by kingfish
1802 back in service on Northern Division. No current plans to revive any other stored 4 axles at Binghamton.
3636 is out of service due to catastrophic turbocharger failure. Worst failure I have ever seen in my 29 years in the business. Root cause of said failure is yet to be determined. Suffice to say that the aluminum and metal debris flooded throughout the air boxes and into the cylinders before the diesel stopped turning. Probable gear train damage in addition to what was observed.
Until business increases it makes no economic sense to spend 200k on another remanufactured 20 cylinder to install on 3636.
Cheers.
Kingfish
3636 is out of service due to catastrophic turbocharger failure. Worst failure I have ever seen in my 29 years in the business. Root cause of said failure is yet to be determined. Suffice to say that the aluminum and metal debris flooded throughout the air boxes and into the cylinders before the diesel stopped turning. Probable gear train damage in addition to what was observed.
Until business increases it makes no economic sense to spend 200k on another remanufactured 20 cylinder to install on 3636.
Cheers.
Kingfish