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 #844408  by NYCTrainFan
 
Saw #125 idling above the Bluefish stadium with a mini bomb.
 #849058  by LNJ614
 
Hey there, I was thge engineer on train #5597 with engine 129 light from New Haven to Mott Haven,where a harmon relieved me and took engine up to Croton Harmon.
 #849707  by FL9AC
 
CDOT 127 was off the upper Harlem mini and sitting in Brewster yard this morning. Didn't catch the # on the CDOT unit that took it's place but assuming it is the 126 :wink:.
 #851790  by Train2009
 
Train2009 wrote:spotted #115 in the south end of the old Harmon Shops and #113 was in action as it did switching duty around the yard with three comet coaches.

Videos of BL20 #113 in action from March:

Yard move Work Video #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYKTiA002cw

Yard Move Work Video #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeaeCa8c ... re=related
 #851791  by DutchRailnut
 
talk about old news !!
 #852629  by Train2009
 
Coming thru Philipse Manor at 12:17 PM this afternoon BL20 #110 was pulling a three car mini-Bomb Shuttle trainset up from the Upper Harlem line to Harmon and I saw the same trainset again soutbound in Tarrytown at 3:22 PM but this time with a P32AC-DM #203 which it took place of #110.
 #852709  by FL9AC
 
Coming thru Philipse Manor at 12:17 PM this afternoon BL20 #110 was pulling a three car mini-Bomb Shuttle trainset up from the Upper Harlem line
That train didn't come off the upper harlem line...try again. The upper harlem has had the 127 and now the 126 for weeks!
 #852715  by Train2009
 
FL9AC wrote:
Coming thru Philipse Manor at 12:17 PM this afternoon BL20 #110 was pulling a three car mini-Bomb Shuttle trainset up from the Upper Harlem line
That train didn't come off the upper harlem line...try again. The upper harlem has had the 127 and now the 126 for weeks!
Okay it was then from the New Haven line
 #852739  by DutchRailnut
 
110 came from Danbury, I took it Stamford to GCT engine was due inspection.
 #853755  by L'mont
 
DutchRailnut wrote:110 came from Danbury, I took it Stamford to GCT engine was due inspection.
To GCT? Will they perform the inspection there? I don't follow.
 #853787  by FL9AC
 
No only locomotive maintenance facility on Metro-North is in Harmon. Sometimes there is no room to leave train at MO, so they will send the entire train into GCT where another crew will deadhead it up to Harmon.
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