F40 Questions

The rebuilds will come back with 2,500 gallon tanks.

Says who?

ApproachMedium wrote:Says who?

ns obviously

ApproachMedium wrote:Says who?

The MTA press release from last year. I'll post it when I find it.

EDIT: Found it- Overhaul Planned for Six West-of-Hudson Locomotives

In response to the first question of the thread:

4126 and 4209 on train 2308 at Point Pleasant on Friday 8/6

Last time I saw an F40PH-2CAT not on Hoboken division tracks was an inbound in the morning some months ago on the raritan valley line. Same train now comes in ahead of a train I sometimes take into manhattan from new brunswick. I believe conrail track work is responsible for this as my inbound train will often have to hold just shy of the abandoned platform section before pulling in for station stop. The locomotive I last saw was 4113.

ns3010 wrote:The rebuilds will come back with 2,500 gallon tanks.

Nope. They are in the bulletin order with 1800 galllon tanks. Would have been nice though.

I heard rumor from a friend who says 2 of the MNR Rebuilt F40s arrived in the MMC a few weeks ago wearing new numbers. 4908 (4192) and 4913 (4123). Any confirmation on this?

Would be the third redesignation for 4192 (ex-Amtrak 382)

morris&essex4ever wrote:

ApproachMedium wrote:Says who?

ns obviously

NS has nothing to do with these rebuilds.

sullivan1985 wrote:

morris&essex4ever wrote:

ApproachMedium wrote:Says who?

ns obviously

NS has nothing to do with these rebuilds.

Hence the after my post.

Dont some of the cat rebuilds already have 2500 gal tanks? And as to the MN rebuilds(NJT's F40 cats)well have there been any pics yet?
I do know when it goes from prints to final product things really change so until We see them we wont know,but why is NJT not choosing
to lease these units out vs keeping them,I just dont get it and dont tell me cost efective because every engine they have leased or sold
are still in service

cnj1524 wrote:Dont some of the cat rebuilds already have 2500 gal tanks? And as to the MN rebuilds(NJT's F40 cats)well have there been any pics yet?
I do know when it goes from prints to final product things really change so until We see them we wont know,but why is NJT not choosing
to lease these units out vs keeping them,I just dont get it and dont tell me cost efective because every engine they have leased or sold
are still in service

The ex-Amtrak F40's that MNRR rebuilt came back with 2500 gallon tanks. The only NJT CAT rebuilt to come back with a 2500 gallon tank was the 4113. All the rest had 1500.

morris&essex4ever wrote:

sullivan1985 wrote:

morris&essex4ever wrote:
ns obviously

NS has nothing to do with these rebuilds.

Hence the after my post.

So essentially, you can write whatever nonsense you want and as long as you follow it with a smiley, it must be accepted by the board as cute and not ridiculous?

cruiser939 wrote: So essentially, you can write whatever nonsense you want and as long as you follow it with a smiley, it must be accepted by the board as cute and not ridiculous?

I don't get how it was nonsense.