Metra F40C 611/614 Status

611 is the protector for this weekend at CUS on track 23!

611 is in the Western Ave. Yard now

611 and 614 are both parked in the Western Ave. Yard tonight.

One of them was on 2223-2246-2247-2252-2253 tonight (saw it on 2246 from on-board 2239 and then again on 2252 while at dinner). I don't know how the 7-car sets turn overnight but that will put it on one of 2202, 2206, 2212, or 2214 in the morning.

614 was pulling 2239 tonight.

Saw 614 on 2205 on Tuesday (10/11/11) and on 2242 last night (10/13/11). That would match up with it being on 2239.

Looks like the C's will be here for a while longer:

Today’s funding was approved by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and awarded to three projects along the following Metra routes:

Milwaukee District Service (North and West lines): $4,000,000 in funding to repower two locomotives used to provide commuter rail service to the Chicago area. The repowering will consist of a new diesel engine and control package. Estimates indicate that a repowered locomotive equipped for commuter application would generate approximately 18% to 20% in fuel consumption savings and a reduction of approximately 33,250 gallons of diesel fuel and 600 metric tons of greenhouse gases per locomotive annually;

http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/scie ... sions.html

Saw 614 tonight (10/14/11) on 2137. 611 was sitting at Western Ave.

611 was sitting on track 13 with its train this morning(10/21/2011). I haven't seen it for a while.

metraRI wrote:Looks like the C's will be here for a while longer:

Today’s funding was approved by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and awarded to three projects along the following Metra routes:

Milwaukee District Service (North and West lines): $4,000,000 in funding to repower two locomotives used to provide commuter rail service to the Chicago area. The repowering will consist of a new diesel engine and control package. Estimates indicate that a repowered locomotive equipped for commuter application would generate approximately 18% to 20% in fuel consumption savings and a reduction of approximately 33,250 gallons of diesel fuel and 600 metric tons of greenhouse gases per locomotive annually;

http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/scie ... sions.html

Too bad they were so quick to scrap the others, they could have a whole fleet of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly locomotives.

Glad to see they will be keeping the old girls running... Next they will need to rebuild the MPI's. Have heard they are still having major issues with the MPI's.

This is pure speculation on my part; I heard that they were going to rebuild them with 710 prime movers. Maybe they are to be a test bed for eventual conversion of the MPI boomboxes to 710s? Maybe the remaining F40PHs also? Again, this is pure speculation on my part.

F40CFan wrote:This is pure speculation on my part; I heard that they were going to rebuild them with 710 prime movers. Maybe they are to be a test bed for eventual conversion of the MPI boomboxes to 710s? Maybe the remaining F40PHs also? Again, this is pure speculation on my part.

This is also included in the funding... assuming this is for 401-405:
BNSF Service: $920,000 in funding to replace the main engine driven generator-inverter combinations – which provide various amenities to people on board trains, ranging from electric lights to heating – on 5 passenger locomotives to save fuel and reduce emissions.

metraRI wrote:

F40CFan wrote:This is pure speculation on my part; I heard that they were going to rebuild them with 710 prime movers. Maybe they are to be a test bed for eventual conversion of the MPI boomboxes to 710s? Maybe the remaining F40PHs also? Again, this is pure speculation on my part.

This is also included in the funding... assuming this is for 401-405:
BNSF Service: $920,000 in funding to replace the main engine driven generator-inverter combinations – which provide various amenities to people on board trains, ranging from electric lights to heating – on 5 passenger locomotives to save fuel and reduce emissions.

Interesting. Maybe my speculation is not so far off base after all.

Too bad they were so quick to scrap the others, they could have a whole fleet of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly locomotives

You already have a fleet of fuel efficient locomotives on the MILW - the MP's put out zero pollution when they break down

It will be interesting to see what they do with the 401-405. Separate HEP engine? F40PH-like gearbox HEP?