P30CH Disposition

Did any of the P30ch's survive the torch? When were these officially retired and how long before they were "disposed" of? Kind of surprised these never made their way to a frieght carrier.......

I believe that none of Amtrak's twenty-five P30CH units were saved/preserved. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will set the record straight.

I'm told the P30CH units had a unique capability which the F40 units lacked; the P30CH units could synchronize the HEP output of their alternators, so that more than one unit in a consist could provide HEP to the consist. With multiple F40's on the head end, only one F40 unit could provide HEP to the consist.

At least I can say that I made a few trips behind them in the 1970s and 1980s.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=78272

The P30CHs are no more. None were saved/preserved, all went to the torch!

For instruction manuals including the P30CH see:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/manual/manual.html
It makes for some intersting reading on all kind of locomotives, most are in PDF format

Sad

None left.

Jhdeasy is correct about the P30 hep. Multiple sets could be put on line.