Passenger Trains > Caltrain equipment query

How many turns does a fresh set of equipment usually make coming out of CEMOF before returning for fuel/cleaning/etc?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/17 00:18 by Exespee.

Well it's been a few years, but if I remember right, they do a cleaning at every 3rd turn if they have 10 minutes or more regardless of station, San Francisco or San Jose. There is enough fuel in the engines to do a whole days work and then some before fueling, but they get topped off at the end of the day just in case...Granted things may have changed since I was last there...

A prime example is the first train of the day, this *SHOULD BE* it's current "turn" status...

101>206>323>332>139>146>155>360>279>190>199

Regards,

-Frank C.

Frank Christ
Cloverdale, CA
FranksRails Photography, LLC.

I'm frequently on 360 and it turns back north as 277, not 279.

bobs Wrote:
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> I'm frequently on 360 and it turns back north as
> 277, not 279.

Thank you for the correction! I knew something was off when I posted that...

Regards,

-Frank C.

Frank Christ
Cloverdale, CA
FranksRails Photography, LLC.

The only turn that is still correct above is 190-199 and 206-323. 206 starts fresh out of SF, not sure what happens after 323. Not sure what 375 equipment works earlier in the day but a San Jose crew
brings (375)190 into cemof for fuel and goes back out for 199 (SF crew that went to gilroy on 274 and cabbed to SJ).

I don't have all of the turns memorized but some off the top of my head are as follows. Most or all of this will change April 10 with the new schedule. Cleaning is done everywhere if the turn is long enough,
Gilroy  trains stay overnight. Daily inspections are performed in all three terminals but obviously CMF is the only place where the mechanical pit inspection can be performed.

CMF305-218-237-150-159-274 Gilroy Becomes GIL 227-156 GIL the next day and then the next day GIL 221-138 CMF and ??? after that.
CMF 313-324-139-254-269-386 CMF
CMF 103-314-135-272-191-194 CMF This one sometimes goes to CMF for fuel real quick between 314 and 135
CMF 225-142-155-268 Gilroy 
SF 216 goes to CMF for fuel goes back to Diridon ties down becomes 381 (crew turns for 194) not sure what that equipment turns for after 381
SF 104-329-370-289-198 CMF Subject to change if other equipment is badorder usually becomes 225 the next day.

Jeff



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/17 00:08 by CDTX.

Thanks to all.  My oh my how things have changed since I first fired these jobs 70yrs ago!
Ken
 

Exespee Wrote:
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> Thanks to all.  My oh my how things have changed
> since I first fired these jobs 70yrs ago!
> Ken
>  

Hell Ken, I I've only been retired off of the run for eight years, and I'm already starting to not recognize the place. Time marches on...

EO
You're lucky that you missed the whole "speed signals" thing.

It used to be simple but it worked well.  The only thing that really hasn't changed are the running times.
Ken