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NJ Transit's New Locomotive

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1050 times:

Whoa... I never thought I'd see one of these puppies in other than Amtrak or VIA paint. Click the pic once or twice to enlarge it.

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TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2836 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1040 times:

Very Nice, would you happen to know what lines they will be running on?

LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!

LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12338 posts, RR: 12
Reply 2, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1034 times:

Perhaps they are for use on the non-electric 'mainlines' of NJ Transit, (former Erie main line, Bergen County lines)

N231YE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1034 times:

Nice...speaking of locomotives and railroads, what happened to EWS and Traindriver?

Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6802 posts, RR: 5
Reply 4, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1019 times:

Does not look to different from the ones currently used, but I prefer the older ones.
I have family in NJ and stayed in Bergen County for 4 months this year and traveled with NJ Transit every day to 34rd Street in NYC. Changed every day in Secaucus.

It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong

Myt332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9112 posts, RR: 74
Reply 5, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1010 times:

Quoting N231YE (Reply 3):
what happened to EWS

Aliens abducted him and took him to drive class66's around Mars!

One Life, Live it.

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1005 times:

Quoting Columba (Reply 4):
Does not look to different from the ones currently used

Doesn't look too different? Are you daft? It's the first and only General Electric P-series locomotive for NJ Transit. That's like saying a Volvo looks like a Volkswagen.

[Edited 2007-09-14 21:35:29]

Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6802 posts, RR: 5
Reply 7, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 975 times:

Quoting AsstChiefMark (Reply 6):
Doesn't look too different? Are you daft? It's the first and only GE Genesis locomotive for NJ Transit. That's like saying a Volvo looks like a Volkswagen.

Well since when are this locomotives in use ? I have been in NJ from April till July and traveled on the Bergen County Line every week day and every second day I got a engine looking very similar to that one.

It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong

AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 968 times:

Quoting Columba (Reply 7):
I got a engine looking very similar to that one

I should have mentioned the one I posted is the railroad's first P40DC. I assume the ones you saw were PL42AC's.

[Edited 2007-09-14 21:46:39]

Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6802 posts, RR: 5
Reply 9, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 959 times:

Quoting AsstChiefMark (Reply 8):
I assume the ones you saw were PL42AC's.

Could very well be, I have no idea about trains either German or American. I just clicked on the thread because it mentioned NJ Transit which I traveled nearly every day for 4 months Wink

It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong

Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4991 posts, RR: 38
Reply 10, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 946 times:

Quoting AsstChiefMark (Reply 6):
Doesn't look too different? Are you daft? It's the first and only General Electric P-series locomotive for NJ Transit. That's like saying a Volvo looks like a Volkswagen.

nope...... looks just like a train to me...

That'll teach you

ANITIX87 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 3233 posts, RR: 14
Reply 11, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 920 times:

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Quoting AsstChiefMark (Thread starter):
Whoa... I never thought I'd see one of these puppies in other than Amtrak or VIA paint. Click the pic once or twice to enlarge it.

Very nice.

But...

Quoting Columba (Reply 7):
Well since when are this locomotives in use ? I have been in NJ from April till July and traveled on the Bergen County Line every week day and every second day I got a engine looking very similar to that one.

I agree. I use the Pascack Valley Line every day in the summer and the ones they use now on most trains don't look any different than this one. Will these eventually be used to replace all the other old ones?

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AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 910 times:

Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 11):
I use the Pascack Valley Line every day in the summer and the ones they use now on most trains don't look any different than this one. Will these eventually be used to replace all the other old ones?

The PL42AC locomotives are different in their engines, horsepower, drive systems, traction motors, and appearance. Here's What one looks like...

http://www.railpictures.net/images/n/NJT4002_-_Roster_-_Re-edited.jpg.54059.jpg

Compare it to the P40DC...

http://www.railpictures.net/images/images2/p/P40F13SEP07.jpg.59617.jpg

Here's more info on both models:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_Genesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL42AC

Af773atmsp From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2578 posts, RR: 2
Reply 13, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 875 times:

I have been on NJ Transit's older trains that aren't very comfortable. And I was in the front and every time the horn blew I jumped (I have sensitive ears).

The new trains look nice.

It ain't no normal MD80 its a Super 80!

Go3Team From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 14, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 852 times:

Those trains look too clean. They need a little graffiti to liven them up.

Yay Pudding!

NKP S2 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1714 posts, RR: 6
Reply 15, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 840 times:

Yeesh!! I'll take the Flared "40's" currently still in use on NJT. ( I'd rather take the long gone U34CH's, but I'll admit that's asking too much )

KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12029 posts, RR: 43
Reply 16, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 803 times:

Quoting N231YE (Reply 3):
Nice...speaking of locomotives and railroads, what happened to EWS and Traindriver?

He was a very naughty boy

911, where is your emergency?

BMIFlyer From UK - England, joined Feb 2004, 8810 posts, RR: 62
Reply 17, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 753 times:

Why did Amtrak get rid of that loco anyway?

Lee

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51
Reply 18, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 745 times:

Quoting BMIFlyer (Reply 17):
Why did Amtrak get rid of that loco anyway?

Amtrak doesn't use many of the P40's anymore. They have been replaced by P42's, which are bascially a more advanced (and reliable) version with the same exterior dimensions.

N231YE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (5 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 726 times:

Quoting KaiGywer (Reply 16):
He was a very naughty boy

Who? EWS or Traindriver? I never knew EWS much, but Traindriver seemed like a nice guy, and his posts on railroads were pretty good.

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