Silverliner V Hits The Rails

[phantomlord54]

More or less a total departure from the Silverliners of old; MF cars on steroids...they just do not look right out on the regional rail network...it's gonna take a long time before I appreciate them..

[Modeltrainguy]

VERY Cool! :-)

[56yuoi]

and this is going to be good for me since i have low vision i can see better! when these trains are running.

[nyshortline]

Why do I keep getting an error when I respond to this?

[xdaftpunkedx]

@nyshortline I couldnt tell you I have no problems

[nyshortline]

I understand these cars are also supposed to replace the push/pulls as well.

[xdaftpunkedx]

@nyshortline its very unlikely. The push-pulls are a bit like Septa's own Premium Express service. Plus there is nowhere Septa can sell them off to and they are too new for scrap. It would be in Septa's best interests to keep running on highspeed peak trains like they do now.

[trainfan1143]

@xdaftpunkedx If they do scrap the push pulls,they could give the AEM-7s to Amtrak.

[56yuoi]

@nyshortline are you serious i love riding the push and pull trains on septa i ride the R3 to bethayers and the R7 to torresdale.

[nyshortline]

@56yuoi SEPTA doesn't like the push/pulls because they can only run during rush hours and are less flexible than MU's. Plus at least one set a day breaks down. The Meatballs have yet to go through a major refurbishment like Amtrak's and MARC's AEM-7's have had. Plus the AEM-7's are not really built for stopping at stations that are sometimes less than a mile apart, which is why they only confine them to rush hours.

[56yuoi]

@nyshortline oh well that explains it.

[Acela150Kid]

do the EMU's have a bell or was that 52?

[xdaftpunkedx]

@Acela150Kid 52 had the bell

[Acela150Kid]

@xdaftpunkedx ok, thanks. I was thinking if EMU's have a bell that's weird.

[xdaftpunkedx]

@Acela150Kid well actually Septa is odd for not fitting their EMU's with bells. NJTransit puts bells on all its units EMU's alike and I also think Metro North has all of its vehicles fitted with bells but I'm not entirely sure.

[nyshortline]

@xdaftpunkedx Last I checked NJT, LIRR, and MN do not fit their MU's with bells but their cab car DO have them. However South Shore and Metra Electric out of Chicago both have bells on all their MU's albeit some are electronic bells.

[xdaftpunkedx]

@nyshortline come to think of it after Railfanning NJT i realize how much pushpull i saw would probably made me think that everything had a bell.

[boberttrain831]

Those are the new Silverliner Vs? Kinda weird looking. I'm gonna miss the IIs and IIIs.

[xdaftpunkedx]

@boberttrain831 me too. The Silverliner II's are my favorite in the fleet. They have so much elegance and class. I wish I could've seen them when they were young now they are like grumpy old men that want to retire.

[boberttrain831]

@xdaftpunkedx The II's are my favorite too. They are cool looking with class as you said and they usually have pretty cool horns and very friendly engineers. Now it looks like they will soon become rare :(. I've never seen a III in person before, but they looked good too. The IV's are....ok I guess, but the get pretty boring after a while because that's all you ever see and the NJT Arrow MU III's look very similar and I see them all the time.

[56yuoi]

@boberttrain831 yes they are but the new train is going to be way better than the old ones.

[boberttrain831]

@56yuoi Well, we'll see.

[ns3010]

are the 800s married pairs?

[xdaftpunkedx]

@ns3010 yes sir they are and the 700s are singles.

[DeltaPhi79]

It looks like the MFL in Philly lol. Also the M7s in God knows where.

[sonicboy678]

@DeltaPhi79 Are you talking about the M7/M7As here in New York?

[DeltaPhi79]

@sonicboy678 Forgot where they use them but probably. lol

[xdaftpunkedx]

@DeltaPhi79 Metro North Railroad M7 built by Bombardier

[56yuoi]

@DeltaPhi79 yes it does look like the EL but it's great though.

[DeltaPhi79]

@56yuoi LOL. I meant really only the front of the car and the general shape of the side looked like it :O.

[GenesisSanctuary]

Those things actually look pretty cool. I love the paint scheme they have.

[murjax]

When are they going to be put into active service?

[AmtrakFanNEC927]

Hideous! lol. But nice catch!