BIG NEWS! i spotted a BNSF unit at the providence and worcester railroad's shop in worcester. definitely a GE product, at least an AC4400
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They just bought the 3 b40s from BNSF and 2 are still in the shop. They have the ac4400 nose so its most likely one of em you saw.
I have seen 562 and 563 out with the PW runs, the third one has been renumbered 4405? The 562 has the huge PW in black lettering on the side....maybe they will use one for the fall excursion sunday?
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The P&W purchased 3 ex BNSF B40-8W's. BNSF numbers 561,562 & 582. The 561 has been renumbered to P&W 4005 and the 562 and 582 are running on the P&W with the BNSF numbers with P&W markings on them. See attached links:
http://www.pbase.com/richbarnett/image/128961403
http://www.pbase.com/richbarnett/image/129242840
They 3 units do not have cab signals installed as of yet so they cannot lead on Amtrak but I guess they could put one of them behind a cab signaled equipped leader. The trip is on Saturday October 16 2010
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http://www.pbase.com/richbarnett/image/128961403
http://www.pbase.com/richbarnett/image/129242840
They 3 units do not have cab signals installed as of yet so they cannot lead on Amtrak but I guess they could put one of them behind a cab signaled equipped leader. The trip is on Saturday October 16 2010
Rich B
TheJollyRailfan wrote:They just bought the 3 b40s from BNSF and 2 are still in the shop. They have the ac4400 nose so its most likely one of em you saw.so, we've got B40-7Ws? SWEET
this is th first wide-nosed locomotive on the P&W since the M420s, and the first i'll have the chance to seedaylight4449 wrote:looks like 561 was used in DPU servicelooks like the BNSF paint job was more recent. all the pictures of her i found were her in warbonnet with BNSF lettering and logos
daylight4449 wrote:BIG NEWS!Actually it's old news.
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 4&start=15daylight4449 wrote:so, we've got B40-7Ws?No such beast. The correct designation is Dash 8-40BW -- sometimes abbreviated as B40-8W.
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Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives
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Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives
You can be assured that these 3 B40-8W locomotives will be prepped and painted in PW livery as soon as possible. Im sure they need the power out hauling freight at this time. When things slow down or other out of service units get the necessary repairs to become roadworthy again, this will allow the railroad to remove each unit one at a time for painting.
Im guessing that 4405 is the first since they seem to be sandblasting the color off it....the other 2 (562/563) I have seen together in runs this past week...
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All 3 units 4005, 562 & 582 are on Pan Am with a Bow NH coal train at this time. The P&W has also leased 4 GP38-2's from GATX one of which is all ready here and the other 3 are in route. I'am sure they will paint all 3 B40-8W's them when they can.
I saw the GP at the shop this afternoon.....it is blue #1855 and it was running with 2215 doing some switching...I think it said Seaside or Seashore on the side of it...
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Reader#108 wrote:I saw the GP at the shop this afternoon.....it is blue #1855 and it was running with 2215 doing some switching...I think it said Seaside or Seashore on the side of it...ya, saw that one on my way to youth group last night. looks like a GP20, or rebuilt earlier geep. definitely said seashore on it, painted in ACL scheme, but the blue replaced the purple. classy, really classy. looked like she was leading a local out of worcester north towards grafton.
The 1855 belows to the Seaview Railroad at Davisville.
They are a major customer of the P&W. The locomotive
was probably at the P&W shop for some sort of repairs.
Here's a photo at Davisville:
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?20071 ... 5&BOOL=ALL
They are a major customer of the P&W. The locomotive
was probably at the P&W shop for some sort of repairs.
Here's a photo at Davisville:
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?20071 ... 5&BOOL=ALL
