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Byberrianfanman — Shore
Published: 2012-05-20 01:18:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 539; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 5
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A Philadelphia-bound NJ Transit EMD GP40PH-2B pulling Comet II coaches and a Comet IV cab car flies off the Atlantic City Line on approach to SHORE interlocking.Lens: Tokina AT-X 50-250mm f/4-5.6
Focal Length: 250mm
Aperture: f/8
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I'm willing to say this is Frankford Junction you got this at. very nice picture love all the trackage and signals.
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Yup, Frankford Junction. SHORE interlocking, to be precise.
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nice. i live around the coner from it.
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Interesting seeing a diesel operating in an area that's obviously got at least partial catenary development. Thought SLE up in Connecticut was the only one who did that. Very cool.
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Yeah, NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line is entirely diesel-powered, as the majority of the branch between the junction at the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and Atlantic City was never electrified (only a short segment leading to the Pavonia yard was...and that ended around 1981). However, this could change when NJT starts running their new dual-mode ALP-45DP loco's in regular revenue service.
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Then again, with the local energy companies go "You can't make us upgrade or shut down our highest polluting plants, it'll cause energy shortages and price spikes!", we might see more diesels venturing out onto the main lines with the ALP-45DPs replacing pure electric engines. After all, NJT has to worry about its bottom line and if diesels become more cost-effective...
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Diesels will never be more cost-effective than electrics...unless crude was, for some unimaginable reason, to drop to an obscenely low price-point.
The only segment of mainline you'd be likely to see that on is between New York and Boston. This segment is 60Hz fed by the local power companies.
The rest of Amtrak's electrified territory, including the segment pictured, is connected to a dedicated 25Hz power grid, fed largely by the Safe Harbor hydroelectric dam on the Susquehanna river, as well has several rotary and static frequency converters. In other words, the power is actually relatively cheap.
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I dunno, NJ is being threatened with the loss of some major power plants because their owner is trying to scaremonger the EPA into abandoning some clear air controls. And if the company does play chicken and allow itself to be shut down to try and get consumers to help push back at the government, I'm willing to bet that Safe Harbor's power would be rerouted to, you know, cities where there are essential services that need to be run.
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Even if this did happen, it would never affect Amtrak. Why? The power Amtrak gets from Safe Harbor is 25Hz, not the commercial-standard 60Hz; so it's practically useless to just about everyone who isn't Amtrak.
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...you seriously don't think that if there was a major power shortage in the entirety of NJ, they wouldn't find a way to utilize it for something else? Really? O_o
Mehh. Bored now. Cool pic, bro. Out.
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Ah, good to see rapid transit light rail at work!
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Actually, commuter rail ≠ LRT. NJT does operate some LRT service but this isn't part of it. If you're curious, google up some images of the electrical Kinki Sharyo-built units operating in Hudson-Bergen and Newark, or the diesel Stadler GTW 2/6 cars on the River Line. Cute little buggers.
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