PL42 4020 Accident Damage

Matt Johnson wrote:I was surprised by the description: "The locomotives fate is yet to be determined." That looks fairly minor in the grand scheme of things - certainly repairable and worth repairing on a relatively young and expensive locomotive.

If her frame was bent in the collision, her future is likely to be that of spare parts provider.

amtrakowitz wrote: One of the anonymous comments on that photo is amusing:

Internally (the PL42AC has) got a 16-710, essentially a cowl carbody passenger GP60 with lots of foreign electronics

Summary presumption, completely based on the prime mover. Apparently not enough of the locomotive is Prima Alstom in that commenter's view; it is really a GP60PH of some sort.

There is nothing that the PL42 and the GP60 share in common other than an EM2000 computer and the engine block. The PL42AC is Vossloh locomotive that was modified by Alstom and sold to NJ Transit.


Humm yea gee uhh doesnt this look familiar? LOL

sullivan1985 wrote:When it comes to speed and other comparisons, the 6001 hitting the truck at little falls was much worse. Everybody walked away from that one too. While I wouldn't want to be in a cab car to hit anything bigger than a deer, so far all the cabs that have been leading have performed as expected when it cones to the structure of the car.

Did 6001 go back into service, or was it scrapped?

Neither.

CNJGeep wrote:Neither.

So it's OOS on the dead line.

These guys would have that equipment back on the road in no time!

Matt Johnson wrote:These guys would have that equipment back on the road in no time!

Yes, but with a lot of ugly sheet metal added and a flame thrower.

I'd go for this lot:

Any update as of now on 4020?

It's still parts???

Its rusting to the rails.

I hope it doesn't get parted out to its sisters.

ALP46A 4662 wrote:I hope it doesn't get parted out to its sisters.

Too late. It will never run again.

Rust damage was that bad? or did some damage get done to the monocoque frame.

Frame is shot. Also total cost of repair probably exceeded the total overall value of the locomotive.