What's the overhead line voltage? "The Land of the Free" never ceases to amaze me! The idea that passenger trains should run on-street would be shot down as pure insanity over here in Blighty (UK)
@lawrence18uk Actually, there was a handful of street-running operations on your side of the pond, as well. Either Dover or one of the other coastal cities once had street-running rail to a station at the harbor, but the line closed sometime in the 80's or 90's when many lines in the south were electrified, and street running and third rail DO NOT MIX!
Far out! This is one of the cars that the shops outfitted with the old Pullman car air horns! Sounds a lot better than the ones Nippon Sharyo installed on the modern rolling stock delivered in the early 1980's. I used to have the privilege of riding up front next to the motorman but, the NTSB & NICTD clamped down on that after a few fatal SS accidents. I'll have to convert and post the old VHS footage I took from the cab end and post it here someday.
It's a lot of fun
css903 1 year ago
I can't wait for South Shore train trip like this video. I will get off train at Carroll Ave after train pass 11th Street.
tallships09 1 year ago
Nice. What's the train's speed limit when street-running here?
BostonUrbEx 2 years ago
I believe about 30 mph.
css903 2 years ago
It's about 15-20 mph.
JLJ061 2 years ago
It's not nuclear - it's coal. The cooling towers just make it look like it's nuclear.
Strannik01 2 years ago
Ok, now I know what type of power plant it is.
Thanks for telling me.
I've been always wondering what type of plant it is.
meerkatmandude 2 years ago
What's the overhead line voltage? "The Land of the Free" never ceases to amaze me! The idea that passenger trains should run on-street would be shot down as pure insanity over here in Blighty (UK)
lawrence18uk 2 years ago
1500 vDC
jb9152 2 years ago
@lawrence18uk Actually, there was a handful of street-running operations on your side of the pond, as well. Either Dover or one of the other coastal cities once had street-running rail to a station at the harbor, but the line closed sometime in the 80's or 90's when many lines in the south were electrified, and street running and third rail DO NOT MIX!
raakone 1 year ago
You can see the Nuclear cooling tower at 11Sec.
Thats scary...
meerkatmandude 3 years ago
Cooling tower for a conventional COAL fired plant... NOT nuclear...
rail64 3 years ago
I live in M.C., and that is NOT a nuclear plant, its a coal plant with a cooling tower.
papkee 2 years ago
AWESOME!!!!
tmontyb 3 years ago
Glad you liked it!
css903 3 years ago
Far out! This is one of the cars that the shops outfitted with the old Pullman car air horns! Sounds a lot better than the ones Nippon Sharyo installed on the modern rolling stock delivered in the early 1980's. I used to have the privilege of riding up front next to the motorman but, the NTSB & NICTD clamped down on that after a few fatal SS accidents. I'll have to convert and post the old VHS footage I took from the cab end and post it here someday.
pm0501 3 years ago
Please make the conversion, post it and let us know. Would love to see it.
rail64 3 years ago
all the switches on the line are spring switches? cool I just thought I seen something cool.
animalou812 4 years ago
at 43 secs into it they run through a switch in reverse position
animalou812 4 years ago
These are spring switches which the SSL uses throughout the line
css903 4 years ago
Great Video!
Train538 4 years ago