[BC] 110 V DC

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:51 PM 12/3/2006, Robert Meuser wrote: -------

>The Acela which is definitely electric goes to Boston with stops in 
>Stamford, New Haven, Providence, and Boston.  That line was upgraded 
>6 or 7 years ago.

I remember the upgrade. I'm told there are several Boston-New York 
trains that don't change engines to join with Springfield-Vermont 
trains. What did Metro-North do adjust? Or did they have to? Come to 
think of it doesn't Metro-North use a third rail which is why they 
can't go beyond New Haven? As I look back on it I seem to recall 
Jersey Transit as the only commuter line that used overhead power. I 
remember thunderstorms regularly shutting Jersey Transit down between 
Penn-NY and Penn-Newark.

When I worked for IDT, Newark, thunderstorms were almost guaranteed 
at rush hour. One big lightning strike and the lines were down.

Rich

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