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wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 02:39 AM

Graft charges filed vs PNR officials (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=4673)

THE OFFICE of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges against six top officials of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) with the Sandiganbayan for the sale of an undervalued property in Northern Luzon, with the state allegedly losing about P15 million in revenue.

In three complaints filed last Jan. 8, the Ombudsman charged PNR General Manager Jose Ma. I. Sarasola II, Chairman Jose L. Cortez, and directors Primitivo C. Cal, Felipe Siapno, Waldo Q. Flores and Antonio Bernardo with three counts of violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for selling 10,916 square meters (m2) of property in Dagupan City, in Pangasinan province, for P30,564,800.

The case stemmed from a complaint filed by officials of the union, Bagong Kapisanan ng mga Manggagawa Sa PNR, led by its president Edgardo P. Bilayon.

They claimed that Mr. Sarasola executed for and in behalf of the PNR a deed of sale for the property in favor of Carried Lumber Co., Inc. (CLCI), then represented by its president, Henry Lee Chuy, on Jan. 24, 2002.

The property was sold for about P2,800/m2 to CLCI instead of P4,200/m2 based on a memorandum issued by Mr. Sarasola himself, they added.

The Ombudsman agreed. “By reason of the scant evidence proving the actual appraised value of the lot in 2002, this office will use, as basis in determining the extent of the damage caused to the government, the amount of P4,200 per square meter embodied in the memorandum of respondent Sarasola II, which value was supposedly fixed to set a floor for the purchase price,” according to the complaint penned by Ruth Laura A. Mella, graft investigation and prosecution officer I.

“Applying this floor price, the government should have earned P40,847,200 from the sale of the PNR Dagupan property. And by reason of the undervaluation, it obviously suffered an amount of P15,282,400,” the Ombudsman said.

A P30,000 bail has been recommended for each count of graft case for each of the accused.

Nelia C. Gallo, head of the judicial records division of the Sandiganbayan, said in a telephone interview on Friday that the anti-graft court would still schedule a hearing on the case.

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 02:41 AM

Government mulls trust fund for rail projects (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9708-govt-mulls-trust-fund-for-rail-projects)
:banana:

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will push for the creation of a trust fund to finance future mass rail projects.

“The fund may consist of [an] increase in the real property tax and portions of the road and sin taxes to constitute the railway trust fund,” Undersecretary Guilling Mamondiong told reporters.

The official said the DOTC would also push for the creation of a railway regulatory board (RRB).

The proposed regulatory office will handle the standardization of railway fares, he said.

It will regulate Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Philippine National Railways and other provincial rail services.

Mamondiong said the regulatory board will also “formulate and enforce security and safety standards that are compliant with international standards and accepted practices.”

“Currently, nobody is regulating our railways,” he said.

He said DOTC is also pushing for the creation of the Philippine National Railway Authority (PNRA), which will consolidate all railway authorities including PNR, LRT Authority, Panay Railways Authority, North Luzon Railway Corp., Metro Star Express, Cebu Railway Project Office and Mindanao Railway Project Office.

“Through the PNRA, costing of railway projects will go down as the government will no longer need to hire foreign consultants and implement foreign standards that make a project more expensive,” Mamondiong said.

The agency is also pursuing the establishment of a railway training center and refurbishing shop.

The center will save the government hundreds of millions of dollars and in the long run billions of dollars in consultancy fees for the services of foreign consultants on matters related to the construction of railway infrastructure and the operation and management of railways systems as well outside sourcing of refurbishing rolling stocks.

“With these projects the country can already produce its own rail vehicles including the maintenance and operation of railway systems,” the DOTC official said.

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 02:43 AM

the opening of the Batangas line would really help the province's economy. just imagine the amount of goods and the number of passengers, especially those that would come from the Port of Batangas, that would be handled by the PNR once the Batangas line is re-opened. :)

There's a strong clamour here that better they reopen first Batangas simultaneoulsly with Southrail reconstruction project or even before Southrail reaches Bicol. :)

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 02:46 AM

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/c2d_mx/pnr/IMG_9187.jpg

Northrail Update:

Itong part na ito, pinutol na nila yung mga puno at inayos na yung lupa, pinantay na siya. Clearing of Obstruction Operation kumbaga.

Haay salamat ichou! Sa wakas, maganda nang kumuha ng update dyan sa Tabang Viaduct. Kabilaan na ang mga pier.

Update! ginagawa na yung prefabricated middle span box girder ng nasabing viaduct. :cheers:

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 03:00 AM

Absinthe, Regalo ko sayo... Pampabuenas sa Calamba..... :nuts:

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099614
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

Title Package 1 - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the

North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description
Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 1

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Banlic and Lecheria, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,660,850.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 563 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099634
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 2 Ph.I - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 2 Ph. I

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Bucal, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,475,000.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 500 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099644
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 2 Ph.II - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 2 Ph. II

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Bucal, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,607,750.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 545 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099661
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 3 - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by

the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description
Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE
NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract,

approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to

apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to

payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be

automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 3

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Halang, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj.,

at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,666,750.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 565 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099702
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 4 - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 4

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Masili and Pansol, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,902,750.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 645 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099721
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 5 Ph.I - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 5 Ph. I

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Parian, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,180,000.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 400 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099737
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 5 Ph.II - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 5 Ph. II

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Parian, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 991,200.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 366 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099743
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 6 - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 6

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. San Cristobal and Sucol, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 769,950.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 261 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Reference Number 1099758
Procuring Entity NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Title Package 7 - Procurement of Transport Services for the Families Affected by the North-Southrail Linkage Project - Calamba City Segment

Description Invitation to Bid

PROCUREMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE NORTH-SOUTHRAIL LINKAGE PROJECT - CALAMBA CITY SEGMENT

The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the contract, approved by the NHA Board and through the North-South Rail Linkage Project Funds intends to apply the sum of P12,558,150.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) to payments under the above-cited contract. Bids received in excess of the ABCs shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

Pkg. No. : Pack. 7

Location/Point of Origin : Relocation from Brgy. Uno, Calamba Segment to SV6 Res. Proj., at Brgy. Kay-Anlog, Calamba City, Laguna

ABC / Source of Funds (P) : 1,303,900.00/ NG Subsidy

Scope of Work : Hauling of 442 families to designated areas

Duration (c.d) : 20

hakz2007

January 16th, 2010, 03:07 AM

^^igwa ka pang parega-regalo na naaaraman, pading wheel of steel :lol:

Sky Harbor

January 16th, 2010, 03:57 AM

^^ San Andres Station is the one in between Vito Cruz Station and Paco Station. :)

hindi pa magamit ang San Andres Station dahil hindi ito kumpletong ginawa ng contractor. wala itong provisions for facilities such as ticket booths kaya hindi ito ginagamit.

Not just that. They say that San Andres is too close to Paco. However, when the DMUs finally get to Alabang, a lot of people are expected to ride from San Andres, hence the station's construction.

absinthe_888

January 16th, 2010, 04:03 AM

@Sir WOS: Yan ang update!!! Bwahahahaha...next up: Los Baños ROW :cheers:

Pag na clear na yang Calamba segment lalo na sa Pansol, kitang kita na yung lapad ng ROW sa National Highway.

Kaso...malapit na ang May 10...:ohno: Baka tirahan ng TRO yan :bash:

---------------
Mamaya pa babalik sa thread si Trainmaster, BK at Englehart...Tulog pa kz sila at nag OT sa SSC :nuts:

http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo334/muzikero1/IMG_0353.jpg

Hanjin/PNR should solve the drainage problem there in Paco.

^^ pwede bang maghiraman ng busina ang Blue Whales at ang DMUs? mas maganda sana kung iisa lang yung klase ng busina na ginagamit sa kanila eh. yung Blue Whales kasi, malayo pa lang, alam mo nang malapit na sila sa crossing at sa station. yung DMUs naman, di mo masyadong marinig kasi nga ipit yung busina.

Solid talaga busina ng mga GE locos ng PNR. Malayo palang, alam mo nang tren yun. Gusto ko yunog ng busina yung keh 919. 902 kz parang "ipit" :lol:

re: Pandacan Station, mabuti naman at kumpleto siya. yung San Andres Station, sana magawan pa yun ng paraan.

Ang labo nga ng pagkakagawa ng SA Station. Halatang "rush job" lang to. Ang kitid kitid pa ng platform. Naluluma na nga dahil hindi naman nagagamit.

^^ san po bang banda ang san andres?? Tsaka matanong ko lang din ah, ginagamit pa rin ba nila un mic sa loob ng DMU?? I mean sinasabi ba nila ung station na susunod tilad sa mrt/lrt???

Ginagamit padin nila yung PA system sa DMU. Meron nga dun ang "lamig" ng boses, swabeng swabe :nuts:

Meron isang operator, sinasabi nya na "Gil Puyat/ Buendia Station". Pero sa Pasay Road, hindi nya namemention na Arnaiz Avenue :lol:

GearX

January 16th, 2010, 04:15 AM

Bricken Ridge

January 16th, 2010, 04:17 AM

you seem to act like an expert. so what do you suggest, just scrap the vision of our good leaders and just hibernate like a caveman? if your so against this project, then show me how YOU as an individual could help our nation? or your the same as the TRAPOs who make dakdak in the senado for years without any accompishments at all. :ohno:

i really pity my country, so much possibilities but lacks so much vision. always a cub, but will never develop as a true tiger. so much talents (intellectuals) but only few are useful. kulang talaga sa gawa, sad but true...:ohno:

Relaxs ka lang diyan. We all want progress in Pinas. Come to think na our TRAPOS won't be there if our compatriots did not sell their votes.:lol: Don't pity our country too much. While it is not growing as fast as we want it, we are still better off than a lot of other countries. One thing sure that is growing really fast in our country- and it is- lo and behold- our POPULATION! If our compatriots keep multiplying really fast........and thanks to the endorsement of our catholic church....... lalo tayong maghirap dahil marami tayong papakainin........samantala our agricultural production is not catching up with the number of babies that we need to feed......( I know this is off topic ):):)

AdrianSaldana

January 16th, 2010, 04:54 AM

Guys, baka sa esnips ko i-release si 919 for BVE4. pasensya na guys kung nadelay yung project ko. busy kasi ako sa school project sa mga nakaraang araw.

OT: ang sarap ng pakiramdam na palagi mong nakakausap ang idol mo.

My Idol Naoko Takasugi

http://www.hippopotamus.jp/takasugi/index.htm

Ang bait nya sa akin. gumising pa sya ng 12 ng madaling araw para lang mag-email sa akin.

boom_box

January 16th, 2010, 05:12 AM

CGYanon

January 16th, 2010, 05:51 AM

Relax my friend… Not an expert either. You got it right of what I meant. Scrap this railway system and push thru an expressway and improve the highway system in Mindanao. How could you forget the long overdue Panguil Bay Bridge Project? Don’t you think this should be done first? How could you say that we have good leaders? (pwera lang sa maayo). Do you know that Philippines is now the most corrupt country in Asia?

so lumabas din yung sama ng loob mo. poor Panguil Bay, how could they! :bash: sisihin mo mga politiko dyan sa MisOcc, wag yung rereklamo ka dito sa MRS thread. or better yet go to MRS office, dun mo ilabas lahat sama ng loob mo. :lol: kung ako sa 'yo mag-lobby ka sa Malacanang about the Panguil Bay. i'll even support you all the way. :lol:

dashalvin

January 16th, 2010, 06:26 AM

Relax my friend… Not an expert either. You got it right of what I meant. Scrap this railway system and push thru an expressway and improve the highway system in Mindanao. How could you forget the long overdue Panguil Bay Bridge Project? Don’t you think this should be done first? How could you say that we have good leaders? (pwera lang sa maayo). Do you know that Philippines is now the most corrupt country in Asia?

Soon pa talaga yang Panguil Bay Bridge because of the terrorism that happened before in Kauswagan, LDN. Let's just wait.

dashalvin

January 16th, 2010, 06:33 AM

Sana pagplanuhan nilang mabuti ang gagawin na MRS sa Iligan-Ozamiz-Dipoog route. Maganda kung dadaan to sa Panguil Bay Bridge with a better design in the future.

daily commuter

January 16th, 2010, 06:46 AM

Good day PNR & NR folks! Sa aking pagbiyahe kaninang umaga mula Biñan hanggang Makati via PNR T-402, tinignan ko ang tracks sa pagitan ng Bicutan at Sucat. Sa aking pananaw ay maari na dumaan ang DMU trains sa riles doon dahil mukhang na-tamping na ang riles at nasa maayos ang pagkalatag ng ballast. Baka konting panahon na lang at makaka-abot na ang DMU sa SUCAT.

Sa area naman ng San Pedro, maraming bahay na ang natanggal. Yun lugar kung saan liliko na ang riles ng Carmona branch line ay nabawasan na din ng squatters.

Sa Brgy. Putatan Muntinlupa, may ginagawa ang DMCI sa PNR row. Hindi ko alam kung para saan ang kanilang proyekto.

Kagabi pala ay bumalik na sa dating riles ang Commex T-401. Siguro natapos na ang mga pagawain ng Hanjin sa may area ng Pandacan.

Kagabi din ay may mga Korean engineers sa Buendia crossing. Sila ang nag-check ng mga crossing barriers.

edly

January 16th, 2010, 08:23 AM

Sa Brgy. Putatan Muntinlupa, may ginagawa ang DMCI sa PNR row. Hindi ko alam kung para saan ang kanilang proyekto.

OT: Maaring kaugnay ito sa ginagawang Skyway ramp pero di ko pa rin ito sigurado.

d_jeb

January 16th, 2010, 09:15 AM

so lumabas din yung sama ng loob mo. poor Panguil Bay, how could they! :bash: sisihin mo mga politiko dyan sa MisOcc, wag yung rereklamo ka dito sa MRS thread. or better yet go to MRS office, dun mo ilabas lahat sama ng loob mo. :lol: kung ako sa 'yo mag-lobby ka sa Malacanang about the Panguil Bay. i'll even support you all the way. :lol:

:lol::lol::lol:I'm not saying this just because of Panguil Bay Bridge. That is just for the sake of example my friend kung gaano kabobo mag isip ang gobyerno natin, get it? Or maybe the're just trying to fool us Filipinos to keep their wealth soaring high. Pinipili yung project kung saan sila kikita or makakakurakot ng mas malaki... Well poor Juan, no wonder why we're NO.1

OT: Misamis Occidental leaders made a lot of difference in the past years my friend. I was really surprised nung umuwi ako:)

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 09:44 AM

^^igwa ka pang parega-regalo na naaaraman, pading wheel of steel :lol:

hehehe.. igwa pa man padi. 36 trips daa ang byahe kan tren magpoon sa Tayuman pasiring Sucat. Hinahalat na lang daa ang turnover kan Hanjin sa riles na pianhihirahay magpoon Bicutan hanggang Sucat. Kada 20min. ang biyahe pag rush hour tapos kada 40 min. ang bako rush hour. Halangkaw na opisyal ang kinahisturya ko. :)

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 09:46 AM

wheel of steel

January 16th, 2010, 09:50 AM

OT: Maaring kaugnay ito sa ginagawang Skyway ramp pero di ko pa rin ito sigurado.

Daang Hari SLEX Interchange, 4km of expressway linking Daang Hari to SLEX. :)

d_jeb

January 16th, 2010, 11:25 AM

Or we may look at it this way... "It's another reason for us to celebrate coz we made it on top":hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

edly

January 16th, 2010, 11:30 AM

^^Salamat WOS sa makabuluhang impormasyon.:)

kaelthas18

January 16th, 2010, 03:10 PM

ESPANA CROSSING BOOM W/ STOPLIGHT, sa may buendia and pasay road meron narin.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/er5002.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/er5001.jpg

hatfield110

January 16th, 2010, 03:44 PM

Sa Brgy. Putatan Muntinlupa, may ginagawa ang DMCI sa PNR row. Hindi ko alam kung para saan ang kanilang proyekto.

Brother DC, baka may kinalaman rin ito sa paglalagay ng 2nd line ng high tension wires ng TransCo, tulad ng nai-Panalong Kuha ko noon...

See link here: http://panalongkuha.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/pnr-update-tunasan-row-part-2/

Sa area na ito, nasa Tunasan pa lang ang construction nila... Tsaka puro foundation ang inuna nila...

batang_riles30

January 16th, 2010, 03:59 PM

hatfield110

January 16th, 2010, 04:08 PM

^^Uu naman at dapat lang.

batang_riles30

January 16th, 2010, 04:41 PM

Good Evening!

bukas na ako mag-popost ng pictures. galing kasi ako ng tondo kanina. sakay ako sa cx-110 with dmu-01

happosai

January 16th, 2010, 04:41 PM

Any update sa Pandacan switch? Naka dugtong na ba ito sa riles ng commex? Medyo matagal na rin ako di nakakasakay ng tren kaya di ko nadadaanan ang area na yun. Medyo BZ ako sa kabarkuhan.. :lol:

BTW, both barriers are now installed in Abad Santos crossing.

kalbongdad

January 16th, 2010, 05:44 PM

mukhang mabagal ang project na ito...mga 3 years na ata ito...

happosai

January 16th, 2010, 05:47 PM

^^sa sobrang bagal nga, yung mga trabahador sa Solis station ay nagkakamot na lang ng b@y@g.. :nuts:

masterhead789

January 17th, 2010, 03:48 AM

Govt mulls trust fund for rail projects (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9708-govt-mulls-trust-fund-for-rail-projects)

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will push for the creation of a trust fund to finance future mass rail projects.

“The fund may consist of [an] increase in the real property tax and portions of the road and sin taxes to constitute the railway trust fund,” Undersecretary Guilling Mamondiong told reporters.

The official said the DOTC would also push for the creation of a railway regulatory board (RRB).

The proposed regulatory office will handle the standardization of railway fares, he said.

It will regulate Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), Philippine National Railways and other provincial rail services.

Mamondiong said the regulatory board will also “formulate and enforce security and safety standards that are compliant with international standards and accepted practices.”

“Currently, nobody is regulating our railways,” he said.

He said DOTC is also pushing for the creation of the Philippine National Railway Authority (PNRA), which will consolidate all railway authorities including PNR, LRT Authority, Panay Railways Authority, North Luzon Railway Corp., Metro Star Express, Cebu Railway Project Office and Mindanao Railway Project Office.

“Through the PNRA, costing of railway projects will go down as the government will no longer need to hire foreign consultants and implement foreign standards that make a project more expensive,” Mamondiong said.

The agency is also pursuing the establishment of a railway training center and refurbishing shop.

The center will save the government hundreds of millions of dollars and in the long run billions of dollars in consultancy fees for the services of foreign consultants on matters related to the construction of railway infrastructure and the operation and management of railways systems as well outside sourcing of refurbishing rolling stocks.

“With these projects the country can already produce its own rail vehicles including the maintenance and operation of railway systems,” the DOTC official said.

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 04:53 AM

^^ Siguro Happs okay na yung Pandacan switch gawa bumalik na sa riles nya sa BW, per info of DC.

Kagabi pala ay bumalik na sa dating riles ang Commex T-401. Siguro natapos na ang mga pagawain ng Hanjin sa may area ng Pandacan.

hakz2007

January 17th, 2010, 05:17 AM

http://images.saiyparn.multiply.com/image/0/photos/80/500x500/10/Sunflower-10.jpg?et=O8xclSZihlAaWSfpYXGupg&nmid=299428023

ang galing kung meron tayong train sa gitna ng lake or dagat katulad nitong sa Thailand :cheers:

alcogoodwin

January 17th, 2010, 06:07 AM

P.S.: i am just curious. can the PNR possibly have a Thomas and Friends (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_and_Friends)-inspired advertising campaign to get the attention of the public, especially kids, about the developments regarding the PNR and Philippine rail transport? :)

No reason why not.

A number of operations here have either Thomas Days , or cartoons and occasions based on the Thomas idea.
The now deceased Queensland sugar mill at Nambour had a number of childrens books done based on the mills locos and along the Thomas idea. They were extremely popular and lead to the mill even painting one up as one of the characters.

There are numerous ways to do it - may be another idea for you guys, along with the hand out timetables with advertising.

Brad

mr.suroy

January 17th, 2010, 06:34 AM

^^

Sa Daet at Ligao :)

dati naalala ko may nag edit ng pnr page sa wikipedia, magkakaroon daw ng spur rail ang pnr papuntang daet mula sipocot siguro. camarines norte is too underdeveloped, and chinese-blood politicians dominate there.

tunatuna

January 17th, 2010, 06:37 AM

[QUOTE=bariQ;50178751]meron nang turn by turn gps sa manila cebu and davao and that was 3 years ago.[/QUO

Bitaw? Unsa brand na GPS to?

tunatuna

January 17th, 2010, 06:38 AM

meron nang turn by turn gps sa manila cebu and davao and that was 3 years ago.

Ows? Unsa brand na GPS to?

Bricken Ridge

January 17th, 2010, 10:00 AM

the problem of the expressway (CDO-Davao) is that it will pass through Bukidnon where many ancestral lands exist...we all know the consequences and troubles... we can't even start a minor processing plant in such area where IPs claim to be theirs...much less a 300-kilometer expressway.

They dealt with the same issues in Central Luzon and I don't see any reason why this is not doable here in Mindanao. We need our Mindanao representatives to be aggressively proactive in developing the island and this CDO- Davao Expressway is a good start. And it does not have to pass through Bukidnon. It can traverse from CDO to Butuan down to Davao.

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 01:25 PM

good evening, Pinoy railfans! i hope that everyone had a great time this weekend. :)

i was on my way home from SM Hypermarket here in Makati when i passed by the Buendia PNR Station. i noticed that the brand-new warning signs on both Buendia and De La Rosa had their paint slowly peeling off. they haven't been around for that long and we start to see them deteriorate in such fashion. disappointing indeed. :ohno:

as for tonight's trip to Biñan, it was Sir Brad's beloved Blue Whale 902 which hauled the packed COMMEX coaches. :)

kaelthas18

January 17th, 2010, 01:29 PM

Lahat po ba ng crossing ay lalagyan ng electronic crossing barrier? nakita ko kasi kanina. dun sa isang street after mag-blumentritt station, hinuhukayan na para dun. pati sa dapitan st crossing. hinuhukay narin.

for sure wla pang months na kinabit yan sira sira, bunggo bunggo na, at puro vandal na yan. sa mga lugar plang dyan daming loko eh.:bash:

CGYanon

January 17th, 2010, 04:31 PM

Saudi government willing to finance Mindanao railway project
Written by Bong D. Fabe / Correspondent (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/20972-saudi-government-willing-to-finance-mindanao-railway-project.html)
Sunday, 17 January 2010 18:53

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The Saudi government has expressed willingness to fork out at least $1.3 billion to start the construction of the ambitious Mindanao railway project that will link key urban centers in the island.

Guiling Mamondiong, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) undersecretary for rails, said that among the parties they’ve contacted for possible loans to finance the project such as Poland, Spain, Japan and South Korea, the Saudi Fund for Development has emerged as the most likely source of funds.

“One possible party is the Saudi Fund for Development. They’ve expressed willingness [to finance] this project,” he said. “They’re just awaiting the National Economic and Development Authority’s approval of the feasibility study for the project’s phase one so there’s a possibility that they will fund the entire project.”

Mamondiong said that once given the go signal, the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) will be operational five years from start of construction.

Party-list Rep. Ariel Hernandez of Anak Mindanao said the MRS is a very good complement to the party-list’s objectives of boosting Mindanao’s development, equity and peace as it will provide Mindanaoans with a fast, efficient and cost-effective integrated public transport system vitally needed by the island.

“Once realized, a railway system in Mindanao will boost tourism and business, as well provide our farmer brethren with an efficient and fast transport system to market their produce, thereby uplifting their economic conditions,” Hernandez said.

The MRS is an ambitious project listed as a priority infrastructure project of the Arroyo administration.

It was started during the Ramos administration when it was eventually shelved, but was again revived by the short-lived Estrada presidency. Until now, the project has failed to take off from the drawing boards because of lack of a funding advocate.

Only when Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (CDO, Second District, PMP) championed the MRS did government officials initiated the processes to make it a reality.

Rodriguez filed House Bill 1855 creating the Mindanao Railways Corp. (MRC) to manage the MRS.

He said the government had already earmarked P10 million for the office of the MRC.

The MRS is made up of a network of railways linking Cagayan de Oro City to Iligan City up to Zamboanga City, and to the Agusan and Surigao provinces. It also has extensions to the cities of Davao and General Santos.

Rodriguez had earlier asked the DOTC to finish the MRS feasibility study in four months from the original 10 months so that the National Economic and Development Authority can immediately study it for implementation before the elections.

Construction of the first phase of the MRS project covering the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan stretch is being prioritized because it is an industrial and economic corridor.

The project’s first phase costs $1.3 billion, Mamondiong said, explaining that it was stretched to 124 kilometers from the original 120 kms because “four municipalities—Linamon in Lanao del Norte and Tagoloan, Villanueva and Jasaan in Misamis Oriental—were included.”

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 04:47 PM

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 04:54 PM

^^ good evening, Sir absinthe! :)

hindi ko gaanong napansin yung sa barrier. hindi kaya mababaw yung pagkahukay nung pinaglagyan niya kaya nakatagilid na siya? :nuts:

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 05:01 PM

^^

baka yung bar tabingi na:lol::lol::lol::lol: gusto na daw niya ibaba

dapat lagyan ng crystal case yung warning signs:nuts::nuts::nuts:

nakakabit na ba yung sa bicutetan???

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:03 PM

^^ hello Sir Englehart! :)

ewan ko. hindi ko napansin yung barrier sa Buendia at sa De La Rosa kanina. mas napansin ko yung natatanggal na pintura sa warning signs at yung mala-sardinas na crowd sa loob ng mga COMMEX coaches na hatak-hatak ni 902.

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 05:04 PM

^^ Mukang yung mga tension wires ang problema. Hindi ko din sure, basta tagilid na sha.

Sky Harbor

January 17th, 2010, 05:07 PM

^^ When I saw the barriers, they looked erect to me.

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 05:08 PM

^^

baka sadya talaga........ para di msyado mabanat yung wires kundi baka bumigay agay yun....

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 05:12 PM

^^ Well dumaan ako sa harap ng crossing barrier kanina, sinilip ko kung nakakabit naba sha sa power line, hindi padin. Sabagay, yung signal box ng Dela Rosa, meh electric meter na kaso hindi pa nakakabitan ng kuryente.

@Englehart: Hindi pa naghuhukay sa Bicutan para sa crossing barrier.

Pag umaga, maraming nakatambay na PNR Police at DMT sa Bicutan kaya walang nagbebenta sa ROW. Kaso pag nawala na sila babalik na ulit.

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:14 PM

good evening, Sir Sky Harbor! :)

-----

ah. yun lang ang napansin ko sa barrier sa De La Rosa kanina. nakakakabit na yung tension wires. :)

nakakatuwa naman si 902 kanina. "ipit" nga naman yung busina niya. :nuts: :lol:

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:14 PM

Ito ang latest news kanina, natigil po ang trip ni DMU ? its either kung anong DMU ang naka-schedule kaninang tanghali, sinabi sakin ng naka duty na guard kanina sa DMU na pinagbabato cila ng mga IS sa paco area :bash:, dahil maraming lugar dun na may pyesta.

Kahit si bluewhale , last trip na sinakyan ko pa-biñan kanina, hindi nakaligtas sa mga IS, sa portion ng paco at españa.:bash:

Nakita ko rin yung ibang maliliit na iskinita sa paco, hindi rin nilagyang barrier... bale STOP, LOOK, LISTEN lang ang mga nakalagay dun..

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 05:16 PM

^^

nakakabit na ba yung swits sa bicutetan????

hmmmm baka sa February pa yan magbukas sa NEP Feb 28 hahahah

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:16 PM

good evening, Sir fall! :)

ha? pinagbabato na naman nila ang mga tren ng PNR? :ohno:

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:17 PM

Eto pang update, malapit na po matapos ang PNR Sucat Station, bale finishing nalang po ang kulang,

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:19 PM

good evening, Sir fall! :)

ha? pinagbabato na naman nila ang mga tren ng PNR? :ohno:

Sabi ng guard sakin kanina na naka duty sa DMU, lubha raw nagasgasan ang ibang coaches then napilitan nalang bumalik sa tutuban ang DMU.:ohno:

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:21 PM

Demolision of the houses along Railway of PNR is on going now, in San pedro and pacita complex..

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 05:21 PM

^^

nakakabit na ba yung swits sa bicutetan????

hmmmm baka sa February pa yan magbukas sa NEP Feb 28 hahahah

Meron siwtch sa Bicutan kaso nakarekta sa riles ni DMU. Bali putol sha sa riles ni BW. Kaya ang BW ay sa riles ni DMU nadaan simula PRD hanggang BIC.

Bukas silipin ko kung inayos na nila yung siwtch. Pero sa tingin ko hindi pa.

Nako, baka nga mauna pa ang NEP inauguration kesa makadating DMU sa Sucat :nuts:

---------------

@fall_17: Yung riles ni DMU simula Bicutan to Sucat, ayos naba sa tingin mo?

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:21 PM

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 05:25 PM

^^ Pyesta sa pagbabato siguro mga punyet@ng IS kanina...Baka yung ilalim ng DMU eh nabato rin. Tsk.

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 05:26 PM

anu binato sa DMU?

lechon???:lol::lol::lol::lol:

hay naku pasaway talaga ang mga pinoy.....
sana nagtransform na lang ang DMU into Optimus PNR prime:lol::lol::lol:

wait nasaan pala yung pic na yun????

para sila ay sinasagasaan na lang hahahah

Sky Harbor

January 17th, 2010, 05:27 PM

^^ Pyesta sa pagbabato siguro mga punyet@ng IS kanina...Baka yung ilalim ng DMU eh nabato rin. Tsk.

The Santo Niño would be most displeased. :ohno:

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:29 PM

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 05:32 PM

^^

anu DMU yung Binato???? si 02 ba? o si 04?

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:35 PM

@ Sir fall: sobra naman. buti sana kung gasgas lang pero paano kung lumubog na yung ibang parte ng coaches ng DMU at kahit nung mga COMMEX nang dahil sa katarantaduhan nung mga gunggong? dapat kasi tuluyan nang bakuran yung ROW ng PNR para hindi na mangyari yung mga ganun eh. :ohno:

Sir BK, di naman po ganoon kalala ang sinapit ng mga coaches ng nasabi kong DMU, sana hindi na-damage ang ibang part, ke-bago-bago, sira na.:bash:

^^ Pyesta sa pagbabato siguro mga punyet@ng IS kanina...Baka yung ilalim ng DMU eh nabato rin. Tsk.

Grabe talaga mga IS dun sa paco,para ngang piyesta ng mga batuhan dun sa tren.:bash:
anu binato sa DMU?

lechon???:lol::lol::lol::lol:

hay naku pasaway talaga ang mga pinoy.....
sana nagtransform na lang ang DMU into Optimus PNR prime:lol::lol::lol:

wait nasaan pala yung pic na yun????

para sila ay sinasagasaan na lang hahahah

Yung mga tambak na gravel sa triangulo, marami mga IS dun gabundok ang pagkuha sa gravel saka ibabato sa tren.:bash:
sana nga at para maturuan ng leksyon ang mga Pasaway na IS..

The Santo Niño would be most displeased. :ohno:

Sir SH, deadma nalang po ang pista ng Sto. niño...

absinthe_888

January 17th, 2010, 05:35 PM

^^ Hindi na nila naiisip yun, importante sa kanila ay mabato ang mga tren.

For sure tuwang tuwa mga yan gawa yung mga DMU nabato nila.

Englehart, anim ang DMU set, si 02 at 04 ba favorite mo? :D

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:39 PM

hindi excuse yung Fiesta ni Santo Niño para mag-asal hayop sila. hindi man lang nila naisip na PAGMAMAY-ARI NG TAONG BAYAN ang lahat ng tren ng PNR? :ohno:

dapat lagyan na ng Gatling guns ang DMUs at COMMEXes at nang kapag babatuhin sila ay babarilin na lang nila yung mambabato. :nuts:

yung bluewhale na sinakyan ko kanina pa-laguna, talagang sobrang tinadtad ng bato mula paco hanggang muntinlupa, mabuti nalang talaga hindi DMU yon..^^

^^

anu DMU yung Binato???? si 02 ba? o si 04?

Hindi ko shure, baka si 04 yata..

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:42 PM

^^ Hindi na nila naiisip yun, importante sa kanila ay mabato ang mga tren.

For sure tuwang tuwa mga yan gawa yung mga DMU nabato nila.

Englehart, anim ang DMU set, si 02 at 04 ba favorite mo? :D

tuwang tuwa nga talaga mga IS dun na nambabato, mukhang di titigil hanggang di masira..:bash:

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 05:42 PM

^^ Hindi na nila naiisip yun, importante sa kanila ay mabato ang mga tren.

For sure tuwang tuwa mga yan gawa yung mga DMU nabato nila.

Englehart, anim ang DMU set, si 02 at 04 ba favorite mo? :D

sila lagi ang bumibyahe sa tanghalli eh kung last week si 01 at si 03 ngayon si 02 at 04 naman tapus next week si 05 at si 06 hehehehe

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:44 PM

que DMU pa yan o Blue Whale/COMMEX, still, hindi dapat binabato ang mga yan. those squatters have no idea kung anong klaseng serbisyo ang ibinibigay ng mga tren na yan sa mas nakakarami.

dapat talaga bakuran na ang ROW ng PNR para hindi na mangyari yung mga ganyang insidente o kaya ay yung may bigla-bigla na lang masasagasaang tao. kung hindi pwedeng bakuran, baka pwede yung idea ko na lagyan ng Gatling guns yung mga gilid ng trains at nang babarilin na lang yung mga tao na magpipilit na batuhin yung mga tren. :nuts:

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:47 PM

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:51 PM

^^ ewan ko ba. hindi yata talaga igagalang ng mga I.S. ang mga tren ng PNR. palibhasa kasi hindi sila nagbabayad ng buwis. :ohno:

fall_17

January 17th, 2010, 05:55 PM

^^ ewan ko ba. hindi yata talaga igagalang ng mga I.S. ang mga tren ng PNR. palibhasa kasi hindi sila nagbabayad ng buwis. :ohno:

Ilegal nga sila nagtatayo ng bahay sa mismomg gilid ng riles, e magbayad pa kaya ng buwis..

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:56 PM

if there is already the opportunity to do so, no other loco type deserves to succeed the venerable GE Blue Whales of the PNR than another GE loco...

http://www.getransportation.com/na/en/docs/865561_trainfront_800.jpg
- GE Evolution series locomotive, the type that will, hopefully, be the successor of the venerable GE Blue Whale locos of the PNR.

:)

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 05:58 PM

Ilegal nga sila nagtatayo ng bahay sa mismomg gilid ng riles, e magbayad pa kaya ng buwis..

napakawalanghiya talaga nila. anong satisfaction ang nakukuha nila sa pambabato nila ng mga tren ng PNR? nakakabwisit sila eh. :ohno:

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 06:03 PM

if there is already the opportunity to do so, no other loco type deserves to succeed the venerable GE Blue Whales of the PNR than another GE loco...

- GE Evolution series locomotive, the type that will, hopefully, be the successor of the venerable GE Blue Whale locos of the PNR.

:)

kaso narrow gauge tayo.... kaya pasadya sila gagawa :ohno::ohno::ohno: mas mahal....... hay..... gawin evo series yung blue whales natin ngaun diba??

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 06:09 PM

@ Sir Englehart: we do not have much of a choice. what we have in this country are narrow gauge tracks so we really have to pay extra if we want to have locos that would suit the type of tracks that we have.

Englehart

January 17th, 2010, 06:16 PM

^^

what if na dito idesign yung train made by filipino designers then sa GE ibuild and yung technology para mura kahit 25% or 15%

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 06:20 PM

@ Sir Englehart: do we already have the technology and/or the know-how to design our own locomotives? that's something that i am not sure.

well anyway, some firms in China still build locomotives that are suited to narrow gauge railways such as the Cape gauge railway tracks of the PNR

http://www.railwaysafrica.com/2008/11/chinese-locos-for-drc/

CHINESE LOCOS FOR DRC
Posted on 27 November 2008 by Railways Africa Editor

On 3 November 2008, four diesel-electric locomotives were shipped to the DRC from China’s Dalian port. They are 1,800hp CKD7C models, manufactured by the China Northern Rail Corporation Limited (CNR). Technical specifications follow:

* Track gauge: 1,067mm
* Transmission: AC/DC
* Wheel arrangement Co-Co
* Axle load: 15.0t
* Power rating 1,340 kW
* Design speed: 100 km/h
* Minimum curve negotiation radius: 80m
* Length over coupler centres: 16,400 mm
* Diesel engine model CAT3512
* Application: Mixed traffic on main line

The company also offers a 1,000hp model for the 1,067mm gauge – the CKD5

presenting, the CKD7C narrow gauge locomotive:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2e4l1y9.jpg

i am thinking that we might end up having Chinese-made locos if ever we "cannot really afford" to have GE Evolution series locomotives that are specifically designed for the narrow gauge tracks of the PNR.

NOTE: DRC stands for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bahay_Kubo

January 17th, 2010, 06:49 PM

Chinese firms keep on building locomotives that are designed for the narrow gauge railways of African countries like Congo and Angola...

http://www.dloco.cn/LISTS/article/_MAINPAGE/ennews/default3.aspx?id=2973

Locomotive for Congo (B) dealt
2008-3-12 14:51 Hit：234

On 19 February, 2008, a contract of supply a CK6E diesel locomotive for Congo (B) was dealt. This is the fourth locomotive for Congo (B). The locomotive will be built by CNR Beijing February 7th Locomotive Works Co., Ltd.

The specification of type CK6E are as following:

Track gauge: 1,067 mm
Transmission: AC/DC
Wheel arrangement: Co-Co
Axle load: 16.5 t
Power rating: 1,678 kW
Design speed: 80 km/h
Min. curve negotiation radius: 70 m
Length over coupler centers: 18,540 mm
Diesel engine model: CAT3516B
Application: Mixed traffic on main line
Customer: Congo, Angola

http://www.dloco.cn/Lists/article/_uploads/7379_image002.jpg
- the CK6E diesel locomotive.

however, i have one major concern: THE "DUBIOUS" QUALITY OF CHINESE-MADE PRODUCTS. :ohno:

still, i would love to see GE Evolution series locomotives as successors of the venerable GE Blue Whale locos. ;)

00 Raiser

January 17th, 2010, 08:18 PM

Guys, is there's anyone who are using facebook? Sir Brad is already my friend in facebook.. I hope that anyone here in SSC would be my friend in facebook also :D

Mojacko

January 17th, 2010, 10:03 PM

nakakatuwa naman si 902 kanina. "ipit" nga naman yung busina niya. :nuts: :lol:

Bahay Kubo, what do you mean "ipit" na busina? Is it when a horn sounds off more than one note ("detached notes") when the lever is pulled? (The last time I heard 902's horn was last September; it was a three-note - C7 chord, like that of 915 - albeit a bit hoarse; prior to that, it was a single note - tenor range E.)

I noticed the same thing with 919 when I rode on Train 401 last week. It used to be a single note (tenor G), but it (abnormally?) became a detached two-note: soprano E followed by tenor G - similar to that of 5009 (the last time I heard it - don't remember when, but quite recently).

In my opininon, a horn sounding more than one note detached is a sign of abnormality as a result of incompetent maintenance. (On the opposite side of the scale, I would presume that a well-maintained GE U14C/U15C horn should ideally sound similar to that of 915 described above.)

(P.S.: Some of you may be a bit surprised with why I use musical terms to describe horn sounds; my girlfriend is a music teacher. :) )

00 Raiser

January 17th, 2010, 11:19 PM

Bahay Kubo, what do you mean "ipit" na busina? Is it when a horn sounds off more than one note ("detached notes") when the lever is pulled? (The last time I heard 902's horn was last September; it was a three-note - C7 chord, like that of 915 - albeit a bit hoarse; prior to that, it was a single note - tenor range E.)

I noticed the same thing with 919 when I rode on Train 401 last week. It used to be a single note (tenor G), but it (abnormally?) became a detached two-note: soprano E followed by tenor G - similar to that of 5009 (the last time I heard it - don't remember when, but quite recently).

In my opininon, a horn sounding more than one note detached is a sign of abnormality as a result of incompetent maintenance. (On the opposite side of the scale, I would presume that a well-maintained GE U14C/U15C horn should ideally sound similar to that of 915 described above.)

(P.S.: Some of you may be a bit surprised with why I use musical terms to describe horn sounds; my girlfriend is a music teacher. :) )

^^^^

I rather like the train horn of the AMTRAK.. KL5A horns.. But somehow, I like the original train horn of the U15C of the PNR.. Specially when you heard the horn in provincial area like Quezon or Bicol area.. They're using the loud horn in open area and the soft horn in town/city proper... :) :D :righton:

hatfield110

January 18th, 2010, 02:17 AM

00 Raiser

January 18th, 2010, 02:42 AM

sa states din may ganyan.. yung ibang dinadaanan ng AMTRAK.. :) :->

hakz2007

January 18th, 2010, 02:49 AM

hehehe.. igwa pa man padi. 36 trips daa ang byahe kan tren magpoon sa Tayuman pasiring Sucat. Hinahalat na lang daa ang turnover kan Hanjin sa riles na pianhihirahay magpoon Bicutan hanggang Sucat. Kada 20min. ang biyahe pag rush hour tapos kada 40 min. ang bako rush hour. Halangkaw na opisyal ang kinahisturya ko. :)

that's great, padi!:cheers:

^^ Pyesta sa pagbabato siguro mga punyet@ng IS kanina...Baka yung ilalim ng DMU eh nabato rin. Tsk.

ganun din dito sa Bikol...binabato rin si 922:ohno:

WOW... parang yung sea train lang sa One Piece...

yung anime ba yang One Piece?

hakz2007

January 18th, 2010, 02:56 AM

UPDATES: PNR CAMARINES SUR

REHABILITATION ALMOST FINISHED IN LIBMANAN TO SIPOCOT RAILWAY AREA, MAYBE NEXT 2 WEEKS IT WOULD BE SIPOCOT TO LUPI. THEN LUPI TO RAGAY, RAGAY, CAMARINES SUR TO TAGKAWAYAN, QUEZON PROVINCE.
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hakz2007

January 18th, 2010, 02:57 AM

PNR UPDATES:

CONVERTIBLE TRUCKS, VERY ACCESSIBLE AND PRACTICAL FOR TRANSPORTING HEAVY MATERIALS.
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s40

January 18th, 2010, 03:06 AM

pambihira -------- mas magaling pa yung contractor sa Bicol kesa sa pU@#)$*(^)*(#@$ hanjin yan...... mas maliit na nga ginagawa dito palpak pa pambihira naman talaga oh.........

marami siguro yumaman na diyan sa demontres na Tutuban to Alabang construction:ohno:

absinthe_888

January 18th, 2010, 03:09 AM

yung bluewhale na sinakyan ko kanina pa-laguna, talagang sobrang tinadtad ng bato mula paco hanggang muntinlupa, mabuti nalang talaga hindi DMU yon..^^

Grabe ah, simula Paco hanggang Muntinlupa binabato??? Anu yun nag fall in line yung mga IS? Parang finals ng isang aplikante papasok sa frat yan ah :nuts:

Bahay Kubo, what do you mean "ipit" na busina? Is it when a horn sounds off more than one note ("detached notes") when the lever is pulled? (The last time I heard 902's horn was last September; it was a three-note - C7 chord, like that of 915 - albeit a bit hoarse; prior to that, it was a single note - tenor range E.)

I noticed the same thing with 919 when I rode on Train 401 last week. It used to be a single note (tenor G), but it (abnormally?) became a detached two-note: soprano E followed by tenor G - similar to that of 5009 (the last time I heard it - don't remember when, but quite recently).

In my opininon, a horn sounding more than one note detached is a sign of abnormality as a result of incompetent maintenance. (On the opposite side of the scale, I would presume that a well-maintained GE U14C/U15C horn should ideally sound similar to that of 915 described above.)

(P.S.: Some of you may be a bit surprised with why I use musical terms to describe horn sounds; my girlfriend is a music teacher. :) )

Ka nose bleed naman to Sir :D Basta ako gusto kong busina kay 919.

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CX 110 pala ang talagang na target ng mga IS kahapon per info from our friends in PNR. Kaso hindi nila sure kung sinong DMU unit.

edly

January 18th, 2010, 03:56 AM

UPDATES: PNR CAMARINES SUR
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6807/pnr9.jpg

Ito ang ingenuity ng Pinoy. Grabe! Namiss ko ang ganitong style ng mga kababayan natin pagdating sa mabilisang paggawa. Di kailangan ng malaking pera para maisakatuparan yan. Kudos to the Bicol segment workers for making this a reality!

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 04:06 AM

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/P1180164.jpg
^^Para saan kaya yang hinukay nila sa riles?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/P1180165.jpg
^^Ang daming progress dito... sa sobrang dami mabibilang mo.. ang tulin nilang mag trabaho.. :nuts::nuts:

Sky Harbor

January 18th, 2010, 04:39 AM

hakz2007

January 18th, 2010, 04:52 AM

Ito ang ingenuity ng Pinoy. Grabe! Namiss ko ang ganitong style ng mga kababayan natin pagdating sa mabilisang paggawa. Di kailangan ng malaking pera para maisakatuparan yan. Kudos to the Bicol segment workers for making this a reality!

at nakakatulong pa sila sa pagbibigay ng trabaho sa mga kababayan natin...:banana:

fall_17

January 18th, 2010, 04:58 AM

edly

January 18th, 2010, 05:47 AM

^^Ang daming progress dito... sa sobrang dami mabibilang mo.. ang tulin nilang mag trabaho.. :nuts::nuts:

Any updates on Solis station? Malapit na ba matapos?:nuts:

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 05:53 AM

^^Malapit na.. Malapit na akong maubusan ng pasensya... wala pa rin pagbabago... :nuts:

absinthe_888

January 18th, 2010, 05:56 AM

hakz2007

January 18th, 2010, 06:05 AM

^^Malapit na.. Malapit na akong maubusan ng pasensya... wala pa rin pagbabago... :nuts:

Happs, cool ka lang:lol:

Mas maayos pa nga ata yung mga tao dun sa Bicol kehza sa Hanjin.

Thanks! Bakit mo naman nasabi yan?:)

riles28

January 18th, 2010, 06:28 AM

Ayos yung truck equipment nila doon convertible talaga pwedeng pang riles anong conctractor kaya ang kinuha nila dyan? Sana kasing husay ng contractor dyan sa bicol ang gumagawa ng Manila - Alabang pati na yung all the way to calamba mas pulido silang gumawa base sa mga litrato.

Nakita ko kanina ang basag ng DMU at ayon sa inyo nadale pala yan sa pandacan medyo rampant nga ang pambabato dyan sa bahaging yan actually last weekend ng sumakay ako ay nakaranas rin kami ng matinding pambabato swerte nga lang at walang nabasag na salamin. Ni repot ko na rin yan sa PNR police ginagawan na raw nila ng aksyon yan.

riles28

January 18th, 2010, 06:30 AM

Siguro once na matapos na yang rehab ng riles riyan sa bicol ay pwede ng tumakbo ang tren ng 90 kph to 105 kph parang tulad sa KTM railways nakakatakbo ng mabilis.

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 06:33 AM

hmm..buhay pa ba ung mga riles na papuntang tutuban/divisoria? kung tama pagkakaalala ko may mga track ng tren na papasok ng tutuban cluster mall...

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 07:12 AM

^^Anung riles ang sinasabi mo? Yung papuntang North Harbor?
Sa pag modernize kaya ng North Harbor.. kasama kaya sa plan nila ang pag buhay sa freight ng PNR?

Nakita ko kanina ang basag ng DMU at ayon sa inyo nadale pala yan sa pandacan medyo rampant nga ang pambabato dyan sa bahaging yan actually last weekend ng sumakay ako ay nakaranas rin kami ng matinding pambabato swerte nga lang at walang nabasag na salamin. Ni repot ko na rin yan sa PNR police ginagawan na raw nila ng aksyon yan.

^^Anung klaseng aksyon ginawa nila? Isusumbong nila sa titser yung mga batang nambabato sa riles? At yung mga lasenggo naman isusumbong nila sa mga asawa nila.. :nuts:

pi_malejana

January 18th, 2010, 07:14 AM

^^Ang daming progress dito... sa sobrang dami mabibilang mo.. ang tulin nilang mag trabaho.. :nuts::nuts:

what?!!??:eek: last year ganyan na ang itsura nyan ah... ang tagal naman ng trabaho nila..:ohno::bash::bash:

ayhan456

January 18th, 2010, 07:22 AM

Ito ang ingenuity ng Pinoy. Grabe! Namiss ko ang ganitong style ng mga kababayan natin pagdating sa mabilisang paggawa. Di kailangan ng malaking pera para maisakatuparan yan. Kudos to the Bicol segment workers for making this a reality!

`paanu kaya kung lahat ng sasakyan sa metro manila ganito lahat,dumadaan sa riles.cguro wala ng trafic noh:lol:

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 07:32 AM

wahaha!! Anu ka ba.. Madali lang ako kaibiganin.. Wahahaha!! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

^^Dad mo ba kasama mo kanina sa DMU? Kamukha mo eh... :lol: Nireport ka ba sa principal dahil puro tren ang inaatupag mo... Hahahaha...

Ang gara ng uniform... :tongue:

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 07:40 AM

`paanu kaya kung lahat ng sasakyan sa metro manila ganito lahat,dumadaan sa riles.cguro wala ng trafic noh:lol:

^^Wala na dahil nasa riles na ang traffic... :tongue:
Pag nangyari yon makakakita ka na rin ng riles na may flyover... :lol:

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 08:16 AM

@ Sir Englehart: do we already have the technology and/or the know-how to design our own locomotives? that's something that i am not sure.

well anyway, some firms in China still build locomotives that are suited to narrow gauge railways such as the Cape gauge railway tracks of the PNR

presenting, the CKD7C narrow gauge locomotive:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2e4l1y9.jpg

i am thinking that we might end up having Chinese-made locos if ever we "cannot really afford" to have GE Evolution series locomotives that are specifically designed for the narrow gauge tracks of the PNR.

NOTE: DRC stands for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Finding locomotives and/or rollingstock for narrow gauge is quite an easy task.
Building new can be sourced from anywhere, including Aussie manufacturers who often build for asia.

Second hand stuff is also quite easy, with any manufacturer able to make stuff to narrow gauge. While a lot of narrower standard gauge stuff can run on narrow gauge. Just require bogies.

Brad

Lucentino

January 18th, 2010, 08:29 AM

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 08:30 AM

@happosai - ung lumiliko papasok ng cluster mall..hehe may track kasi dun eh..

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 08:30 AM

Grabe ah, simula Paco hanggang Muntinlupa binabato??? Anu yun nag fall in line yung mga IS? Parang finals ng isang aplikante papasok sa frat yan ah :nuts:

^^Baka may pa kontest.. kung sino ang pinaka malaking damage ay may premyo... :nuts:

Ka nose bleed naman to Sir :D Basta ako gusto kong busina kay 919.

^^Baka naman natural english speaker sya gaya ni kuwan... :nuts:

@BAHAY KUBO-- ahaha!! MIDNIGHT SHIFT ito men!! Parang callcenter lang a.. Hahaha!!
Actually, nasa Call Center nga ako ngayon.. Night Shift.. hahaha

^^Kaya ka napapadala sa principal nyo eh.. puro ka na lang tren... :nuts:

dapat pala maglagay ka ng gel kapag sa Blue Whale ka sasakay. siguradong di magugulo ang buhok mo nun. :)

^^Baka petroleum jelly... :nuts:

seriously, hearing the horns of the Blue Whales and the DMUs is music to my ears, lalo na't malapit lang ang bahay ko sa Buendia PNR Station. nung dumaan si 5009 kanina, natuwa talaga ako kasi alam kong kumakayod pa din siya kahit na ganitong oras. :)

^^May kilala akong forumer dito na iba ang kinakayod... :nuts:

^^ maayos ba yung pagkagawa ng station sa Pandacan kumpara sa Kulang-Kulang Station, este San Andres Station? :nuts: :lol:

^^Mamili ka ng station.. San Andres o Solis station? :lol:

^^ san po bang banda ang san andres?? Tsaka matanong ko lang din ah, ginagamit pa rin ba nila un mic sa loob ng DMU?? I mean sinasabi ba nila ung station na susunod tilad sa mrt/lrt???

^^Ginagamit nila yan pag naka enable ang videoke function ng DMU... :nuts:

^^ When I saw the barriers, they looked erect to me.

^^Nakita mo ang erected barrier ni 888? :nuts:

@happosai - ung lumiliko papasok ng cluster mall..hehe may track kasi dun eh..
^^Yan nga yung papuntang North Harbor... :D

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 08:35 AM

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 08:39 AM

Has there been any news on the locos from Taiwan and their arrival?

Hope they are there while I a still in QC.

14 days to go.................

Brad

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 08:42 AM

^^ un ba un?hehe eh merun pa kasi na nag bbranch papasok mismo sa building ng cluster mall.. di kaya un ung riles papunta sa tutuban station dati?hehe

hmm..baka dis week mag joyride ako sa pnr..lol kaso di ko alam ang sked ng tren..wahaha

^^Yup.. yun nga yon... Mula sa Tutuban station dadaan sya ng cluster mall.. then labas sa Recto papuntang Delpan bridge at pasok sa loob ng North Harbor

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 08:47 AM

Has there been any news on the locos from Taiwan and their arrival?

Hope they are there while I a still in QC.

14 days to go.................

Brad

^^No news yet as of now... Maybe they are all busy with the coming election... :nuts:

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 08:47 AM

@ happosai - okie..hehe nakakalito kasi..lol sana ayusin nila un at paganahin, at alisin na din sana nila ung mga vendors sa kalsada..XD

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 08:51 AM

presenting, the CKD7C narrow gauge locomotive:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2e4l1y9.jpg

i am thinking that we might end up having Chinese-made locos if ever we "cannot really afford" to have GE Evolution series locomotives that are specifically designed for the narrow gauge tracks of the PNR.

NOTE: DRC stands for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

muka naman ok tong locomotives na to..pinturahan lang nila ng colors ng PNR bongga na..haha :carrot:

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 10:17 AM

@ happosai - okie..hehe nakakalito kasi..lol sana ayusin nila un at paganahin, at alisin na din sana nila ung mga vendors sa kalsada..XD

^^Isama na rin nila ang mga squatters sa loob ng North Harbor at ng Islang puting bato... :lol:

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 10:26 AM

~~ PRHS/SSC GATHERING - 6/2/2010 ~~
ESPANA STATION

Update 18-1-2010

The second combined SSC/PRHS group gathering is planned for February the 6th (a Saturday so hopefully nobody is working).
Starting around 7am, with a later morning trip to Tutuban on the railcars for a look around, followed by a trip back to Espana for the afternoon peak, ending in seeing the 900 on the Binan pass go through.

If time permits, perhaps an earlier DMU back to Blumentritt for an inspection of the triangle, Sollis station construction and RIHSPI work on the Abad Santos signalbox.

*** Planned extra is a look at the bus terminal next to Tutuban station after a yard viewing - just for those with a bit of a bus bent as well. :lol:

Confirmed Attendees thus far:
Myself
David Xuereb
Happosai (Rodney)
Daily Commuter
Batang_riles30
Engelhart
Trainmaster
Sulong

Please let us know if you can make it.

Brad

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 10:29 AM

@ alcogoodwin - can I come?hehe

@ happosai - bakit nga ba nagkamerun din ng mga iskwa? di ba dapat no trespassing dun?

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 10:35 AM

@ alcogoodwin - can I come?hehe

?

Will addf you to the list lah

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 10:36 AM

~~ PRHS/SSC GATHERING - 6/2/2010 ~~
ESPANA STATION

Update 18-1-2010 (Pt2)

The second combined SSC/PRHS group gathering is planned for February the 6th (a Saturday so hopefully nobody is working).
Starting around 7am, with a later morning trip to Tutuban on the railcars for a look around, followed by a trip back to Espana for the afternoon peak, ending in seeing the 900 on the Binan pass go through.

If time permits, perhaps an earlier DMU back to Blumentritt for an inspection of the triangle, Sollis station construction and RIHSPI work on the Abad Santos signalbox.

*** Planned extra is a look at the bus terminal next to Tutuban station after a yard viewing - just for those with a bit of a bus bent as well.

Confirmed Attendees thus far:
Myself
David Xuereb
Happosai (Rodney)
Daily Commuter
Batang_riles30
Engelhart
Trainmaster
Sulong
Kuroa

Please let us know if you can make it.

Brad
__________________

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 10:49 AM

@ alcogoodwin - can I come?hehe

@ happosai - bakit nga ba nagkamerun din ng mga iskwa? di ba dapat no trespassing dun?

^^Sankaterba ang squatters doon... Kaya talamak ang holdapan at snatchan doon... :ohno:

Kuroa

January 18th, 2010, 10:57 AM

^^ amp naman sila, di ba pwede itransmute na lang ang north harbor para mawala na ang mga skwa?:nuts: makakagawa ka pa ng philosophers stone...:lol:

anyways, sana matapos na yan this 2010. Malaking ginhawa yan sa tao lalo na ung mga umuuwi ng probinsya..:carrot:

happosai

January 18th, 2010, 11:10 AM

^^Teka.. i tetext ko si scar... :nuts:

~~ PRHS/SSC GATHERING - 6/2/2010 ~~
ESPANA STATION

Update 18-1-2010 (Pt2)

The second combined SSC/PRHS group gathering is planned for February the 6th (a Saturday so hopefully nobody is working).
Starting around 7am, with a later morning trip to Tutuban on the railcars for a look around, followed by a trip back to Espana for the afternoon peak, ending in seeing the 900 on the Binan pass go through.

If time permits, perhaps an earlier DMU back to Blumentritt for an inspection of the triangle, Sollis station construction and RIHSPI work on the Abad Santos signalbox.

*** Planned extra is a look at the bus terminal next to Tutuban station after a yard viewing - just for those with a bit of a bus bent as well.

Confirmed Attendees thus far:
Myself
David Xuereb
Happosai (Rodney)
Daily Commuter
Batang_riles30
Engelhart
Trainmaster
Sulong
Kuroa

Please let us know if you can make it.

Brad
__________________

^^The meeting place is at Espanya station at around 7am? That means I should be riding the CX103 trip in Blumentritt, and that will be 6:55am. Then at around 8:20am we'll ride the commex train bound Tutuban.

Mojacko

January 18th, 2010, 11:48 AM

Greetings, PNR rail riders and fans in SkyscraperCity Philippines.

Perhaps noting this here shouldn't be much of a big deal, but just a little something to break the ice (it's PNR-related anyway): of the recent times I've ridden PNR's Blue Whale services, pulled by their fleet of ever-reliable (if ageing) GE U14C/15C and U6B locomotives (as well as videos of them I've seen on YouTube), here is - from my account - which locomotives give what horn sound.

GE U14C/U15C
902: Single-note, tenor E (as of August 2009); later on modified to a C7 chord (baritone C, tenor E and alto B flat) - similar to that of 915 (description below), albeit slightly hoarse (as of September 2009; hoarseness may be due to poorly performed modification job)

915: C7 chord (baritone C, tenor E, alto B flat)

919: Single-note, tenor G (as of September 2009); later on deteriorated to detached 2-note (soprano E followed by tenor G, as of January 2010)

GE U6B
5001 and 5002: Single-note, tenor E

5007: Single-note, alto G sharp

5009: Detached 2-note (soprano E followed by tenor G) - like that of (deteriorated) 919 (description above)

Sources: Some of them, I picked up by ear and taken note of each time I ride; others through videos on YouTube.

And the Award for best-sounding horn goes to Locomotive (drumroll please): ..... 915!

As I noted earlier, the horn of 915 is the most ideal sound for a well-maintained horn of a GE U14C/U15C - and my personal favorite in PNR's fleet. This is probably the sound most synonymous with the long-haul services that PNR used to operate with these iron horses. (Sadly, though, I was told that 915 is currently out of service and undergoing repairs in Caloocan; only time will tell if we will ever hear her horn sounding the same way we all remember it when she returns to active service - if at all.)

Keep ridin' the rails, y'all....

alcogoodwin

January 18th, 2010, 12:02 PM

^^Teka.. i tetext ko si scar... :nuts:

^^The meeting place is at Espanya station at around 7am? That means I should be riding the CX103 trip in Blumentritt, and that will be 6:55am. Then at around 8:20am we'll ride the commex train bound Tutuban.

Sounds fantastic to me my friend.

00 Raiser

January 18th, 2010, 01:15 PM

Sir Brad and Happosai, may I join the trip this coming Feb 6 if ever i'm available? :D I'm looking forward for your contact number for further information.. Thanks! Mabalos! Mabuhay kaming mga uragon! :D

Christian_123

January 18th, 2010, 01:16 PM

00 Raiser

January 18th, 2010, 01:31 PM

Hmmmm....If that happens; this would be their new banner:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9638/mangtomas.jpg

:naughty: :lol:

^^^^

Ang kulit! :nuts::lol::banana:
Muntik na ako mabulunan sa kinakain ko :lol: :omg:

absinthe_888

January 18th, 2010, 02:06 PM

Hmmmm....If that happens; this would be their new banner:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9638/mangtomas.jpg

:naughty: :lol:

This is DC's pet blue whale...

riles28

January 18th, 2010, 02:10 PM

http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv349/rodriguez428/Taiwan_DHL100.jpg

http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv349/rodriguez428/TRADL01.jpg

http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv349/rodriguez428/BCK10701.jpg

The promising train for us to be use for bicol service if the negotiation will become sucessfull the all this train will come to us from taiwan.

Kung susuriin ang taiwan coaches ay mukhang maliit at magaan tingnan kumpara sa mga JR Coaches na ginagamit natin ngayon at mukhang mas akma sa atin ang ganitong coaches upang mas madaling hilahin ng mga locomotive.

Bahay_Kubo

January 18th, 2010, 02:15 PM

good evening, Pinoy railfans! :)

good evening, Sir Christian, Sir absinthe, Sir riles, Sir Brad, Sir 00 Raiser, Sir Mojacko, Sir Kuroa and Sir Happy Happs! :)

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Hmmmm....If that happens; this would be their new banner:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9638/mangtomas.jpg

:naughty: :lol:

ang cute! :banana: :lol:

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@ Sir Brad: i hope to see you when you come here soon. :)

Bahay_Kubo

January 18th, 2010, 02:32 PM

UPDATES: PNR CAMARINES SUR

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6807/pnr9.jpg

that's what i call RESOURCEFULNESS! :cheers: :)

ICHUO_MX

January 18th, 2010, 03:32 PM

oi, fave ng kapatid ko ang Thomas.

Sabi ko nga sa kanya, "ginagawa na yung tren"

sabi nya, "sakay tayo dyan kuya ha".

batang_riles30

January 18th, 2010, 03:43 PM

olineil

January 18th, 2010, 03:45 PM

Hakz or any other Bicolanos here, please translate the following sentence into Bikol.

"Please watch your step and mind the gap between the train and platform as you go on or off the train.

In Filipino:

Mag-ingat po sa paghakbang at bigyan ng pansin ang puwang sa pagitan ng tren at ng plataporma habang sumasakay o bumababa sa tren.

The short form is "Mind the gap" or "Bigyan ng pansin ang puwang". I'll try to make a render of a trilingual sign with this. Thanks! :D

Sky Harbor we will have a problem here... there is a lot of Bicol Dialects. There is Bicol Naga, Bicol Legazpi, Bicol Daraga, Rinconada, Sorsoganon, Catanduanon, & Masbateño and many more. Best will be either Bicol Naga or Legazpi. Naga can be understood clearly mostly by elders for it is used in churches everywhere but for street talk I notice most bicolanos can understand Bicol Legazpi cause Naga's got really deep bicol words. But the best is to stick with just English & tagalog... I am confident that at least 90% plus of Bicolanos can speak and understand tagalog (Filipino) without any problems.

olineil

January 18th, 2010, 03:47 PM

UPDATES: PNR CAMARINES SUR

REHABILITATION ALMOST FINISHED IN LIBMANAN TO SIPOCOT RAILWAY AREA, MAYBE NEXT 2 WEEKS IT WOULD BE SIPOCOT TO LUPI. THEN LUPI TO RAGAY, RAGAY, CAMARINES SUR TO TAGKAWAYAN, QUEZON PROVINCE.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6807/pnr9.jpg

Pansin ko lang parang kulang na kulang yung ballast na nilalagay. I hope this is just a initiall ballast dump, then dadagdagan nila pagmagta-tamper na? I hope I am right... any comments sir WoS?

Sky Harbor

January 18th, 2010, 03:53 PM

Sky Harbor we will have a problem here... there is a lot of Bicol Dialects. There is Bicol Naga, Bicol Legazpi, Bicol Daraga, Rinconada, Sorsoganon, Catanduanon, & Masbateño and many more. Best will be either Bicol Naga or Legazpi. Naga can be understood clearly mostly by elders for it is used in churches everywhere but for street talk I notice most bicolanos can understand Bicol Legazpi cause Naga's got really deep bicol words. But the best is to stick with just English & tagalog... I am confident that at least 90% plus of Bicolanos can speak and understand tagalog (Filipino) without any problems.

It's supposed to be Central Bikol (Bikol Naga). The signs are formal, not conversational.

trainmaster

January 18th, 2010, 05:16 PM

^^Dad mo ba kasama mo kanina sa DMU? Kamukha mo eh... :lol: Nireport ka ba sa principal dahil puro tren ang inaatupag mo... Hahahaha...

Ang gara ng uniform... :tongue:

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
ahahaha.. di na uso PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL!! College na 'ko! haha.
Di ko na nga ma-update sarili ko sa SSC e.. sooobrang busy kasi Exams na..

Kasama ko sya kasi magcoconduct sya ng lecture sa USTe ng umaga..

haha!! Kati nga ng uniform namin e.. haha

trainmaster

January 18th, 2010, 05:24 PM

Greetings, PNR rail riders and fans in SkyscraperCity Philippines.

.

GE U14C/U15C
902: Single-note, tenor E (as of August 2009); later on modified to a C7 chord (baritone C, tenor E and alto B flat) - similar to that of 915 (description below), albeit slightly hoarse (as of September 2009; hoarseness may be due to poorly performed modification job)

915: C7 chord (baritone C, tenor E, alto B flat)

919: Single-note, tenor G (as of September 2009); later on deteriorated to detached 2-note (soprano E followed by tenor G, as of January 2010)

GE U6B
5001 and 5002: Single-note, tenor E

5007: Single-note, alto G sharp

5009: Detached 2-note (soprano E followed by tenor G) - like that of (deteriorated) 919 (description above)

Sources: Some of them, I picked up by ear and taken note of each time I ride; others through videos on YouTube.

And the Award for best-sounding horn goes to Locomotive (drumroll please): ..... 915!

As I noted earlier, the horn of 915 is the most ideal sound for a well-maintained horn of a GE U14C/U15C - and my personal favorite in PNR's fleet. This is probably the sound most synonymous with the long-haul services that PNR used to operate with these iron horses. (Sadly, though, I was told that 915 is currently out of service and undergoing repairs in Caloocan; only time will tell if we will ever hear her horn sounding the same way we all remember it when she returns to active service - if at all.)

Keep ridin' the rails, y'all....

Good thing may nag-post nito dito!
Madali lang kapain ang pitch ng mga train horns ng GE loco's.. Inaral namin sa Conservatory yan.. Mag-solfeggio ka ba naman araw araw e.. Nakatanim na sa kukote ko ang mga pitch... hahaha

I checked on the piano the pitches that you gave, and it's 95% accurate..
GOOD JOB MOJACKO!! Nice!

For others, wala lang sa kanila 'yang mga pitches and chords na 'toh..
Sa aming Music Students, very useful 'tong mga ganito.. Ang hirap maging perfect-pitch a.. hahaha

We, from the UST Conservatory of Music, are impressed..:):)

lochinvar

January 18th, 2010, 06:52 PM

Is it going to be one rail track only for the whole stretch of Bicol?

Sky Harbor

January 18th, 2010, 06:56 PM

^^ Nope. The line will be double-tracked, although current efforts are focused on rehabilitating the old line before proceeding with double-tracking.

JudeD

January 18th, 2010, 07:25 PM

hey guys, can i have a photographer/reporter go along with you on the feb 6 meet and write about it for expat newspaper?

Bahay_Kubo

January 18th, 2010, 09:10 PM

^I think I have seen a video (in youtube) where a train from Russia to China changes bogeys every time at the border (due to gauge difference)... So I guess it is not impossible, really... :)

Sir Lucentino, are you referring to these videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skRaslLRHcQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIScb7LUpc&NR=1

switching from Standard Gauge bogies (China) to Broad Gauge bogies (Russia) and vice versa. even tourists riding the trains can watch the process! cool stuff! :)

Bahay_Kubo

January 18th, 2010, 09:26 PM

Finding locomotives and/or rollingstock for narrow gauge is quite an easy task.
Building new can be sourced from anywhere, including Aussie manufacturers who often build for asia.

Second hand stuff is also quite easy, with any manufacturer able to make stuff to narrow gauge. While a lot of narrower standard gauge stuff can run on narrow gauge. Just require bogies.

Brad

Sir, i am just curious.

supposing the PNR decides to purchase GE Evolution Series locomotives from the US to replace the fleet of GE Blue Whale locomotives. would the cost of the GE Evolution Series locomotives become higher just because they would be fitted with PNR-specific narrow gauge bogies instead of the usual standard gauge bogies that US-made locomotives such as GE Evolution Series have?

i would love the PNR to have GE Evolution Series locomotives as the next-generation "Blue Whales" to succeed its current fleet of old but very reliable GE locomotives just to keep the "tradition" of the PNR being a consistent user of GE locomotives. :)

lastly, i think the PNR has the capability to replace bogies in-house supposing the second-hand coaches that it would acquire would be coming from a country of a different rail gauge (standard, broad). the only thing that has to be done here is for PNR facilities, especially those in Caloocan and in Tutuban, to be modernized and to give further training to the already well-trained and very committed PNR employees who would perform such task. however, i would still love to see the Philippines producing its own coaches, with Santarosa Motors probably having the technology and the know-how to do just that (if Santarosa is able to refurbish that old COMMEX coach of the PNR, i think it can also produce brand-new coaches for the PNR).

P.S.: hoping to meet you during your visit to the Philippines. :)

daily commuter

January 19th, 2010, 02:15 AM

Hmmmm....If that happens; this would be their new banner:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9638/mangtomas.jpg

:naughty: :lol:

This is DC's pet blue whale...

^^ Mr.Christian_123, sana naman nagpadala ka ng private message sa akin asking my permission to use that photo. Ako ang photographer ng picture na yan.

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/1_613328901l.jpg

http://www.friendster.com/photos/101944743/1/613328901#pic=01613328901

Mojacko

January 19th, 2010, 02:18 AM

Good thing may nag-post nito dito!
Madali lang kapain ang pitch ng mga train horns ng GE loco's.. Inaral namin sa Conservatory yan.. Mag-solfeggio ka ba naman araw araw e.. Nakatanim na sa kukote ko ang mga pitch... hahaha

I checked on the piano the pitches that you gave, and it's 95% accurate..
GOOD JOB MOJACKO!! Nice!

For others, wala lang sa kanila 'yang mga pitches and chords na 'toh..
Sa aming Music Students, very useful 'tong mga ganito.. Ang hirap maging perfect-pitch a.. hahaha

We, from the UST Conservatory of Music, are impressed..:):)

:) Thanks for your positive comment, Trainmaster.

In all honesty, I am musically ear-trained too ... plus, as I mentioned in an earlier post, my girlfriend is a music teacher, which - I guess you may consider - gives my pitch-gauging ability even more of a boost (in addition to the obvious :D )

Sya nga pala, siguro when she and I have the free time, I plan to take her with me one time I take an "adventure" ride on a PNR Blue Whale.

d_jeb

January 19th, 2010, 02:40 AM

Will investors come in droves after seeing a train crawling by? Haha, childish thoughts (unsa man nang mga foreign investors murag gisaw kay ilaron rag bunot, hahahaha). There are lots of things to consider for them to come in.

First, safety and security of investors and their investments (free of any terror attacks). Second, the economic/political atmosphere of our country. There are a lot of things the Philippine government should do to get the confidence of more foreign investors (the political situation in the Philippines which is very volatile; I guess this is one turning off factor of investors). Are they doing something about it? Third, infrastructures, one of the main factor of investors for them to pour their investments.

I am with you guys who have a vision for Mindanao development hence we should give our best shot in planning/implementing correctly the first time. IMO an expressway is best for the island for some reasons posted previously. Mindanao is not yet ready to dance with a railway system thus it's not the first in my list.

happosai

January 19th, 2010, 03:06 AM

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
ahahaha.. di na uso PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL!! College na 'ko! haha.
Di ko na nga ma-update sarili ko sa SSC e.. sooobrang busy kasi Exams na..

Kasama ko sya kasi magcoconduct sya ng lecture sa USTe ng umaga..

haha!! Kati nga ng uniform namin e.. haha

^^Ah ganun ba.. Akala ko HS ka palang... :nuts: sige... take 2...

Pinatawag ka ba ng dean mo dahil puro train ka na lang...
Baka naman sagot mo sa mga exams mo ay DEL, blue whale, DMU.. :nuts:

Christian_123

January 19th, 2010, 04:46 AM

^^ Mr.Christian_123, sana naman nagpadala ka ng private message sa akin asking my permission to use that photo. Ako ang photographer ng picture na yan.

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/1_613328901l.jpg

http://www.friendster.com/photos/101944743/1/613328901#pic=01613328901

Sorry, nahanap ko lang yan sa google. Hinde ko alam na ikaw pala ang may-ari nyan.

daily commuter

January 19th, 2010, 05:00 AM

^^ About sa sinabi mo na nakita mo yan sa google, hindi ba ibibigay pa din niya sa iyo ang link ng location ng image. Sana naman nagbigay ka ng konting courtesy like ng pagsabi na this image is from this website http://www.friendster.com/photos/101944743/1/613328901#pic=01613328901

Sinabi nga ni Sir Kiretoce:
"When posting articles taken from online sources, please also take the time to provide the link as to acknowledge your source. It's only fair and just to do so. Thank you very much for your cooperation on this matter."
(see http://www.skyscrapercity.com/announcement.php?f=585&a=477)

Kami dito sa thread pag trip namin gamitin ang pictures na kuha ng iba nagpapaalam kami or nagbibigay ng courtesy na ipinapaalam na ang photo ay hindi sa amin. Isang example ay yun mga pictures ni Riles28, since wala siya photobucket o friendster account para mag-upload ng photo, si Happosai ang nag-upload para sa kanya dito sa thread. Ipinaalam ni Happosai na hindi niya pictures ang mga yun kungdi ay kay Riles28. Kung hindi dahil kay Happy Happs ay hindi natin malalaman kung gaano kagandang lalaki ni Riles28.

Anyway, apology accepted.

junsanchez

January 19th, 2010, 05:02 AM

cyrusal

January 19th, 2010, 05:42 AM

I would love to have railways, its more environment friendly.

daily commuter

January 19th, 2010, 06:43 AM

Guys, ito siguro yun sinasabi nyo na binatong DMU. Hindi ko lang nakuha kung anong DMU ang tren na yan.

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/2_713622484l.jpg
^^ Taken Jan 19, 2010 at Buendia Station

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http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/2_906963305l.jpg
^^ Taken Jan 11, 2010
Ang Blumentritt area ay may pang crossing barrier na din.

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/2_263773997l.jpg
^^ Passengers waiting for the last Manila-bound train at Buendia.
Taken Jan 11, 2010

absinthe_888

January 19th, 2010, 06:59 AM

Guys, ito siguro yun sinasabi nyo na binatong DMU. Hindi ko lang nakuha kung anong DMU ang tren na yan.

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/2_713622484l.jpg
^^ Taken Jan 19, 2010 at Buendia Station

Master DC, DMR 07 yan sa pagkakatanda ko. Hindi yan yung pinagpiyestahan ng mga IS nung kapistahin ni Sto. Niño nung Linggo. Medyo matagal narin nabato at nabasag salamin nan.

Lucentino

January 19th, 2010, 07:35 AM

^"Nababato" na pala ang mga DMU's dahil sa mga IS... :lol:

Sir Lucentino, are you referring to these videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skRaslLRHcQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIScb7LUpc&NR=1

switching from Standard Gauge bogies (China) to Broad Gauge bogies (Russia) and vice versa. even tourists riding the trains can watch the process! cool stuff! :)

Can't see the videos from where I am at the moment, but if those were about the Trans-Siberian railway, then I guess that's it... :)

hey guys, can i have a photographer/reporter go along with you on the feb 6 meet and write about it for expat newspaper?

I hope Uncle Brad and the guys would find your post interesting...

I am not sure if PNR wants "international" exposure at the moment though...

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 08:51 AM

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 08:52 AM

@ Sir Brad: i hope to see you when you come here soon. :)

Me to.

13 days to go.

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 08:56 AM

hey guys, can i have a photographer/reporter go along with you on the feb 6 meet and write about it for expat newspaper?

Surre, of course.

It will be my second time to be be interviewed for a newspaper there, last time it was a local Japanese paper.

Lucentino

January 19th, 2010, 09:01 AM

Surre, of course.

It will be my second time to be be interviewed for a newspaper there, last time it was a local Japanese paper.

Nice! I hope you didn't have a bayonet up your throat... :lol: (Gomennasai, can't help it... Peace to all Japanese!)

13 days to go?, quite a long wait isn't it?... If you get to see Mr. Andal, kindly inform him that we need copies of the DMU & GE Manuals... TIA!

@Bahay Kubo, has the red carpet been laundried yet? :lol:

absinthe_888

January 19th, 2010, 09:09 AM

^^ Nakakita na ko ng isang volume ng GE 900 Series Loco Manual ng PNR. Specifically designed sha ng GE for PNR use. At, isang volume lang to sa kabundok ng manuals na sana ay hindi pa inaanay sa Tutuban at Caloocan.

boom_box

January 19th, 2010, 09:12 AM

I would love to have railways, its more environment friendly.

Exactly.. An expressway is another way of adding air pollution in Mindanao.. Not to mention sound pollution.

Were talking about the benefits of Public Transportation here..

Lucentino

January 19th, 2010, 09:24 AM

happosai

January 19th, 2010, 09:33 AM

^^Dapat sa mga yan binabato... Di ba nila alam kung magkano ang isang DMU..

^^ Nakakita na ko ng isang volume ng GE 900 Series Loco Manual ng PNR. Specifically designed sha ng GE for PNR use. At, isang volume lang to sa kabundok ng manuals na sana ay hindi pa inaanay sa Tutuban at Caloocan.

^^Nakita ko na rin yan. Si Pinoy Happosai ang nag pakita nyan... :tongue:

michael_ray

January 19th, 2010, 09:35 AM

The only problem with railway system is the cost. Government subsidy will surely be inevitable each time we ride on these trains.

absinthe_888

January 19th, 2010, 09:49 AM

^An Open Letter to Gov. @888:

Dear Sir,

Can we utilize one of the rooms in your LB Mansion as a library?

Respectfully Yours,

Railfans

:lol:

PS. Maybe RHISPI/PRHS could hire those "stone throwing" but competent individuals to scan/copy those manuals. They get a job, and stops throwing at the trains... that's 2 DMUs in one stone!

:cheers1:

^^Nakita ko na rin yan. Si Pinoy Happosai ang nag pakita nyan... :tongue:

Alam kong nakita mo din. Iniintay lang kita na ikaw ang maglagay dito kung sino ang "source" :nuts:

^^Dapat sa mga yan binabato... Di ba nila alam kung magkano ang isang DMU..

Hindi nila alam kung magkano ang isang DMU, at wala silang pakialam sa presho. Importante ay mabato nila to para pakita ang "galit" nila sa PNR.

Sky Harbor

January 19th, 2010, 09:51 AM

I say we lobby government to pass an anti-stoning law with strict penalties if caught. One person floated somewhere that they should be charged with murder (or attempted manslaughter).

happosai

January 19th, 2010, 10:13 AM

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/2_713622484l.jpg
^^Courtesy of the DC

Master DC, DMR 07 yan sa pagkakatanda ko. Hindi yan yung pinagpiyestahan ng mga IS nung kapistahin ni Sto. Niño nung Linggo. Medyo matagal narin nabato at nabasag salamin nan.

^^Di kaya ibang DMR yan? Yung sa DMR07 kasi nasa kaliwa yung natatandaan kong basag(pag nasa labas ka) Pag sa loob nasa kanan.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/nakayome/PNR_Updates/Image021.jpg
^^Eto ang DMU02 (DMR08)

trainmaster

January 19th, 2010, 11:55 AM

^^Ah ganun ba.. Akala ko HS ka palang... :nuts: sige... take 2...

Pinatawag ka ba ng dean mo dahil puro train ka na lang...
Baka naman sagot mo sa mga exams mo ay DEL, blue whale, DMU.. :nuts:

PAMBIHIRA!!! Mukha ba akong High School?!! Shemay!!! ahhahahaha!! :nuts::nuts:

Di naman.. Mga ganitong tanong:

PITCH NG DMU HORN
PITCH NG DEL 915, 902..
KUNG MAJOR BA O MINOR KEY ANG DEL 915..

hahaha..:nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

trainmaster

January 19th, 2010, 11:59 AM

:) Thanks for your positive comment, Trainmaster.

In all honesty, I am musically ear-trained too ... plus, as I mentioned in an earlier post, my girlfriend is a music teacher, which - I guess you may consider - gives my pitch-gauging ability even more of a boost (in addition to the obvious :D )

Sya nga pala, siguro when she and I have the free time, I plan to take her with me one time I take an "adventure" ride on a PNR Blue Whale.

WOW!!! That's good!! Wanna meet her someday.. Share some Musical Ideas.. Haha

Saang school sya graduate??

trainmaster

January 19th, 2010, 12:01 PM

[QUOTE=daily commuter;50361415]Guys, ito siguro yun sinasabi nyo na binatong DMU. Hindi ko lang nakuha kung anong DMU ang tren na yan.

http://photos-p.friendster.com/photos/34/74/101944743/2_713622484l.jpg
^^ Taken Jan 19, 2010 at Buendia Station

^^
JUSME!!! :ohno:
ayan na ang simula.. SIMULA NG PAGKASIRA NG MGA DMU's NG PNR..

PESTE naman kasing mga nambabato na yan e..
Kanina nga sa cab ng CX103 e may nambato pa.. BADTRIP!!!!!

kalbongdad

January 19th, 2010, 12:08 PM

I say we lobby government to pass an anti-stoning law with strict penalties if caught. One person floated somewhere that they should be charged with murder (or attempted manslaughter).

i say barilin na lang na parang hayop....ugaling hayop din lang wala na ngang naiicontribute sa soceity nakakaperwisyo pa....kill the bastard...

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 12:37 PM

Sir, i am just curious.

supposing the PNR decides to purchase GE Evolution Series locomotives from the US to replace the fleet of GE Blue Whale locomotives. would the cost of the GE Evolution Series locomotives become higher just because they would be fitted with PNR-specific narrow gauge bogies instead of the usual standard gauge bogies that US-made locomotives such as GE Evolution Series have?

i would love the PNR to have GE Evolution Series locomotives as the next-generation "Blue Whales" to succeed its current fleet of old but very reliable GE locomotives just to keep the "tradition" of the PNR being a consistent user of GE locomotives. :)

lastly, i think the PNR has the capability to replace bogies in-house supposing the second-hand coaches that it would acquire would be coming from a country of a different rail gauge (standard, broad). the only thing that has to be done here is for PNR facilities, especially those in Caloocan and in Tutuban, to be modernized and to give further training to the already well-trained and very committed PNR employees who would perform such task. however, i would still love to see the Philippines producing its own coaches, with Santarosa Motors probably having the technology and the know-how to do just that (if Santarosa is able to refurbish that old COMMEX coach of the PNR, i think it can also produce brand-new coaches for the PNR).

P.S.: hoping to meet you during your visit to the Philippines. :)

Howdee,
I can't see it costing much more or narrow gauge bogies to be manufactured for a new locomotive where new bogies would be manufactured anyway.
Maybe a little more due to a differing set up, but nothing huge.
The problem with off the shelf GE products (as shown) from the states is if they didn't crush the tracks, or collapse the bridges first, they would hit platforms, bridges, passing trains etc until major clearance problems are addressed.

Here in NSW we can't even operate them on our standard gauge tracks due to all the reasons outlined above.

Brad

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 12:38 PM

Please, count me in. Thanks a lot and I'm looking forward to see all of you : )

Shall do my friend.
It is looking like being a huge day with lots of people. This is great.

Brad

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 12:41 PM

I hope Uncle Brad and the guys would find your post interesting...

I am not sure if PNR wants "international" exposure at the moment though...

I am thinking its a local newspaper for ex-pats, like the Japanese one was for local Japanese.
More so than one that goes overseas.
Oops, come to think of it, 'Along Da Riles' gets international coverage :lol:

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 12:44 PM

Nice! I hope you didn't have a bayonet up your throat... :lol: (Gomennasai, can't help it... Peace to all Japanese!)

13 days to go?, quite a long wait isn't it?... If you get to see Mr. Andal, kindly inform him that we need copies of the DMU & GE Manuals... TIA!

@Bahay Kubo, has the red carpet been laundried yet? :lol:

hehehehehehehe

I hope to see Mr Andel, I have a magazine for him, as well as numerous other PNR people. It would be nice to be able to deliver one personally to him during the trip.

Now 12 days, 2 hours and 12 minutes to go.

alcogoodwin

January 19th, 2010, 12:54 PM

Hi all,
If anyone wishes to see the course of railway preservation move ahead more quickly in the Philippines and is a member of the RIHSPI.

Register your proxy vote (unless you will be at the meeting) for Alberto Nual with the secretary Antonio Figueroa. Message me offlist if you reqire the secretary's email address.

Alberto is a huge fan of the Blue Whales and wants them preserved as a matter of urgency. Lets not let the Blue Whales down :-)

d_jeb

January 19th, 2010, 03:07 PM

Ang mahirap sa gobyerno natin, inuuna pang busogin ang mga bulsa nila at kahit umaapaw na segi parin kaya nagiging tanga at nag tatanga tangahan sa kung anung dapat gawin:bash:

TWK90

January 19th, 2010, 03:08 PM

http://www.joc.com/node/415380

Last month, a railway company from South Africa ordered 100 diesel electric locomotives from GE...

South Africa railway infrastructure, are mostly of narrow gauge (1067 mm)...

d_jeb

January 19th, 2010, 03:35 PM

Exactly.. An expressway is another way of adding air pollution in Mindanao.. Not to mention sound pollution.

Were talking about the benefits of Public Transportation here..

Amigo, development and waste goes hand in hand. It is in the power of our government on how effective they are in managing, regulating or even weeding the culprit of whatsoever pollution you are referring… Waste management I mean.

Hindi naman siguro puro bulok ang sasakyan ng mga taga Mindanao na papasok sa expressway. In fact sa public transportation nauna pang mag introduce ng mga bagong bus models ang RTMI dyan sa CDO-ILG kesa sa ibang lugar sa VisMin na siniserve ng naturang kompanya.:)

Bahay_Kubo

January 19th, 2010, 05:38 PM

Howdee,
I can't see it costing much more or narrow gauge bogies to be manufactured for a new locomotive where new bogies would be manufactured anyway.
Maybe a little more due to a differing set up, but nothing huge.
The problem with off the shelf GE products (as shown) from the states is if they didn't crush the tracks, or collapse the bridges first, they would hit platforms, bridges, passing trains etc until major clearance problems are addressed.

Here in NSW we can't even operate them on our standard gauge tracks due to all the reasons outlined above.

Brad

are those GE Evolution Series locomotives really that big? i mean, what i am thinking of is that the GE Evolution Series locomotives might be as big as the GE Blue Whale locomotives that the PNR currently has. :nuts:

still, it would be very nice to see the GE Blue Whales being replaced by their much younger sisters in the form of GE Evolution Series locomotives. i could not think of the PNR using another loco brand other than GE.

P.S.: i'll see you when you come here, Sir Brad. :)

shranethomas

January 20th, 2010, 03:19 AM

Yes, those GE locos are larger than the current blue whales we have. These trains are obviously hevier than what our current railroad can handle today.

Doon naman sa mga nambabato ng tren. Ciguro kailangan ng madaming infomercials ang PNR. Para maeducate naman ang mga tao. At mabawasan ang bad image ng PNR. Kung hindi aaksiyunan ng PNR yan eh di sana ibalik na lang nila ang Old Logo hindi rin naman pala maaalagaan ang mga DMUs.

shranethomas

January 20th, 2010, 03:49 AM

I hope I can avail some copies of Along da Riles....heheheh.

shranethomas

January 20th, 2010, 03:53 AM

I wonder if someone will produce a movie about Aguinaldo, and the battles along the railways up to Dagupan. If they want to remake that scene it would be around Bicol and we need at least two steamers for that. And make some remake from old cars. Or in short just shoot the film somewhere else like Japan or Malaysia.

alcogoodwin

January 20th, 2010, 05:38 AM

are those GE Evolution Series locomotives really that big? i mean, what i am thinking of is that the GE Evolution Series locomotives might be as big as the GE Blue Whale locomotives that the PNR currently has. :nuts:

still, it would be very nice to see the GE Blue Whales being replaced by their much younger sisters in the form of GE Evolution Series locomotives. i could not think of the PNR using another loco brand other than GE.

P.S.: i'll see you when you come here, Sir Brad. :)

Yes, they are huge and very heavy things nowdays, capable of carrying virtually all of the PNR's operational carriage fleet in the one go at the moment :-)
It would certainly be nice to seem them, but they would be a vast waste of money (both in purchase and infrastructure cost to cope with them) as they are vastly in excess of Philippine needs.
Money would be far better spent reopening the many closed branchlines.

Yep, see you soon, 12 days to go :-)

Christian_123

January 20th, 2010, 06:01 AM

Off-topic: Who here watches ABS-CBN's show called "Showtime" ? Am i the only one who notice that the air horn they use in the show sounds alot like the air horns of the bluewhales? :nuts:

Whenever i hear the air horn, i always expect a blue whale to come out somewhere :lol:

Lucentino

January 20th, 2010, 06:42 AM

^I have a hunch that Gov. @888 is an avid fan of that show... kasi nandun si Ann Cortez... :lol:

hehehehehehehe

I hope to see Mr Andel, I have a magazine for him, as well as numerous other PNR people. It would be nice to be able to deliver one personally to him during the trip.

Now 12 days, 2 hours and 12 minutes to go.

Is it possible to negotiate a 1yr subscription of 'Along da Riles' in exchange for a copy (duplicate/photocopy) of each GE & DMU manuals with Mr. Andal?

Some important bits for a future museum... :)

Yes, those GE locos are larger than the current blue whales we have. These trains are obviously hevier than what our current railroad can handle today.

Yes, they are huge and very heavy things nowdays, capable of carrying virtually all of the PNR's operational carriage fleet in the one go at the moment :-)

I thought for the Southrail Project, the tracks (aside from being doubled) will be heavier (from 37kg/m to 50+kg/m). Although I am not sure if it is sufficient to support those new GE locos.

But I feel they did a good job at those locos in Bicol... I hope 916 gets revived soon...

Englehart

January 20th, 2010, 07:58 AM

alcogoodwin

January 20th, 2010, 08:14 AM

alcogoodwin

January 20th, 2010, 08:18 AM

1- Is it possible to negotiate a 1yr subscription of 'Along da Riles' in exchange for a copy (duplicate/photocopy) of each GE & DMU manuals with Mr. Andal?

2- I thought for the Southrail Project, the tracks (aside from being doubled) will be heavier (from 37kg/m to 50+kg/m). Although I am not sure if it is sufficient to support those new GE locos.

3- But I feel they did a good job at those locos in Bicol... I hope 916 gets revived soon...

1- Absolutely. If only I could get my hands on such.

2- I think we are talking around 80-90 in rail weight. Even our rail in the Hunter coal fields does not quite reach the limite really needed and we already have locos confined there due to weight.

3- I believe 918 is still cactused (out of action). Has just been painted.
Will check in with 916 'Austin Powers'.

alcogoodwin

January 20th, 2010, 08:19 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4290075442_6564a63534_b.jpg

Cover of issue #4!

00 Raiser

January 20th, 2010, 09:03 AM

grabe naman! dapat katayin na yang mga IS na yan! kabago-bago pa lang ng tren, may tama na agad ng bato.. :ohno: :bash: :gunz:

happosai

January 20th, 2010, 09:21 AM

good to all......

hay tagal na ako di nakasakay sa CX-110 dahil lagi akong naiiwanan asaar........

ay usual sardines pa rin sa CX-103........

and guys slight bad news....

until what time kayo on FEB 6 baka humabol na lang ako eh
kasi may competetion kami sa ROTC sa Feb 6 din eh..........

^^Sabi sa yo istorbo sa karilesan ang pag aaral eh.. :tongue:

1- Absolutely. If only I could get my hands on such.

2- I think we are talking around 80-90 in rail weight. Even our rail in the Hunter coal fields does not quite reach the limite really needed and we already have locos confined there due to weight.

3- I believe 918 is still cactused (out of action). Has just been painted.
Will check in with 916 'Austin Powers'.

^^Mang Alberto has one..

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4290075442_6564a63534_b.jpg

Cover of issue #4!

^^Nice!!! :banana:

alcogoodwin

January 20th, 2010, 09:23 AM

^^Nice!!! :banana:

Thre is a very good chance that 'Along Da Riles' may get some colour next year :)

A very nice new step, even if just an occasional treat for now.

Brad

Englehart

January 20th, 2010, 09:37 AM

^^Sabi sa yo istorbo sa karilesan ang pag aaral eh.. :tongue:

pero hahabol naman ako eh talunin lang namin ateneo HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

dapat kasi feb 7 to competition hehehe.....

AdrianSaldana

January 20th, 2010, 09:44 AM

Uncle Brad, i'll check out if I can join your tour next month.

Kuroa

January 20th, 2010, 10:49 AM

ayun, kahapon sumakay ako sa DMU 111 ba un?hehe ayos naman ung byahe, parang nasa dagat ka lang, umaalon..:nuts:

pero sarap sa loob ng tren, sobrang lamig..hehe

papanu po pala nakakasakay ung ibang members ng forum sa loob ng cab ng driver?

will post some of the pics later..:banana:

manchowyin

January 20th, 2010, 10:58 AM

Thre is a very good chance that 'Along Da Riles' may get some colour next year :)

A very nice new step, even if just an occasional treat for now.

Brad

Congratulations!

alcogoodwin

January 20th, 2010, 01:18 PM

Congratulations!

Maraming salamat.
Heading to sleep now - then only 11 days until PNR again

dark_knight_detectve

January 20th, 2010, 02:09 PM

i hope theyll start this project soon because i want to see this for myself.

dark_knight_detectve

January 20th, 2010, 02:10 PM

hope they'll start this year or the next because the people of mindanao desperately needs this railways system.

dark_knight_detectve

January 20th, 2010, 02:12 PM

the mindanao railway sytem will somehow help decrease the fare rate of the buses because i think the railway system is cheaper. hooray to that!

dark_knight_detectve

January 20th, 2010, 02:13 PM

hopefully, this will create hundreds or even thousands of jobs once it has started. i cant wait to take pictures of this project

Bahay_Kubo

January 20th, 2010, 02:43 PM

good evening, Pinoy railfans! :)

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@ Sir Brad and @ shranethomas: are both of you saying that it would be "virtually impossible" for the PNR to get GE Evolution Series locomotives as replacements for the GE Blue Whales because of issues such as clearance profiles and the possibility that PNR railway tracks could not accommodate the "heavy" GE Evolution Series locomotives?

it would be sad to see the PNR shifting towards other locomotive brands all because its facilities could not accommodate the GE Evolution Series. :(

i am trying to scour the Internet for possible replacements for the GE Blue Whales. aside from those Chinese-made locos that i mentioned in previous posts, i am thinking of the Siemens Asiarunner (http://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/en/pub/interurban_mobility/rail_solutions/locomotives.htm) as one potential "future" PNR loco. :)

http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/locomotives/siemens_transport3/

Siemens - Innovative Electric and Diesel-Electric Locomotives

http://www.railway-technology.com/contractor_images/siemens_transport3/3-Locomotives-Asia-Runner.jpg
-- The lightweight narrow-gauge Asiarunner platform for Asia, Africa, South America and Australia.
(Source: www.railway-technology.com (http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/locomotives/siemens_transport3/))

Platform locomotives

x x x

The Asiarunner platform was specially developed for the many special features of the markets in Asia, Africa, South America and Australia. Powered by a diesel-electric traction system, the locomotive is characterised by its highly flexible concept, which accommodates a large number of structure clearance gauges and the required low axle loads.

x x x

http://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/en/pub/interurban_mobility/rail_solutions/locomotives.htm

Locomotives

Siemens has a portfolio of future-ready locomotives that allow our customers to operate economically - while at the same time reducing environmental impacts and conserving resources. This includes platform locomotives such as the Eurosprinter, the Eurorunner, and the Asiarunner. Siemens can also provide individual solutions that can be precisely customized to customer-specific requirement profiles, based on our tried and tested concepts and components. With our global presence and many years of experience, Siemens can also build locomotives in cooperation with local vehicle manufacturers.

Asiarunner – flexible and light

The Asiarunner is Siemens’ locomotive platform for narrow-gauge operation. The Asiarunner’s locomotive concept meets the requirements imposed by the narrow-gauge market in Asia and Africa; it is designed for use on gauges from 1,000 to 1,067 mm, and accommodates a large number of different clearance profiles, as well as the required low-axle loads.

Vietnam Railways bought 16 Asiarunners to service the Hanoi – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City route.