Ed Montgomery asked: > This is an interesting shot of two U34's at the bumping blocks at > Hoboken. I'm wondering what the occasion for that was? Usually > the push-pulls were set up so engines always faced west. Every > once in a while one would get turned around but two turned around > seemed out of the ordinary. Just what was EL's and NJT's rules on > this operation and how did a train get turned around so the engine > ultimately did face east? These units are indeed facing west (the angle of the sun shining down on them confirms this; if they were facing east the terminal headhouse would not allow sun to hit them from this angle). Most commuter trains would not reach out beyond the canopies of the station platforms. The "turned around" trainsets were usually a result of a snowfall - the first trains to buck the snow would be led by a U34CH, not a lighter cab-car, hence the reason for turning one of the trainsets. - Paul ------------------------------
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