least 5 minutes. Once released, the brakes operate like a normal freight car.
jeffhergert rdamon Found this photo. Looks like a regular knuckle https://www.railpictures.net/photo/428428/ That's what's used for transit on the national network. Here's a picture of an inservice set on Metro North. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/356422/ Jeff
Is it just me, or is that the ugliest instance of industrial design since the Pontiac Aztec?
If GM "killed the electric car", what am I doing standing next to an EV-1, a half a block from the WSOR tracks?
Paul Milenkovic jeffhergert rdamon Found this photo. Looks like a regular knuckle https://www.railpictures.net/photo/428428/ That's what's used for transit on the national network. Here's a picture of an inservice set on Metro North. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/356422/ Jeff Is it just me, or is that the ugliest instance of industrial design since the Pontiac Aztec?
Not even close!!!
The Aztec was hideous but it got even. Although the Pontiac marque is dead, it spawned many "crossover" vehicles, only nominally better looking.
If you've seen pictures of Japanese MU cars, you'll know where the end design came from. The rest of the body isn't that different from earlier CDOT and MTA MU cars.
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