Freight locomotives are not known for their acceleration or light weight and are limited in speed.Adding a second locomotive to the trains increases acceleration and makes the trains faster, not slower. Much faster when one of the engines breaks down again. But it is expensive.
They need DMU trains for a system that size.
AlohaThe problem is with Southern California's drivers who don't seem to understand that you're not supposed to cross tracks when gates are down. I'm not really sure why MetroLink has more problems with this sort of accident than other commuter railroads
From what I've seen (on Ventura County line trains at Burbank-Bob Hope Airport), they're not running with the BNSF locomotives yet.How does no one have pictures of this stuff yet?
Surfliners have a different design cab car that are more resilient from the sort of derailments MetroLink is worried about.Think of all those Pacific Surfliners running over much of the same track every day still doing push-pull.
Yea, I ride the Ventura County line every day and no BNSF yet.From what I've seen (on Ventura County line trains at Burbank-Bob Hope Airport), they're not running with the BNSF locomotives yet.How does no one have pictures of this stuff yet?
They have been parked there at LAUS for many weeks...have yet to see any being used.
Yes, I saw them being moved to the tracks couple weeks ago. Never thought to take pictures at that time. From what I read, the are going to have the engines PTC compliant before using them.They have been parked there at LAUS for many weeks...have yet to see any being used.
With quite a few breakdowns lately, this should actually improve the reliability of the service.This whole project seems a waste of horsepower and money.
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