MBTA's MPI HSP-46 Locomotives

ck4049 wrote:You sure it wasn't the 2018? NETransit still says 6 units unaccepted with 2019 being one of them.

NETransit is wrong (or just out of date); it was 2019.

ck4049 wrote:You sure it wasn't the 2018? NETransit still says 6 units unaccepted with 2019 being one of them.

NETransit is now updated to show 2019 in service, 5 remain unaccepted.

And now it's four unaccepted. Will 2000 be the final one?

Diverging Route wrote:And now it's four unaccepted. Will 2000 be the final one?

Is 2000 even on premises at this point?

chrisf wrote:

Diverging Route wrote:And now it's four unaccepted. Will 2000 be the final one?

Is 2000 even on premises at this point?

All of them are delivered, but if any are still at P&W getting tinkered with 2K's going to be the last one. It's got the biggest leap to make in firmware upgrades and testing of firmware upgrades than any of the later-optimized units.

No, 2000 is at GE.

A still shiny and clean 2015 was on 215 tonight. Nice to see this year's locomotive in service before it's next year.

sery2831 wrote:No, 2000 is at GE.

Could it be that GE is holding on to 2000 for the time being to serve as a guinea pig for software updates, etc, while they work out the teething problems with the rest of the fleet?

The 2000 got to Worcester in December 2014 along with the 2003.
Somehow snuck out of there back in May (26th) to GE via CSX.

Looks to be on its way back as it shows interchanged 10/2 EEC to CSX at Erie.

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What failed on 2018? I was sent a picture of a oil soaked 2018. Send it to Ayer and he town will think it's a PAR loco!

ST214 wrote:What failed on 2018? I was sent a picture of a oil soaked 2018. Send it to Ayer and he town will think it's a PAR loco!

F40 parked next to it in layover yard blew a turbo giving the 2018 an oil bath! Lets not clean it and send it out as a fire hazard.

The 2009 was brought to Southampton Street Yard today via an extra (the same
one that brought SLC 310 north) out of Middleboro.

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The 2000 has landed back in Worcester off CSX L422-14.

The 2016 is due to be brought out of Middleboro off the Mass Coastal Saturday to Southampton St.

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And then there were three. NETransit's showing 2009 in service southside. 2016, judging by the lag time in Dave's last 2 posts re: equipment moves, is probably a this-week entrant if all goes according to plan. And that leaves 2000 vs. 2011 for "kid picked last in gym class" anti-bragging rights.


Bonus: the neverending 'Brokem' warranty mods black hole in Seaview hasn't puked back up any finished coaches in weeks...NETransit still showing 3 in-the-hole, 8 awaiting their turns down into the hole. The HSP's still have an inside track at beating to completion the car order that had a two-year manufacturing head start on them.

F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:And then there were three. NETransit's showing 2009 in service southside. 2016, judging by the lag time in Dave's last 2 posts re: equipment moves, is probably a this-week entrant if all goes according to plan.

2009 went in service sometime over the weekend, at least before last night (Sunday), seen on 2817.