Wow they’ve been working on the Harold bypass for a long time! Hope they’re close to finishing completing it, along with the complete rebuild of the Harold interlocking itself
The R-44 Sets a World Speed Record. On January 31, 1972, the Transit Authority used a consist of R-44 cars to conduct speed trials on the Long Island Railroad's main line tracks between Woodside and Jamaica. The R-44s set an official world speed record, for subway trains, of 87.75 mph, with TA personnel noting that the consist was still accelerating as it approached the end of the designated 5.9 mile-long test track. The TA repeated the speed trial, this time purposefully disabling two out of four motors per car, to indirectly simulate the effect of a rush hour crowd of passengers. The train still managed to reach 77 mph. The R-44s drew 650V DC from LIRR's third rail, a power supply system inherited from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The introduction of the Budd Company's high-performance M1 commuter MUs, beginning in 1968, mandated an upgrade of third-rail power to 750V DC in order to exploit the M1's capabilities. This work was carried out during 1971 and 1972, and was not quite finished when the R-44s made their record-breaking runs. The trials demonstrated the potential of the newest generation of subway cars to offer high-speed service. --Thanks to Ron Aryel www.nycsubway.org
SEPTA's Silverliner Vs are rated at 100mph. But, Amtrak only lets them go 95mph max on the Northeast Corridor. Both these and the silverliner V can fly down the tracks for sure. Also the LIRR is the oldest railroad still operating under its original Charter. 6:32 how come they switched from PRR signals to its own type?
Awesome ! There's nothing like seeing 3 dump trucks driving backwards on track 3 to get one's life straight ! That's so strange !! I hope that they have excellent phone contact with each other, or they'll have bumper to bumper contact ! LOL ! Aarre Peltomaa
Great video of this LIRR M3 RFW. These are my favorite L.I.R.R. railcars. Years, I've been trying to catch a RFW of an M-3, but no matter what, the Engineer will keep the cab door open or I'm afraid the Head Conductor or Assistant Conductor might say something. Am I fortunate to catch one before they retire?????
1) I would hate to grow up in those neighborhoods of apartments and high-rises. 2) Track gangs have very little time and very little space, to do what they need to do, safely. 3) I would love to acquire a complete Pennsy position light, such as we see in the earliest part of the film. 4) Woman is entirely unimpressed with the thrill of riding up front. 5) Great video for a train guy.
Nicky, just because you don't know the reason doesn't mean there isn't one. The gap between the train and the platform is beyond legal limits. They're required to close those cars.
The FRA and the station owners, Amtrak, are the ones requiring it. It's in the Special Instructions of the Operating Rules which is vetted by the FRA. Please stop making stuff up.
Why do trains in the U.S. go so slow, while trains in Europe travel at over 100 mph? One would think that since trains have dedicated tracks they should easily be able to travel at speeds in excess of the local highway traffic. If trains are so slow then there is no incentive for people to take the train over taking their own personal cars instead.
+Honesty Counts This definitely does not represent how slowly trains in the US run. This is just s small part of the railroad, in new York city, where there are speed restrictions. And the maximum speed for the railroad here is 79 MPH, which is still pretty fast.
