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MP36s Engine Conditions

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Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by bones
 
The F40's are being rebuilt because of money, or lack of.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by CNW5022-A519
 
Not Good at All take this with a grain of salt but I have heard Romors that Metra Might be retiring the Mp-36s because of high maintance costs, dont take my word on this since it has not been confirmed.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by MBTA1052
 
Why not get them converted to Separate HEP engines instead of Inverter?? :P

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by F40CFan
 
CNW5022-A519 wrote:Not Good at All take this with a grain of salt but I have heard Romors that Metra Might be retiring the Mp-36s because of high maintance costs, dont take my word on this since it has not been confirmed.
As much as that thought appeals to me, I doubt if they could do it. There's nothing to replace them. They scrapped the only viable alternatives.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by CNW5022-A519
 
Yes Metra was too quick to get rid of the F40Cs and they are now paying for it bigtime.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by Tadman
 
I would be very hesitant to believe rumors like that, or spread them. Do you think that Metra, a power-short carrier, would retire 10% of the locomotive fleet?

I seriously wouldn't even spread rumors like that, they make no sense at all.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by F40CFan
 
I fuuly agree. However I find it interesting that rR&R is thinking that EMD is getting back into the passenger locomotive market.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by metraRI
 
From what I've seen, the newest passenger locomotive on the market will be the HSP46 from MPI, with GE being involved in some form. MBTA ordered 20 of the locomotives, prototype is expected in December 2012. Only rendering I have seen is the one below, the HSP46 in the middle:
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Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by F40CFan
 
Interesting. GE was also a partner on the MP36-3S and they seem to have passed over that.

Re: MP36s Engine Conditions

  by alasgw
 
GE was not involved in the MP36 at all. The 645F was sourced from GE but the upgrading and reengineering of that block was done by MPI before the MP36 program got underway. No GE engineering or money was involved.
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