GMTX GP38 #2081 in Pond?

Clear Of BH wrote:What is the horn type on this unit? Thanks.

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The reason I asked is to see if it has/had relevance to this LIRR/NYA horn page I have for possible updating:

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrho ... rhorns.htm


LIRR #511 K5LA-3rd Gen Photo: Mark Edelman

I suspect they'll have the mechanic from oak point go to croton and cut the plow. Either that or maybe car dept. Pretty sure they have a truck with a cutting torch at OP.

Plows need to be cut before entering metro north third rail territory. Can't get to the pond without it.

DogBert wrote:I suspect they'll have the mechanic from oak point go to croton and cut the plow. Either that or maybe car dept. Pretty sure they have a truck with a cutting torch at OP.

Plows need to be cut before entering metro north third rail territory. Can't get to the pond without it.

Plow cutting was completed just an hour ago. Photos show halfway through the process and were taken at about 9:20AM today. The loco will probably be shipped tonight. I'll let you guys know if it does.

I live by the tracks in queens but unless it comes Saturday morning I probably won't see it. the inbound train to fresh pond usually goes by around 5 or 6am. Little too early for me...

DogBert wrote:I live by the tracks in queens but unless it comes Saturday morning I probably won't see it. the inbound train to fresh pond usually goes by around 5 or 6am. Little too early for me...

Doesn't appear to be heading out tonight. I'll wait for Q431 to show up before I confirm that.

It arrived at F Pond

Uncle Cheapo wrote:It arrived at F Pond

Yup went down on Q431 really early in the AM.

happened to see it come over the bridge at 4am. waaaay too dark for photos obviously.

any word on when 2081 might depart?

jayrmli wrote:My guess is it will only be used in trail and/or local operations in Queens where ASC isn't needed...

Since the Lower Montauk is dark (non-signaled) as is the Bay Ridge, it might do plenty of duty over there where ASC is not in use.

tj48 wrote:Are the horns and the filter box on top of the long hood going to be a problem? The LIRR/NYA GP38-2's had the top of those boxes angled for clearance reasons.

Lowering the horn can be done fairly easily, and I am sure once clearance observations are made, it will be appropriately adjusted.

gregorygrice wrote:

Uncle Cheapo wrote:It arrived at F Pond

Yup went down on Q431 really early in the AM.

Q-431 does not run to Fresh Pond, only to Oak Point. From Oak Point, the Mon-Sat transfer, Y-101, took it from Oak Point to Fresh Pond.

MNR's #1 Conductor wrote:

gregorygrice wrote:

Uncle Cheapo wrote:It arrived at F Pond

Yup went down on Q431 really early in the AM.

Q-431 does not run to Fresh Pond, only to Oak Point. From Oak Point, the Mon-Sat transfer, Y-101, took it from Oak Point to Fresh Pond.

Yes I meant to add that. If they had a through train that would be a pretty complicated job lol.

I believe they did in the Conrail days. SELI, Selkirk to Long Island. Not sure if it went to Fresh Pond or it just was a solid block of LIRR freight interchange.

If I recall right in the earlier days of CR they called the run from selkirk to oak point 'SELI' - though at the end it was SEOP/OPSE. The run from OP to Fresh Pond had a yard job symbol - ''YAOP- some number'.

I don't think it ever ran though from selkirk to fresh pond despite the LI symbol.

That original job symbol was YAOP-17.