Discussion of the past and present operations of the Long Island Rail Road.

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  by freightguy
 
Does anybody know the current whereabouts of ex LIRR geeps( barring NYA) along with the numbers and lease company they belong to now in early 2022?
  by Dogbert666
 
Looks like if you go through rrpicturearchive and click on each loco, you'll see their new numbers and any recent sightings.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?id=LI

For example, 263 became GMTX 2266
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/LocoPi ... ?id=201320

Most seemed to have dynamic brakes installed.

274 became CN 4908 after being part of the gmtx fleet, seen in Canada last month...
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5721457


I'm not sure if anyone has ever compiled a good list of where they all ended up, but rrpictures would be a good source for creating such a list.
  by freightguy
 
https://flic.kr/p/2mYmwuH

That's an odd LIRR geep being rehabbed for Amtrak in a recent photo by Progress Rail if the link opens
  by ConstanceR46
 
What engine in the picture is it? Is it's number known?
  by Bad Luck
 
If the information about its former GMTX number is correct, it’s the 257.
  by DaveBarraza
 
It would be ironic if one of the GMTX units wound up leased by NYA!
  by freightguy
 
Small update in Railfan & Railroad magazine( April) 2022. It stated that CN Rail is rehabbing and keeping some of the GP38-2's from GMTX. It stated that some of them are indeed ex LIRR, but there was other railroads listed also in the group of 19 or so. It did list all the GMTX numbers. These I believe first went to Locomotive Leasing Partners, stenciled LLPX in 1999/2000.
  by ConstanceR46
 
Image

ex-274 has gotten the funniest patch job on a locomotive ever