by jp1822
And what is going to replace them? They currently have been filling in as regular service on the Pennsylvanian. Unfortunately, the new electrics won't make it to Pittsburgh.
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jp1822 wrote:And what is going to replace them? They currently have been filling in as regular service on the Pennsylvanian. Unfortunately, the new electrics won't make it to Pittsburgh.512 seems to make semi-regular appearances down here in Virginia as well.
BM6569 wrote:It's probably just that, a rumor. If there were any serious considerations about them being retired anytime soon, you would have seen it posted here.??? Rumor or not, I'm reading about it here !!!
DutchRailnut wrote:to put a GEVO in would not only have to totally upgrade electrical system due to higher output but would need a totally different cooling system.How would rebuilding a B40-8W into an ES33H be significantly more difficult than EMD making a GP50 into a GP30ECO? That's a rhetorical question, because I doubt it would cost >$3M for a repower, and because I don't want to draw us that far down a rabbit hole. Just wondering if Amtrak's mechanical department has considered it, as a testbed for future GEVO passenger power and as up to date road-switchers.
basically you would start by stripping entire locomotive down to flatcar with cab, at probably higher cost than new locomotive.