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Does anyone know where the engineer training facility is in Willmington
It is definitely fun to play with.tubaallen said:Heh, that's pretty cool.
My understanding is that Amtrak actually uses MS Train Sim now. Have you played with it? It is great fun.
Steve,Steve4031 said:I tried running the Acela on the NEC on that Microsoft game, and it was hard. I got behind schedule, exceeded speed restrictions, and overshot a station, Arbedeen, I thing. Why the hell would Acela stop there anyway? Running the train right is a lot harder then it looks.
Nope, no traps on the Acelas. It's hi-level plats, a ladder, or one very big jump.battalion51 said:I thought Acela was built with traps, they are just never used because they stop at hi level platforms.
They do, I'm sure its for accesibility and convenience as well as for Acela Service. I believe Shore Line East uses equipment similar to Metro-North (I've seen Shore Line East Cars in NYG).tp49 said:I thought the Shore Line East cars had traps built into them which they do use, but I wouldn't know completely since I've never had the opportunity to ride it.
I'm pretty sure that Shoreline East cars do have traps. However, it's always better to have a high level plat. Makes loading and unloading much faster, not to mention safer.tp49 said:I thought the Shore Line East cars had traps built into them which they do use, but I wouldn't know completely since I've never had the opportunity to ride it.
Just be careful of the Gap between the train and the platform. I wish the Morris and Essex Lines had more High-Level Platforms.AlanB said:I'm pretty sure that Shoreline East cars do have traps. However, it's always better to have a high level plat. Makes loading and unloading much faster, not to mention safer.tp49 said:I thought the Shore Line East cars had traps built into them which they do use, but I wouldn't know completely since I've never had the opportunity to ride it.
Well then you need to come down here to NY. Probably 3/4's of all stops on Metro North use high level platforms. The Mu's that you've seen us discussing don't have traps at all. They can only platform on a high-level plat.Amfleet said:I've never been on a train without traps and as with most if not all commuter equipment I'm sure the do. However, HL platforms are much better.
I hope to see more soon, they're trying to cheat with "Mini High-Levels" they can easily be seen on the NEC Line and Atlantic City Line. I'd like to see more on the M&E!!!AlanB said:Well then you need to come down here to NY. Probably 3/4's of all stops on Metro North use high level platforms. The Mu's that you've seen us discussing don't have traps at all. They can only platform on a high-level plat.Amfleet said:I've never been on a train without traps and as with most if not all commuter equipment I'm sure the do. However, HL platforms are much better.
Additionally I think that with the new diesel equipment, that the LIRR has eliminated all lowlevel platforms. I don't think that any of their equipment now in daily service has traps, or the ability to stop at a lowlevel platform.
NJT is the big holdout in this area. My guess is that perhaps only 30 - 40 % of their platforms are highlevel.
Alan,AlanB said:Additionally I think that with the new diesel equipment, that the LIRR has eliminated all lowlevel platforms. I don't think that any of their equipment now in daily service has traps, or the ability to stop at a lowlevel platform.
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