by GE-RULES
matawanaberdeen wrote:Hey how would you know? Oh wait your a Locomotive Engineer! I forgot sorry.JC
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by Silverliner II
Speaking of 44's....
I noticed perennial hangar queens 4400 and 4401 coupled together outside the MMC late last night when coming by with my train. Looking pretty ratty on the paint job too...I guess the shop folks are letting them get some spring-like sunshine since they aren't going anywhere anytime soon?
Also....my eyes may have been playing tricks in the dark, but I swear I saw ALP46A 4633 poking out from the east end of the MMC buildings. It may have been 4630...couldn't be sure though...
I noticed perennial hangar queens 4400 and 4401 coupled together outside the MMC late last night when coming by with my train. Looking pretty ratty on the paint job too...I guess the shop folks are letting them get some spring-like sunshine since they aren't going anywhere anytime soon?
Also....my eyes may have been playing tricks in the dark, but I swear I saw ALP46A 4633 poking out from the east end of the MMC buildings. It may have been 4630...couldn't be sure though...
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by TREnecNYP
Silverliner II wrote:Speaking of 44's....4630 IS out there, i saw it the other day, not 4633 though.
I noticed perennial hangar queens 4400 and 4401 coupled together outside the MMC late last night when coming by with my train. Looking pretty ratty on the paint job too...I guess the shop folks are letting them get some spring-like sunshine since they aren't going anywhere anytime soon?
Also....my eyes may have been playing tricks in the dark, but I swear I saw ALP46A 4633 poking out from the east end of the MMC buildings. It may have been 4630...couldn't be sure though...
- A
by sixty-six
Silverliner II wrote:Speaking of 44's....The paint isnt the only thing that's ratty on those. And yes, 4630 is outside, in 11k yard I think. Probably had to get it out of the loco shops to make room for the P40s.
I noticed perennial hangar queens 4400 and 4401 coupled together outside the MMC late last night when coming by with my train. Looking pretty ratty on the paint job too...I guess the shop folks are letting them get some spring-like sunshine since they aren't going anywhere anytime soon?
Also....my eyes may have been playing tricks in the dark, but I swear I saw ALP46A 4633 poking out from the east end of the MMC buildings. It may have been 4630...couldn't be sure though...
by TREnecNYP
jimzim66 wrote:The paint isnt the only thing that's ratty on those. And yes, 4630 is outside, in 11k yard I think. Probably had to get it out of the loco shops to make room for the P40s.I actually saw it out shortly after it arrived, with new wheels different from the ones seen in the dockside delivery photos. I remember that day because of that & my train was being pushed into hoboken by a FH-2 that i'd been looking to photo for months. But yea, it's probably out now to make room like you said. Was a cool day, lots of mid-day equipment sitting being looked at or simply waiting to go back out later on.
- A
by Silverliner II
It was the wheels I noticed on 4630 first. Even in the dark, they were shining brightly....
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by cruiser939
Ewwww, ALP-44's are totally weird.To loosely quote Capt. Jack Aubrey from the movie Master and Commander: "NJT runs a railroad, not a private yacht! WE DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR YOUR DAMNED HOBBIES, SIR!"
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by Jtgshu
cruiser939 wrote:Well, sometimes they do smell like "doody"
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by TREnecNYP
Jtgshu wrote:I dunno bout that, but one time back in 2007 a light pair came by the airport and they slowed way down nearing the platforms & it smelled like there was a brake pad factory nearby as they passed.cruiser939 wrote:Well, sometimes they do smell like "doody"
- A
by Grump
TREnecNYP wrote: I dunno bout that, but one time back in 2007 a light pair came by the airport and they slowed way down nearing the platforms & it smelled like there was a brake pad factory nearby as they passed.I've never smelled a brake pad factory. Come to think of it where did you smell a brake pad factory?
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by Silverliner II
Grump wrote:On an ALP44, apparently. They're self-propelled brake pad factories....TREnecNYP wrote: I dunno bout that, but one time back in 2007 a light pair came by the airport and they slowed way down nearing the platforms & it smelled like there was a brake pad factory nearby as they passed.I've never smelled a brake pad factory. Come to think of it where did you smell a brake pad factory?
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by break the seals
Just outta curiosity, Does anyone know the wheel base of the 44s?
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by GE-RULES
break the seals wrote:Just outta curiosity, Does anyone know the wheel base of the 44s?Truck Wheel Base is 9 Feet - 11/16th Inch.
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by break the seals
GE-RULES wrote:Roger thanks, And they ride on what 45 inch wheels?break the seals wrote:Just outta curiosity, Does anyone know the wheel base of the 44s?Truck Wheel Base is 9 Feet - 11/16th Inch.
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by GE-RULES
break the seals wrote:51.2 Inch wheels.GE-RULES wrote:Roger thanks, And they ride on what 45 inch wheels?break the seals wrote:Just outta curiosity, Does anyone know the wheel base of the 44s?Truck Wheel Base is 9 Feet - 11/16th Inch.
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