monchie's trains... monchie's trains...
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monchie inherited his love of trains from his father, who was a car inspector for the pennsylvania railroad. monchie's dad worked on trains like the one pictured above, technically called an mp54 but known to monchie and his family as "the big red cars." mp54 electric m.u. (multiple unit) cars were used mostly in commuter service in the philadelphia and new york/north jersey areas, and here one is seen stopping at haverford, pa, on the paoli local, known colloquially as the "main line." (yes, that main line, as in the place where rich folks live.)
the choo-choo that monchie takes the most these days is duke ellington and billy strayhorn's celebrated "a train," three of which are pictured here by jamaica bay in queens. monchie doesn't get out to this end of the line all that often, but he does recommend a ride out to the rockaways if you're visiting the big apple. and on the way back, you can get off at the howard beach station and check out mr. gotti's neighborhood.
...and
trolleys 
monchie actually rode this exact trolley car to high school. now, he knows the first question you wanna ask is, "how old is monchie?" well, the truth of the matter is that this trolley (pictured here at drexel hill, pa, in the mid sixties) was in regular service on septa's media and sharon hill lines until about the late seventies or early eighties.
more of
monchie's trains
monchie's train
and trolley links
railserve - a great index with links to just about every rail site imaginable
pennsylvania railroad - for those who love tuscan red trains and classic gg1 locomotives
penn central - the successor to the prr and new york central
conrail - the successor to penn central, reading rr, erie-lackawanna, jersey central, etc.
railroad museum of pennsylvania - if you want to see a gg1, this is the place to go
new york city subway resources - monchie's favorite nyc subway site
the joekorner - a wild site with a focus on the nyc subway system
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