SEPTA has truck problems

[blue streak 1]

It is a start for SEPTA to cover the grounding of the Silver liner-5s. It is noted that Amtrak will increase Keystone service but how will try to post.

http://www.septa.org/service/contingency.html

 

[daveklepper]

THANKS    An intelligent respose to a tough situation

[blue streak 1]

SEPTA will be etting some equipment from MARC, NJT, and Amtrak.  Wonder if Amtrak recertified a couple AEM-7s ?

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/07/08/septa-schedule-additional-trains/

 

[blue streak 1]

SEPTA's schedule effective Monday.  Unconfirmed reports they are trying to borrow MNRR and LIRR equipment.  MNRR would have to be loco hauled as their EMUs unable to work on 25 Hz.

http://www.septa.org/service/contingency.html

 

[NorthWest]

I thought that this was the new schedule for the Lansdale/Doyletown line...

In all seriousness, SEPTA is leasing

-2 ACS-64s (Amtrak)

-5 Amfleets (including one former Metroliner cab car) (Amtrak)

-5 MARC IIBs

-1 ALP46  (NJT)

-8 Comets (various) (NJT)

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Unconfirmed that MARC cars are not road worthy yet

[Eddystone]

We had training on the MARC cars last night, should be going out for this evening rush or morning tomorrow. They are being hauled with an Amtrak loco and Amtrak is doing calender day inspections on the loco, Septa employees doing inspections on the MARC cars.

[daveklepper]

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Without commenting on cause, the effect of the being Silverliner Vs found to have significant problems is that all 120 were withdrawn from service last week, causing a greater car shortage for an already not flush SEPTA Regional Rail division. Bear in mind - at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, the long distance trains use the lower level and the commuter trains use the upper level.  So any shot of an Amtrak engine on the upper level is extremely rare.  SEPTA push-pull sets are also running more than usual and have been moved around the system.

 

The railfan good news is that 4 sets of borrowed equipment are roaming the system. I’ll break it down for you:

 

Bryn Mawr to Suburan Station (Amtrak engine + 5 amfleet/former Metroliner cab car) - 1582/1581

-Shooting it anywhere other than 30th Street or the approach will look no different than any other Keystone Set except with people boarding at local stops.  Not what I wanted to concentrate on.

 

Trenton, NJ to Suburban Station (NJT ALP-46 + 8 Comet Cars)- 1794/1763

-Runs agains the sun in both directions - engine is on the Trenton end. It is 8 cars long, and moves to the yard in Philly to be stored midday, so you will get an additional shot at it. Remember - getting a cab car shot on this portion of the NECL without seeing the engine will just look like any other NJT equipment move. And anything north/east of Morrisville, PA is where NJT normally runs anyway.

Newark, DE to Suburban Station (MARC Set, Amtrak Engine)- 1212-1291/1297-1218

-Here is your main target.  Engine and cars are visitors. And it makes round trips in both the AM and PM rush hour, so you’ll have a few cracks at it.  If you ride to Newark, the train overhangs the platform at both ends, so there will be no real shot while the train is stopped in the station without trespassing (I included the evidence).  I picked Folcroft as an intermediate stop because of the large adjoining grass area and station.

 

The 4th set is an Amtrak ACS-64, 5 MARC Cars and a SEPTA cab.  3 Railroads in 1 train!  It has been used as a protect set, so it’s deployment could be to any number of places, but I am told that due to power problems, these sets are being restricted to the Pennsy Side and will not run on former Reading Lines.  

 

Obviously, all of this could change in the future, so I am only sharing what has come from the past week.

 

Have a great wee

[blue streak 1]

SEPTA repairs are looking to use a one piece repair instead of parts.

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/SEPTAs-rail-car-woes-arent-over-yet.html?mobi=true

 

[blue streak 1]

Now SEPTA is suffering from an engineer shortage causing cancellations.  What is not understood is there are more conductors many who have moved from engineer.  Why aren't they used as engineers ?

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/Train-cancellations-spike-for-SEPTA.html?mobi=true

But SEPTA sure whitewashes the problems.

http://www.septa.org/service/rail/improvement/message.html

and

http://www.septa.org/service/rail/improvement/index.html

 

 

 

[BaltACD]

Manpower shortages are a direct result of improper management.  How many people it takes to operate scheduled operations is a known factor.  Expected retirement needs are a known factor and are easily predicted.  All reductions in manpower are known factors to a managment that is paying attention to their work force.  SEPTA's situation indicates that the management just plain didn't care to know the condition of their condition until their condition had passed critical.  Once the situation is past critical it is way too late because of the time necessary for proper training.

[zugmann]

Passenger crews can still be called 6 for 8, correct?   MAkes life on the extra lists brutal.  I know SPETA used to be able to steal hoggers away from the adjacent class 1s, but with the new(ish) rest rules - passenger service may not be as appealing as freight anymore.  At least on the freight side  you have 10 hours off, the 6 start thing, and at least one of the roads has actual rest days on their lists.

[blue streak 1]

Now the Frankford subway line has more truck problems with Bolsters broken.  SOGR  or lack of State of good repair strikes SEPTA once again.

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/El-car-cracks-mean-more-delays-for-SEPTA.html