Passenger Trains > Now Boarding- Brightline Train#..................................

Well almost! Der Lokführer at Siemens reports, that the first All Aboard Florida (aka Brightline) train set is being prepared for shipment. The train set will be handled by the UP via Bakersfield, Colton, and onto the Sunset Route to New Orleans. The train set will then travel via CSX to Jacksonville, and handed over to the FEC.Train depature from Siemens in Sacramento is expected on 12/8.

KM 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/16 17:24 by KM-ML4000.

How is this possible - a train can go from New Orleans to Jacksonville???  (snarky smile)

If Brightline trainset can do it, why not the Sunset?

Surprised that it does not need to be tested at Pueblo.

abyler Wrote:
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> Surprised that it does not need to be tested at
> Pueblo.

Chargers have already been tested at Pueblo. 

chrsjrcj Wrote:
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> > Surprised that it does not need to be tested at
> > Pueblo.
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> Chargers have already been tested at Pueblo. 


Chargers were tested in Pueblo pulling 4 double decker passenger cars ... the 125mph speed cert was made on the NEC ... a train has to be tested at 10mph over the cert speed ...

chrsjrcj Wrote:
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> abyler Wrote:
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> > Surprised that it does not need to be tested at
> > Pueblo.
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> Chargers have already been tested at Pueblo. 

What about the new coaches?

Coaches will be tested in Florida.

There are no federal rules stating the equipment must go to TTCI

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RevRandy Wrote:
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> How is this possible - a train can go from New
> Orleans to Jacksonville???  (snarky smile)
>
> If Brightline trainset can do it, why not the
> Sunset?

It's all about money. as the saying goes.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/16 05:57 by sums007.

How cool is this... The first private passenger trains in how many years?  

Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> chrsjrcj Wrote:
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> > abyler Wrote:
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> > > Surprised that it does not need to be tested
> at
> > > Pueblo.
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> > Chargers have already been tested at Pueblo. 
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> Chargers were tested in Pueblo pulling 4 double
> decker passenger cars ... the 125mph speed cert
> was made on the NEC ... a train has to be tested
> at 10mph over the cert speed ...

What about the new cars?  Don't they require testing?

abyler Wrote:

> What about the new cars?  Don't they require
> testing?

I wonder about that too. 

Are the cars running on their own wheels (or loaded on a flatcar)?

Running on their own wheels. All testing required for 79mph cretification and operations can be performed without going to Pueblo.
ts1457 Wrote:
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> abyler Wrote:
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> > What about the new cars?  Don't they require
> > testing?
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> I wonder about that too. 
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> Are the cars running on their own wheels (or
> loaded on a flatcar)?

KM-ML4000 Wrote:
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> Running on their own wheels. All testing required
> for 79mph cretification and operations can be
> performed without going to Pueblo.

Thanks for the info.

Now i wonder who will take the first picture (and hopefully share).

1983?..


bluesboyst Wrote:
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> How cool is this... The first private passenger
> trains in how many years?  

I understand that the track between Jacksonville and New Orleans reverted to another gauge..........just ask CSX.

Hahahha! That's great! :-)


MEKoch Wrote:
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> I understand that the track between Jacksonville
> and New Orleans reverted to another
> gauge..........just ask CSX.

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There is already video of a complete set if you search YouTube for "Beside Brightline".

Edit: I quoted the wrong post.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/16 21:54 by chrsjrcj.