Joe .... I'm glad the surgery went well and you are off to a good start ! ... You are the best one here to ask this question. .... Amtrak acquired the PRR Metroliners. ... I read they were considered to be unreliable, and Amtrak decided to operate locomotive-hauled passenger trains instead of the electric multiple unit Metroliners. Amtrak did purchase hundreds of Amfleet cars which were basically unpowered Metroliner cars. ...... My question is why were they not reliable? ..... It seems to me electrical equipment should be durable if designed right. ..... Thanks.
Just trying to help keep him on a straight track. His dad is incarcerated...long story.You're a good neighbor, Willie.
Must be a really tough neighborhood to work in! It does sound like karma is beginning to work in your direction for a change.We all have guns.
Good morning. It's cloudy and 57, headed for 83.
Today is the first day I haven't dreaded going to work in several years.
Louis: Looks like Ubaldo Jiminez found his grove last night.
Garry: There are a million stories about the Metroliner program, and a ton of reasons why it could have done better, but when one considers the time frame in which it was implemented, it was successful beyond comprehension and intent. Indirectly, the Metroliner was a factor in the death of Eastern Airlines, as the reliability diverted passengers from Eastern's Crown Jewel, the LaGuardia to National Shuttle.
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