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As a side note. I go past the Long bridge twice a day on Metro Rail. There was a crane barge next to it that put in a couple piling. After a couple weeks it left. It certainly looked like it was doing some preliminary work related to the new Long Bridge.

Commuter rail like Caltrain? On government controlled track?

FWIW. The consensus in Europe is pretty solidly that batteries will be the energy source on train lines without electrification. Any fossil fuels including natural gas are out due to CO2 greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen is way to expensive to burn. Fuel cells using hydrogen are a lot more...

Another link: http://railcolornews.com/2018/08/13/uk-official-stadler-is-preferred-bidder-to-supply-71-trains-for-wales-borders-video/ It’s not obvious how far they can run on batteries as it is mostly to avoid a slew of bridge modifications that go over the line. And they have diesels for the...

This order includes tri-mode trains of diesel-battery-overhead electric. The battery is both for street running and to eliminate the need to electrify trough tunnels and under bridges to save on route electrification costs. Is there anywhere in the USA that would be a lot easier to electrify if...

There are significant differences in the intended service for Hitachi IETs (800s etc) versus the Alstom Avelias. But the more restrictive British loading gauge also had a strong influence on the IET design. Even the to-be-built British HSTs (similar requirements to the Avelias) appear to be...

In the latest Railway Magazine, there is a very brief article that includes a report that IETs (Class 800, etc.) have had problems during Britain’s recent hot weather.

Interoperability appears to have only recently been acknowledged as a major PTC headache. It has now been added to the FRA PTC Dashboard (https://www.fra.dot.gov/app/ptc) and is the subject of various meetings. https://www.railwayage.com/cs/ptc/rssi-ptc-forum-interoperability-the-final-hurdle/

A fair number of cars for a diesel on the NEC. http://www.railpictures.net/photo/665091/

FWIW. Class 801 is pure electric. 800 bi-modes have been around a while and are supposedly getting horsepower increases to match the 802s. There is some earlier discussion of this series of trains’ advantages and problems. As an example of a modern locomotive hauled passenger train. It will be...

FWIW. Class 801 is pure electric. 800 bi-modes have been around a while and are supposedly getting horsepower increases to match the 802s. There is some earlier discussion of these trains advantages and problems. As another example of a modern locomotive hauled passenger train. It will be...

As an old car pool mate used to say: “it’s my grandpa’s axe. It’s had three new handles and two new heads. But it’s my grandpa’s axe.” And it is not me but the article that says it is derived from the EA locomotive family built in Romania decades ago under license from ASEA. Looking up the EA...

The article does say asynchronous motors. My best interpretation is they are based on a generation or two newer designs than the AEM-7s, but still in the family. This is doubly interesting as it is Swedish derived designs made in Romania sold to a Swedish railroad.

In line with the assertion that a good design never totally dies, there is certainly some common lineage between these and AEM-7s. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/locomotives-handed-over-to-green-cargo.html

This just provides further verification that Siemens could provide modern single level sleeping cars in addition to “day” cars. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/siemens-chosen-to-build-day-and-night-fleets.html

I saw it as the lead locomotive on what seemed to be a scheduled Camden Line train on May 10th ahead of an MP36 with multilevel cars. Possibly officially a “rescue.” I’ve got a blurry picture to remind me.

Yeah. You just have to watch Penn line videos to know it is a different world. You probably don’t see the GP40WH-2 on the Penn line except in a dire emergency.

My recent personal experience is all watching Camden line trains that parallel the Metro Rail line I take from Greenbelt. There are no 12 car trains for sure. Four car single level trains at times but more cars (5?) and multilevel cars at other times. MP36s and Chargers seemed to be used almost...

Thanks. I thought it was the Sun. Then Railway Age and others reported that all the electric locomotives were going. https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/commuterregional/marc-replacing-electric-locomotive-fleet-with-high-speed-diesels/ . That reference made it into Wikipedia and history was...

What they are doing to the HHP-8s is reported on in these minutes under Old Business. https://mta.maryland.gov/sites/default/files/MARCRAC_Minutes_2017-11-15.pdf . FWIW. I’m pretty sure that when MARC announced the Charger purchase they said that the older electric locomotives were being...