Status of the GP7s and GP9s

[Reader#108]

Have there been any sightings of 12 or 15 lately? Someone said they were white lined....does that mean dead and headed for torching?

[KSmitty]

Have there been any sightings of 12 or 15 lately? Someone said they were white lined....does that mean dead and headed for torching?

If they are whitelined, thats pretty much the final nail in the coffin of a locomotive. All thats left is to find a scrapper/dealer to sell it to for disposition. It is possible it would be sold to a dealer, maybe for use as a core for rebuilding to a genset or something. But yes, whitelines mean a locomotive is done serving its current railroad.

As for their current disposition, I've seen multiple reports that put them dead at Waterville, and 1 that has them whitelined.

[Reader#108]

so if they are whitelined, they are done with the current rail line, but that doesn't mean that they can't be sold to use somewhere else? I mean, 252 was whitelined, right?

[MEC407]

Whitelined just means that they've been stricken from the roster and will be disposed of. That could mean scrapping or it could mean selling them. They have sold many locomotives in the past. Whether a locomotive is sold or scrapped depends on several factors, such as its condition and whether or not there is an interested buyer.

[Reader#108]

Gotcha....thanks guys....I'm still learning some of this stuff...

[thebigham]

The GP7s are off the roster. But, you never know. They could come back.

[Reader#108]

I got an update from Pan Am on my facebook page and they were listed, thats why I was asking...

[KSmitty]

I got an update from Pan Am on my facebook page and they were listed, thats why I was asking...

Facebook??? Pan Am???
Has something changed, last thing I knew there was no "Pan Am Railways" facebook page.

[Mcoov]

It's not official, seeing as how that page is constantly asking questions that begin with "when", and "how many".

[Reader#108]

There's a Guilford one too....or they were posting Guilford under a Pan Am logo....either way...the roster was there....see if I can copy it....


FP9 (EMD) 1-2 (PAR)
GP7 (EMD) 12, 15 (ST)
GP9 (EMD) 45, 51, 52, 54, 71, 72, 77 (ST)
GP35 (EMD) 212, 214 (ST)
GP40 (EMD) 305-306, 309, 312, 314-317, 319-321 (MEC), 328, 330, 332-335, 340 (B&M), 343-344, 347-348, 351, 353, 371, 373-374, 376-380 (MEC), 307, 310, 313, 326-327, 337, 345, 349-350, 352, 354, 370, 381-382 (PAR)
GP40-2LW (GMD) 502, 507-508 (MEC), 501, 503-506 (PAR)
GP40-2W (GMD) 510, 512, 514-515, 518-519 (MEC), 511, 516-517 (PAR)
SD40 (EMD) 602 (PAR)
SD40-2 (EMD) 604, 607-609, 612 (PAR), 610-611, 613, 619 (MEC)
SD40-3 (EMD) 600-601, 603, 605-606 (PAR)
SD40M-2 (EMD) 614-618 (MEC)

There ya go....there are about 3 different Pan Am forums on Facebook BTW....

[KSmitty]

Do youself a favor,

Go to -> http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/G ... Sightings/

Register, and then go to the files section, look for PAR roster info by Bill Gingrich and look for that all time PAR roster, much more accurate!

[diburning]

The person who runs the Guilford Transportation Industries page (with Pan Am Logos) on Facebook is Shawn Kelley.

The person who runs the Pan Am Railways page on Facebook is Brian Woodcock.

The GuilfordRailSightings Yahoo Group is run by Gary Young.

The All-Time Pan Am Roster, Yearly Totals and the Pan Am Roster Summaries up to November 2010 are by Bill Gingrich.

The Pan Am Roster Summaries from December 2010 to present are by Eric (they censor my last name) (me).

[Reader#108]

No sweat Eric....I had a long facebook rant with you about the 010 a month ago.....I know who you are....

Bill

[diburning]

010? I don't remember having any facebook rants about 010. Are you sure it was me?

[BR4]

It is with a heavy heart that I report that the last 2 MEC GP-7's on the roster have been scrapped.
#15 (568) & 12 (592) were scrapped recently. Other than the 573, the only possible remaining unit
I can think of is one that was at a musuem or tourist line in PA that went defunct. I think it
was ST 22. naybody ahve any info on this?