2:30PM
Snapshots: More Silverliner Vs
ColinCourtesy of the RAILROAD.NET Forums:
801 meets the rails for the first time.
The interior of 801.
The cab of 801.
Silverliner V 801 hangs out with Budd Silverliner II 256.
Entries in silverliner V (12)
Friday, March 5, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
7:02AM
Monday, March 1, 2010
10:42AM
They're heeeeeere
Three Silverliner V pilot cars and 9 car shells were unloaded at Packer Terminal on Sunday. Word is that the next stop for the cars is Liberty Yard.
Monday, February 15, 2010
11:28AM
Missing Buses; Silverliner V Update
Two quick Monday updates for you.
Missing Buses
The 2, 5, 8, 39, 47M and 89 buses are still not running. Many other routes are operating with detours, so make sure you check the list before heading to your bus stop.
Silverliner V Update
The WLADYSLAW ORKAN, the ship carrying the Silverliner Vs (previously delayed due to an incident) is in berth in the Port of Houston. The first Silverliner V cars should be arriving in the Navy Yard on February 27.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
3:30PM
Whoops: Silverliner V Shipping Issues
The Silverliner V cars have run into some shipping issues. Matt Mitchell from the DVARP sent this in:
The ship that was supposed to bring the three Silverliner V pilot cars over from Korea had a docking incident and is going to be out of service several days for repairs. Thus the cars are gonna be delayed getting here.
This is not SEPTA's first shipping-related delay. Transportation of the N-5 Norristown car shells from Portugal to the USA was delayed when the government called on the Merchant Marine for sealift of materiel needed for Operation Desert Storm.
Hopefully this won't mean any serious delays for getting the Silverliner Vs into service.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
1:56PM
More Silverliner V Shots
For your enjoyment, here are some more close ups of the Silverliner V at the testing plant in South Korea.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
1:00PM
Silverliner V bodies arrive in Philadelphia
Some updates on the Silverliner V front:
KYW is reporting that the first three Silverliner V body shells have arrived in Philadelphia from South Korea. That's right, unlike the demo car that was here last year, these are the real thing.
The bodies - built by Hyundai in South Korea - will be assembled onto their undercarriages by a subsidiary on Oregon Ave. and then delivered to SEPTA. Expect to see 120 new Silverliner Vs delivered over the next 2 years.
After the jump, check out a video of the new cars moving under their own power in South Korea and dig those blue and green stripes.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
7:30AM
Are we ever going to get our new Regional Rail cars?
In 2006, SEPTA ordered 120 new Silverliner V cars for the regional rail. Last year, SEPTA even brought in a prototype to tease riders with what could be.
But in February 2008, Rotem, the company that's supposed to be making the cars, said they were going to be late. Why? They couldn't find enough affordable steel. At the time, they blamed the war in Iraq. But they promised that we'd have our first cars by this month.
Now, Rotem is saying that because of "technical issues," it's going to be late again. The soonest we'll have the cars now is May 2010.
At least SEPTA is going to collect $200 per day for each day the cars are late. But nevertheless, after months of delay, it's high time to get our cars.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:30AM
SEPTA engineers don't want new Silverliners
How many times have we regional rail riders seen SEPTA engineers gossiping and laughing and flirting and, yes, smoking with their friends riding up in the cabs with them?
Well, the new Silverliner V regional rail cars shrink the engineers' cabs in order to put in more seats. And, according to a story in the Inquirer published last week, the engineers are not pleased.
Train engineers, unhappy with the subway-style operating compartments planned for the new cars, have asked for cabs that extend the full width of the cars, like those in current SEPTA trains. They say it's a matter of safety, security and privacy.Let's see if I get this right. SEPTA engineers don't like the cars because:
- They think they're more likely to be hurt in an accident.
- There's no room for their books.
- They don't like riders looking out the front window.
- They want to be able to talk to their coworkers without riders listening in on them.
God bless the SEPTA employees, but methinks they doth protest too much here. The real reason the engineers don't like the new cabs? They're not big enough to have their friends ride with them.
Friday, October 3, 2008
7:56AM
New Silverliner Vs are a hit?
Updating this posting from earlier in the week, the Inquirer ran a story today about the new Silverliner V mock-up at Suburban Station. Several riders interviewed by the reporter seemed to like it.
The Silverliners will replace 73 railcars built for SEPTA in the 1960s. With the retirement of the old cars and the addition of the new ones, SEPTA will have about 400 by 2010, up from 348 now.
The mock-up gave visitors a glimpse of the future: plastic molded seats, fold-down handicapped seating, midcar doors, and communications links to allow direct announcements from SEPTA's control center.
The cars will have 107 seats, compared with 120 in the current cars, said David Casper, SEPTA's assistant chief engineer for new vehicles. SEPTA decided to keep some triple-seating in the new cars to maximize capacity, despite riders' preferences for just double seats, he said.
And that's all for this week. Have a great weekend. And Go Phils!
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