Housatonic Locomotives

What ever happened to Housatonic 45 tonner #2 - ex Remington Arms #2.
It sat for years at Sand Rd a half mile or so south of Engine house.
Is it still there ?

DutchRailnut wrote:What ever happened to Housatonic 45 tonner #2 - ex Remington Arms #2.
It sat for years at Sand Rd a half mile or so south of Engine house.
Is it still there ?

I haven't seen it in a decade or more, but it was on a siding by the old US Gyp plant (now Redwing I think?).

If it's still there, it can't be seen from the road w/o a little hiking.

If I'm down that way again I'll try to take a look.

Are there any plans for the HRRC to acquire more power? I thought they bought 2 HH GP-38s a while back.

MrGP10 wrote:Are there any plans for the HRRC to acquire more power? I thought they bought 2 HH GP-38s a while back.

Wouldn't that require them having enough customers left to serve with more power?

Sustenance and growth don't exactly seem to be their business strategy.

Just a note: there were a lot of different threads about various Housatonic locomotives, so I merged them all into one thread. This should make it easier to keep track of old discussions and updates.

Rumor has it that Housatonic has acquired an ex-Bangor & Aroostook GP7 (via the MMA locomotive auction). Can anyone confirm or deny this?

I saw this on the Nerail photo site at Gardner, MA


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I wonder if that GP-7u is going to be painted and operated, or just used for parts?

Eric

It isn't a rumor.

No rumor. HRRC-22 was seen a few times on NX-13 this past week. Still sporting old livery and not HRRC colors yet.

been spotted for 3 weeks now , seen unit at rt 25 crossing several times

HRRC 22:
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Anyone have any idea on what happened to the 9935? Is it still sitting in North Canaan?

It should still be in Canaan outside the shop. Last I heard is that it needs wheel work.

HRRC has leased PAR GP40-2 #345 due to a power shortage.
Thanks to Dev's Trains for this 1:56 video from 8/22.
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