by newpylong
Well yeah. Why would they lease locomotives that wouldn't be this case?
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newpylong wrote:Well yeah. Why would they lease locomotives that wouldn't be this case?I wasn't sure if perhaps they were buying some units that they would repair and refurbish themselves and then gradually place them into pool service. The "straight from GE" also made me wonder if that was a reference to a lessor and not necessarily to a shop. Didn't want to get my hopes up!
gokeefe wrote:"20" (not 12?) ... wow ... I believe that would make this the biggest single power acquisition by Pan Am since the 1980's?No.
Brian4449 wrote:According to news released by Kevin Burkholder, Pan Am Railways will be getting 20 ex-CSX C40-8s from GE. They will be painted in PAR paint and based out of East Deerfield, Mass.He also said they were coming from Lordstown, Ohio, which is where Larry's (LTEX) has a major facility. It doesn't sound like they've been to Erie or Fort Worth (GE's two shops), which frankly are far too busy building new locomotives to be mucking around with these units anyway. If GE is involved, they are contracting out the work. I suspect GE's involvement is primarily on the financial side.
newpylong wrote:Yes GE Capital (the leaser) not Transportation.are they being numbered in the 600 series?
They are reportedly getting painted at Larrys and are in decent shape.
newpylong wrote:They are reportedly getting painted at Larrys and are in decent shape.Will they be painted in the Pan Am colors at Larry's?