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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 485

14Fan
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@RD4590
Did NOT know that aspect. I do know some of the locomotives past and present. The ACS64, AEM7, HHP8, the E60, the ALP45 (duel mode), ALP46, and the Acela Express.
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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 484

RD4590
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Vortex Clipper
Hmm it looks like Northeast Corridor has two different electrification systems. One 25kV 60Hz from New Haven to Boston, and the other 12.5kV 60Hz from New Haven to Harrisburg and DC via Philadelphia.
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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 482

RD4590
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Vortex Clipper
Also diesel and steam locos are a part of the strategic reserve in some countries, used in case of world wars.
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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 481

14Fan
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Currently one of the only electric rail lines in America is the Northeast Corridor, the busiest rail system in America. And it’s not even 100% electric. Some trains on it switch locomotives and continue past either Washington DC or Boston.
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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 480

RD4590
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Vortex Clipper
And diesel trains are adaptive to more environments. Electric trains are relatively more vulnerable unless the power network is proven extremely robust and reliable.
It happened in 2008 in China when a nasty snowstorm hit the south. Half the network went bust and the government needed to send diesel locomotives from north China, over 1000 miles crosscountry. Even shunters were used to haul the main line services at that time.

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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 478

AaronMk
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Sky funeral
So here’s the question they ask us Americans, why are we still using Diesel Locomotives while other countries are mostly Electric Locomotives?
To make a long story short: because American railroad operators are allergic to intensive capital investments. They could have easily done so in the 1890’s but they all flirted with the very edge of the idea waiting for an excuse to do so: which was someone to go first. But because no one went in first no one did.
Intercity and light rail railroads did go into electricity hella hard. But because the balkanized rail network of America wasn’t all that comprehensive (and the carriers all didn’t care about passenger rail at all) they were left vulnerable to being torn out for car infrastructure. There are still some surprising bastions of light urban rail here and there outside or some major cities (Boston, Chicago, NYC, etc) but mostly in like, Ohio and Minneapolis.
The idea was revived again during the short Conrail era but because Conrail was composed of dyed in the wool Penn Central freaks the government was obliged to step down because they refused. In fact: the government proposal to consolidate and trim the rail network was rejected by them because they wanted it trimmed down more.
And that’s how we got Amtrak as it is today.
The good thing about diesel locomotives is that overall they’re still more effective and green than trucking and road traffic. In theory, if certain rail theory was done right than they’d still be doing as clean a job as any non-French trains. But that requires that all the class 1’s actually do intensive capital investments. And they hate that.

Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 477

NitroFury
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So here’s the question they ask us Americans, why are we still using Diesel Locomotives while other countries are mostly Electric Locomotives?
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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 476

RD4590
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@14Fan
I don’t know. But I know Red Arrow does perform at Goodwood and Royal Air Tattoo so there’s no reason why they wouldn’t in Farnborough.
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Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 474

Generals » Planes, Trains, Cars, and Ships (SFW) » Post 473

NitroFury
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Nitro Cat Bad!
@NitroFury
THOSE LOOK BADASS!
@NitroFury
So they’re making new F40PHs? After more than 70 years?
No, the F40PH has been discontinued since 1992 (well, 1998 if you count MK and MPI). Is more like rebuilding them to more “Environmentally Friendly”, not realizing you need to Mine the stuff to make these Battery-Electric Locomotives, which in turn does more damage to the environment
If Metra want to be Environmentally-Friendly, they either need to invest in Electrification (which I’m fully aware will never happen) or invest in renewable diesel fuels.
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NitroFury
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Nitro Cat Bad!
Metra is going to be very different next year, not only with the new Alstom Bi-Level Cars expected to roll out, but also with the Battery-Electric F40PHs

And SD70MACHs (which will be rolling out this year)
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