{"id":227,"date":"2009-02-10T14:00:33","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T19:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railfanwindow.com\/blog\/?p=227"},"modified":"2009-03-03T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T18:20:50","slug":"njt-replace-arrow-iii-rail-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.railfanwindow.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/njt-replace-arrow-iii-rail-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"NJT makes move to replace Arrow III rail cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photos: NJT Arrow III cars at Princeton Junction, 12\/31\/2000<\/h5>\n

New Jersey Transit has announced<\/a> a desire to replace their fleet of Arrow III electric multiple unit (EMU) rail cars. The media reports than an RFP has been issued, but I see no evidence of it on the NJT website. NJT also stated a desire to have more EMU sets running on local routes. Today, locomotive-hauled train sets cover some or many local runs.<\/p>\n

NJ Transit officials have put out requests for proposals to replace the aging cars with similar cars that are powered by motors in each car instead of being hauled by a locomotive, said Richard Sarles, NJ Transit executive director.<\/p>\n

Electric-Multiple Unit cars (EMUs) are better for high-density rail lines with more stops, Sarles said.<\/p>\n

“Certain areas need quick acceleration,” Sarles said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope these new EMU cars incorporate at least two elements of SEPTA’s new “Silverliner V” EMU cars:<\/p>\n

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  1. the railfan window<\/li>\n
  2. the railfan window seat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here’s a Railway Age article from June 2006<\/a> that discusses the specs being drawn up for the Arrow III replacements, the Arrow IV, and related dual-mode multiple unit (DMMU) cars.<\/p>\n

    NJT’s 230 Arrow III electric multiple-units will be replaced with the Arrow IV. A sister vehicle to the Arrow IV will be a “DMMU” (dual-mode multiple unit), which will use the same basic architecture (carbody, trucks, propulsion control, a.c. traction motors, HVAC, door controls, cabs, etc.) as the EMU and share a common “A” car. Both vehicles will be configured as married pairs–the EMU as an A-B set, the DMMU as an A-D (for “diesel”) set. The EMU will have all 8 axles powered; its “B” car will carry pantographs, transformers, and other electrical gear. The DMMU’s “D” car will carry two diesel engine\/generator sets but its axles will be non-powered.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Here is the text of today’s article in case it is removed from the newspaper’s website:<\/p>\n

    NJ Transit rail cars near end of line<\/p>\n

    By Larry Higgs \u2022 TRANSPORTATION WRITER \u2022 February 10, 2009<\/p>\n

    The silver-sided electric-powered rail cars that have plied the North Jersey Coast, Northeast Corridor and Morris and Essex lines since the late 1970s are heading for their last miles.<\/p>\n

    The oldest cars in NJ Transit fleet, known as Arrow IIIs, have been in service since NJ Transit re-electrified the Coast and Morris and Essex lines in the early 1980s. The cars ran on the Northeast Corridor before that.<\/p>\n

    NJ Transit officials have put out requests for proposals to replace the aging cars with similar cars that are powered by motors in each car instead of being hauled by a locomotive, said Richard Sarles, NJ Transit executive director.<\/p>\n

    Electric-Multiple Unit cars (EMUs) are better for high-density rail lines with more stops, Sarles said.<\/p>\n

    “Certain areas need quick acceleration,” Sarles said.<\/p>\n

    NJ Transit’s fleet includes rail cars hauled by electric locomotives, which some transit advocates had argued weren’t able to meet the start-and-stop demands of some of its rail lines. Advocates argued the rail cars were too heavy for locomotive-hauled trains to match the acceleration of EMUs. Starting in 1989, about 230 Arrows were rebuilt.<\/p>\n

    NJ Transit is acquiring the last 100 multilevel rail cars, with 200 of them on the railroad now, he said.<\/p>\n

    The new multilevel cars, which have entered service during the past two years, are heavier than single-level rail cars. NJ Transit experimented with having two electric locomotives haul a train of multilevel cars to see if they could approach the performance of EMUs, Sarles said.<\/p>\n

    While a cost for the EMU replacements isn’t known, Sarles said it would be funded through the state Transportation Trust Fund.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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