OK so this flatcar looks a little different. Have to snicker at the grade crossing protection New York City style.........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEIfAajOXa0
What is MTA's business purpose for the flat car?
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Maintenance Of Way. They have a number of odd cars designed for maintenance service.
Caldreamer
Here in Toronto, the TTC has several flat cars for hauling equipment, tools and so forth. You can see them sometimes in use on the subway late at night.
You see these used to pull bags of trash from the stations late at night.
CMStPnP OK so this flatcar looks a little different. Have to snicker at the grade crossing protection New York City style......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEIfAajOXa0
I'd guess that rail line is so lightly used it doesn't need much in the way of grade crossing protection. Easier and cheaper to let escort vehicles handle it when needed.
Is that locomotive battery powered?
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Most of MTA's M/W locomotives are conventional diesel-electric, no dual-powers or battery locomotives.
CSSHEGEWISCHMost of MTA's M/W locomotives are conventional diesel-electric, no dual-powers or battery locomotives.
What is that thing that looks like a third-rail shoe, then? (e.g. at 4:21)
I thought the locomotive was either hybrid or electric as well given it's short height it looks like it could run in the subway and when it was waiting at the grade crossing for the, ahem, grade crossing protection..........it was very quiet, like it wasn't running at all, then just before it started to move it made noise like a startup. I have doubts they could take a diesel into the subway....exhaust a little too close to the stack would result in oil residue on the subway roof that would drip down onto items with moisture.
https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Work_Cars_and_Locomotives
From this photo, you can see the 3rd rail shoe on the truck under the cab.
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?130625
A 5 person crew ? what a step back to the mid 1900s full crew laws ?
blue streak 1A 5 person crew ? what a step back to the mid 1900s full crew laws ?
5 person and what 4 manned trucks?
Overmod CSSHEGEWISCH Most of MTA's M/W locomotives are conventional diesel-electric, no dual-powers or battery locomotives. What is that thing that looks like a third-rail shoe, then? (e.g. at 4:21)
CSSHEGEWISCH Most of MTA's M/W locomotives are conventional diesel-electric, no dual-powers or battery locomotives.
Perhaps to activate signals, or detect if 3rd rail is live?
Keeping their qualifications up?
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At $400,000.00/yr? Nice work if you can get it.
Electroliner 1935At $400,000.00/yr? Nice work if you can get it.
Suspect $400K in Manhattan and the greater NYC area will provide you the living standard of $130K in Kansas City - high cost of living in NYC environs.
BaltACDSuspect $400K in Manhattan and the greater NYC area will provide you the living standard of $130K in Kansas City - high cost of living in NYC environs.
I would also tend to think $400k is total compensation vs overt Salary.
You clowns are posting in the wrong thread and haven't even noticed it. (Unless a potload of posts have "mysteriously" been deleted.)
This is the one about the flatcar delivery; I don't think it has anything about the bridge inspector (other than compensation for the 'five-man crews', Suburban drivers, etc.). Has that 'other' thread been deleted without notice?
It's still there under "General Discussion." Title is "I've Not Been Working On The Railroad," Electroliner had the last post two days ago.
OvermodYou clowns are posting in the wrong thread and haven't even noticed it. (Unless a potload of posts have "mysteriously" been deleted.) This is the one about the flatcar delivery; I don't think it has anything about the bridge inspector (other than compensation for the 'five-man crews', Suburban drivers, etc.). Has that 'other' thread been deleted without notice?
We are all clowns and life is our circus.
BaltACDWe are all clowns and life is our circus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k71BCxOZwc
Electroliner 1935 BaltACD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k71BCxOZwc
BaltACD
No, the effect is more like this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_RVzUHv1RA
(Could this be in the running for Euclid's theme song?)
Music to weld by.
Well I was enjoying a jumbo freezie.
MiningmanMusic to weld by
Music to weld with.
(It should have been the Devo cover by the Firemen, Jocko Bozo, but I couldn't get the link to paste...)
But the slang sounds so much better considering
But the slang sounds so much better considering.
Double posting bullseye. Better get a lottery ticket.
The wheels on that car look a bit odd and I don't mean new. Is their something diferent about them? Is that standard gage?
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