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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/15/president-biden-signs-executive-order-creating-a-presidential-emergency-board/

actually point is testing air brake technology and train interaction . but its fun for Buffs to watch.

those are not really passenger trains , the Ghan is longest pure passenger train in regular service . several passenger equipment records have been tried, in 1989 the Netherlands did 60 passenger cars with single electric 30 years back. Belgium broke that record with 70 cars in 1991.

going to interesting to see substation go up in smoke when 100 EMU cars take power .

strikes are not meant to be convenient to company and passengers or they have no effect . the RLA has enabled companies to hold unions hostage with losses at end after members basically vote yes to whatever is offered. it makes negotiating a joke.

What was the purpose of the Railway Labor Act? General Purposes. The purposes of the RLA are to avoid any interruption of interstate commerce by providing for the prompt disposition of disputes between carriers and their employees and protects the right of employees to organize and bargain...

sure and before that 90 days is over they create a presidential emergency board , and after that runs it cource a second PEB , long way off for a strike.

it is almost impossible to have rail strike in USA, read railway labor act and see hom many conditions have to be met and how many waiting periods . violating that law would bankrupt its unions and its employees mostly setting penalties like 4 days pay for every day on strike, and loss of...

it would be impossible as water tunnel 1 is in way and its forbidden to dig within certain distance of this NY city lifeline.

oy vey

not in future yet.

nope wrong bolt.

each and every M8 can operate on both 25/or 12.5 Kv but fact that made them remove shoes will prevent trough service west of New Haven .

https://www.wcvb.com/article/mbta-orange-line-braking-problem-back-in-service-may-23/40075140?fbclid=IwAR1L-_NbJOExvrie2n_v6psyW8fdUfPbfXA8ZgnLWRG7Ns4qUxHRDS47Ops read and find out.

back already, New Orange line trains back in service after MBTA identifies braking problem

as I said before both Genesis and Charger have gap anticipation software, reducing traction when contact is getting lost on leading shoes. with AC traction its a different game, as power is not interrupted as abrupt as with DC traction.

we are talking about 4 contact area's of about 16 square inches each .

actual third rail voltage on MN is close to 770 volt but can drop as low as 525

the Siemens dual modes will have two shoes at each side of each truck also they have gap anticipation were arcing is minimized. with 3phase propulsion the entire thinking is a whole lot different. The old Eurostar power cars had 4 shoes on each side.

they will have 4 shoes on each side.