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Hello I want to get information on the Acela Turboliner Train set please. Are all Acela Turboliner sets are runing from Albany NY to New York Penn Station?
I haven't been close enough to one yet to tell. However if the new motor's that Super Steel put in is anything close to the type that were used in NJT's new SNJLRT's, you might be surprised at how quiet they are.battalion51 said:The sound of Turboliners? I'd guess they sound pretty much like any other diesel engine.
No wonder the Acelas do so well in the winter. :lol:Yeah Acela Expresses are Ski-Doos, or to you non snowmobilers Bombardier.
Well they were also built in Canada, where it gets a heck of a lot colder and winter lasts longer than it does down here in the corridor area.Amfleet said:No wonder the Acelas do so well in the winter. :lol:Yeah Acela Expresses are Ski-Doos, or to you non snowmobilers Bombardier.
Actually it was Amtrak that was less than thrilled. The State of NY had no problems with the rebuilds, it was Amtrak that sent it back. Much of what Amtrak wanted originally made sense.tp49 said:Maybe Alan would know the answer to this:
I heard throught he grapevine that the State of NY (who owns the Turboliner sets) was less than thrilled with the Super-Steel rebuilds and took a long time to accept the first set back. I wonder if the length of time it is taking to get these sets rebuilt is as a result of some contractual battling between SS and the State of NY.
Interesting you mention that. I remember reading (I think in Railpace magazine) that crew members are quite enjoying the rebuilt Turboliners despite all the twinks that had to be worked out of it and the high fuel costs.battalion51 said:Sorry for the confusion, the Turbo does run as you said. My buddy is on a relief job, and said to me Friday "I don't hgave to run no damn AC-DM's anymore." Well, he was wrong, he only runs them once a week, and runs AC-DM's five trips a week. So sorry if anyone got confused like me. :huh:
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