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The Kingston show was cancelled due to it show manager being ill. I have not confirmed it, but heard it from 2 people who attend as dealers.

The 4204 arrived at Taylor Yard about an hour ago today Aug 27th.

Actually 2 new ALCOs going to the D-L. Besides the one mentioned above, former CP 4204 which is in Morristown NJ is also going there.

I have 2 questions:
1) Western Tenn MLW M420's sold.....anyone know who bought them?

2) West Ten ALCO RSD-12's any left and have these been sold yet if so ? If yes, who purchased them ?

In addition to what is discussed above,it raises the question of ownership of the ROW. If the County of Ulster purchased the line, where is the proof ? In addition, was proper procedure followed in regards to sale of the line after abandonment ? Often the time frame between abandonment and new owner...

The Catskill Mt Railroad has sent a letter of intent to the County to access the line all the way to CSX. They have also requested that CSX replace the switch for interchange and access to the Kingston Yard.

The comments on the facebook post were interesting. It seems one problem the CMR has is they never went official with the 1980s freight service, trying to fly under the radar as a hobby railroad and avoid scrutiny that would have created big problems for their operations. At least that's what someo...

I now have a ALCO MI booklet showing information for a number of Main Generators including the 581, 584 and 586 along with one or two others. BTW, the DL-535-S uses a 581E Main Generator.

Speaking of the "C" Liner, the LIRR has asked ALCO for a proposal to re-engine them with ALCO 12-251 engines in the early 60's. Needless to say, it proved that buying brand new C420's was a better deal.

I am looking for MI's regarding these 584 generators. Anyone have a source ?

Engineer Spike wrote:Why was a GE generator used in EMDs? EMD had their own electrical gear since about the late 1930s. The S6 was from the 1950s. Did the EMDs get it from some trade in?

Looking for any tech service (MI's and /or DRP's) information that ALCO produced regarding the GE 5GT584D1 Traction Generator used in the ALCO S-6 .According to a wiring diaagram that I have, it was also used in WM S-6 151-152 along with some EMD switches. This Traction Generator was used in some ex...

Does anyone know of plans to do any NEW restoration projects in 2018? I know of a few. 1) WNYRyHS plans to finish up the restoration of ALCO HH660 # 43 (Buffalo Creek) 2) The WNYRy HS also plans to begin work on NYC FA-2 # 1102 in 2018. There are a few others which I know are on-going but don't have...

It seems like that people are looking but no buying. As a dealer at the GTE, this was clearly the worst year for me as far as sales go. I barely broke even. According to other dealers I spoke with, some had the same results. I will say that talking to many people was enjoyable. I thought advertising...

I sell or trade Maintenance Manuals as well as some parts catalogs for various ALCO and MLW models. Contact me off this forum for a list. Some of the manuals and parts catalogs I have are 100's of pages including one which is over 1,000 pages. Some are on CD and I will be working to get others plac...