Re: (erielack) A (MUCH) bigger version of the EL/NJDOT map...

[Steven Kay <s.kay4_@_verizon.net>]

Gary,

As control cars the 5198/5199 were the worst pieces of trash ever to be
foisted upon an unsuspecting engineer. It is hard to believe that those who
designed these cabs knew anything about about control cabs or their
function. The cab set up was so poorly done that those design engineers
should have been banned from ever participating in railroad related design
work.

Thank goodness the those cars are gone.

Steve
- --
It is easy to run on time.
Simply ignore the voices on the radio screaming
at you to ³STOP, STOP, STOP².

> From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:47:22 -0800 (PST)
> To: EL List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Subject: Re: (erielack) A (MUCH) bigger version of the EL/NJDOT map...
>
> Ah, the Comet IA cars, 5198-5199 and 5996-5999.  The shells were left over
> from the Arrow III order - eight extras were built in case there was a
> problem during the Arrow job.  NJ owned the shells...
>
> The interiors looked just like Arrow III's, only the center vestibules had
> plugs instead of doors and there were 'jumpseats' there for extra
> capacity.
>
> --- Pete Scheckermann <pschecke_@_columbus.rr.com> wrote:
>> http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-03-25-06
>
>> Service continued to be provided by the EL but with the old equipment.
>> Since over half the mileage to Port Jervis was in New York state, NJDOT
>> (predecessor to today's NJT) would not allow their equipment on the Port
>> Jervis trains.  This continued until September 1974 when MTA agreed to
>> furnish a rebuilt engine and 5 or 6 cars.  I am attaching a 1981 photo
>> of Train 54 with the MTA cars at Allendale.  They were quite a contrast
>> to the Comet cars.
>
> Gary R. Kazin
> DL&W Milepost R35.7
> Rockaway, New Jersey
>
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