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Date: 02/28/23 11:35
Caltrain KISSes
Author: schaffner

Yesterday morning Central Coast NRHS went on a tour of a new Stadler KISS electric train at the Caltrain maintenance facility in San Jose.  Here's some photos I took.

Jim Maurer
 



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Date: 02/28/23 11:36
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: schaffner

More photos.

Jim Maurer



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Date: 02/28/23 11:39
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: schaffner

Even more photos.

The last one is the former FRA car T-10.  Does anyone know if any other SPV-2000s are still around?

Jim Maurer



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Date: 02/28/23 12:24
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: stevef

Thanks for sharing the photos!

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Date: 02/28/23 12:31
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: ShoreLineRoute

Thanks for the photos!  Any mention of upcoming runs on the test track with the AEM7 loco?

Oliver Barrett

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Date: 02/28/23 12:51
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: ExStarlightHog

Nice, new stuff, but I still wouldn't feel like an engineer running it.  I'd feel more like a street car motorman.  Just not the same as traditional heavy rail.  How come the restroom has English only?  Shouldn't there be a dozen different languages since it's the Bay Area? 

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Date: 02/28/23 15:34
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: spladiv

Looks like the usual newer style (very, very uncomfortable) straight back seating somewhat similar to the Metrolink Hyundai Rotem cars.

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Date: 02/28/23 18:44
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: cabsignaldrop

Ahhhh that new train smell!😎

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Date: 02/28/23 19:31
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: PHall

spladiv Wrote:
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> Looks like the usual newer style (very, very
> uncomfortable) straight back seating somewhat
> similar to the Metrolink Hyundai Rotem cars.

Needed to meet the current crash survivability standards. 

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Date: 02/28/23 19:42
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: goduckies

ExStarlightHog Wrote:
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> Nice, new stuff, but I still wouldn't feel like an
> engineer running it.  I'd feel more like a street
> car motorman.  Just not the same as traditional
> heavy rail.  How come the restroom has English
> only?  Shouldn't there be a dozen different
> languages since it's the Bay Area? 

Exactly and they look ugly up front... ugh

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Date: 02/28/23 20:08
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: atsf121

Thanks for the photos

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Date: 02/28/23 20:57
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: PHall

ExStarlightHog Wrote:
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> Nice, new stuff, but I still wouldn't feel like an
> engineer running it.  I'd feel more like a street
> car motorman.  

Yeah, a 600 foot long streetcar.

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Date: 03/01/23 04:33
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: agent1522

What is the purpose of the SPV-2000?  I thought those had all been retired and scrapped.

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Date: 03/01/23 13:53
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: schaffner

JPBX 505 was originally the FRA's track geometry car T-10.  Caltrain now uses it to test the PTC system.  I don't believe it's still self-propelled.  The mechanical department person on our tour mentioned that it's hard to get parts for it.  He laughed when I told him when SPV-2000s were being used for commuter service back east they came to be called "Seldomly Powered Vehicles".

Jim Maurer

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Date: 03/12/23 03:20
Re: Caltrain KISSes
Author: mp51w

Ex -Connecticut DOT?

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