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http://www.thegraftonnews.com/surface-transportation-board-rules-in-favor-of-railroads-lpg-transload-facility/ Checkmate anyone? Over? OVER?!!. . . Grafton Board of Selectmen meeting (caution: unladylike language) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI" onclick="window.open(this.hr...

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Checkmate anyone?

Just reporting, but I saw seven or eight engines in the P&W deadline with two more on one of the shop leads this morning... Anyone have the numbers?

Assuming these motors are warrantied and that they can be delivered to P&W or some other shop in timely fashion, how much downtime would be required to swap them out, re-test, and get the units back into service? Doesn't seem like it should be a particularly lengthy process if they're on rotati...

Word is going around that many HSPs are having traction motor problems. That was two units with some issues in the traction motor bearings that are going to (or have already gone to) P&W for repairs... The 2005 and 2012 went, but I'm not sure if they're still there or if they made it back to BE...

I wonder if they're leasing it or buying it. EMD switchers still sell for big bucks due to very high demand. I'm putting my money on a lease... Newer SW-type units rasily go for $350k in good condition. Older ones can go for around $100k assuming they're in decent mechanical shape, or more if they ...

ck4049 wrote:Word is going around that many HSPs are having traction motor problems.

You are right Otto, words do have meanings. And I do believe that at this point, as depressing as it is, the Yankee is better off in the scrap heap... We have finite resources, and far more worthy projects than a streamliner that has been royally been mismanaged and hasn't been touched. Eventually ...

You are right Otto, words do have meanings. And I do believe that at this point, as depressing as it is, the Yankee is better off in the scrap heap... We have finite resources, and far more worthy projects than a streamliner that has been royally been mismanaged and hasn't been touched. Eventually t...

Get Iowa Pacific interested, the FY will be up and running in a month. ;-) And why would Ed Ellis want anything to do with the Yankee? It's in pieces, needs easily in the high six digits to get fully working, FRA and AAR certification, prime mover (because someone had the great idea of butchering t...

I certainly hope irt does... Hey look, man, I know how easy it can be to get frustrated when something doesn't go right repeatedly, but look at how long the 3713 has taken, yet now Steamtown has front-burnered it for it's next operational locomotive. Things change dude. Sometimes you eat the bear a...

He're a better idea... Junk the thing. It isn't worth it at this point, and there's too much BS surrounding it to get donors to open their wallets. Does it seem cold? Ya. Is it far more practical then letting the thing sit around in pieces? Absolutely.

It's just too far out, man. True, but what a "trip" it would be, man! :P Oh yeah, I mean, I'm not saying there won't be any trips at all, rather, the ones that DO go out there would be "specials" like the MBRRE, NHRTHA and Lerro charters, as well as trains for the above mentione...

newpylong wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if the NECR bails given the pissing match between them and PAS/VRS.

Here are some data on Dick's comment about #470's size and specifications relative to other all other operational Pacifics: Railroad #, Type, Engine Weight, Driver Diameter, Tractive Effort MEC #470, Pacific, 260,900, 73'', 36,619 SP #2472, Pacific, 300,000, 73'', 45,850 ATSF #3415, Pacific, 352,50...