Downeaster discussion

[Fenway]

This could have been much worse on Saturday

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Video captures Amtrak train slamming into BMW in Andover; woman injured

An SUV was struck by an Amtrak train Saturday in Andover, Massachusetts, injuring one woman — and it was all caught on camera. Andover police say they responded to the incident on Pearson Street at Railroad Street around 9:20 a.m. and found a BMW X1 with significant front-end damage. One woman...

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Collision between train, SUV causes delays on Amtrak Downeaster

The condition of the driver is not known at this time, but no injuries were reported among the train's passengers or crew members.

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[jiml]

More of those inflammatory headlines - "Amtrak train slams into SUV".

 

[UserNameRequired]

That crossing is odd, Y shaped. I wonder if the car driver backup up not far enough because the gate was closed behind her too? It is hard to tell from the video whether the crossing gates close the entrance and exit to the tracks. Either way that was a close one and she was fortunate not to get badly injured.

 

[UhClem]

That is just south of the Andover station, where there are two crossings right next to each other off an multi-way intersection (Pearson St, and Essex St, meeting Railroad St.) it's possible that the driver was waiting for vehicle traffic to clear when the gates started to come down. Then panicked and didn't realize they were not clear.

 

[AmtrakGuy365]

Does anyone think that the P42s might stay for the Downeaster and not get replaced for the next 10 years?

 

[John Santos]

Does anyone think that the P42s might stay for the Downeaster and not get replaced for the next 10 years?

Why?

 

[JamesWhitcombRiley]

Does anyone think that the P42s might stay for the Downeaster and not get replaced for the next 10 years?

Airo trainsets will replace the P42/Amfleets on the Downeaster between 2026 and 2031, they say.

Currently 125 diesel Chargers are rolling out of the factory in Sacramento for long distance trains, not on Airo's. Transparency and reporting as usual are paper thin on the project, making it sound like all Airo's except those for Washington State DOT will use dual-power Chargers, either catenary or battery. Seems unlikely the Downeaster would use a dual-power locomotive.

 

[AmtrakMaineiac]

Airo trainsets will replace the P42/Amfleets on the Downeaster between 2026 and 2031, they say.

Currently 125 diesel Chargers are rolling out of the factory in Sacramento for long distance trains, not on Airo's. Transparency and reporting as usual are paper thin on the project, making it sound like all Airo's except those for Washington State DOT will use dual-power Chargers, either catenary or battery. Seems unlikely the Downeaster would use a dual-power locomotive.

I was under the impression that they would use the dual modes for the Downeaster mainly for commonality of equipment with the NEC fleet. If the MBTA electrifies to Haverhill that would be a bonus, although since the Downeaster is routed to the Lowell line via the Wildcat in order to serve Anderson/Woburn there is only a short part of the Haverhill line used.

 

[Septa9739]

That is correct. Currently only the Cascades is to be entirely diesel equipped

 

[AmtrakGuy365]

Airo trainsets will replace the P42/Amfleets on the Downeaster between 2026 and 2031, they say.

Currently 125 diesel Chargers are rolling out of the factory in Sacramento for long distance trains, not on Airo's. Transparency and reporting as usual are paper thin on the project, making it sound like all Airo's except those for Washington State DOT will use dual-power Chargers, either catenary or battery. Seems unlikely the Downeaster would use a dual-power locomotive.

Are the P42s going to be made into cabbages at least?

 

[jis]

Moderator's Note: MBTA Electrification related posts moved to the pre-existing MBTA discussion thread in the Commuter Forum at:

MBTA discussion

Eng is doing what should have been done a long time. IMO he is finding out how many of these problems have been covered up. Evidently reports that went into the circular file have been revived with middle management not having to worry about reporting too many defects. My worry is that Eng...

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Please continue the MBTA electrification discussion in that thread, and leave this thread for discussing Downeaster.

Thank you for your understanding, cooperation and participation.

 

[jis]

Are the P42s going to be made into cabbages at least?

Unlikely, since the Airo's come with a built in cab car at one end. There is no need for cabbages anymore in that situation.