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Has NTSB issued the report?
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Tadman wrote:From what I understand, Metrolink's F125 order is big enough to replace the entire diesel fleet today. If that's the case, are they going to retain the current diesel fleet instead of continuing to lease the BNSF "safety fleet" to lead the ass end of trains rather than cab cars? Makes sense to me that they would do so instead of continuing to pay BNSF but you never know here...Are you sure the order is that large?
Fan Railer wrote:Metrolink has 40 F145s on order, afaik, not 20. Options have been exercised.Per Metrolink: http://www.metrolinktrains.com/news/new ... d/899.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Tadman wrote:I heard 40 on order as well, which matches the number of F59 in place. The MP36 fleet is fairly new, so no reason to replace - I forgot about that fleet and assumed the F59 fleet was the entire fleet.They are mostly retired from GO service but hardly from honest work, given how many of the GO units are tooling around Quebec, North Carolina, Illinois, California, Texas... As for the remainder, I passed two at the head and tail of a GO 12 bilevel consist when driving past Barrie South layover last Sunday (here's a video of a similar consist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNrygcsMx90" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), and can be in sole charge of a "six pack" (example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kCUpkggJso" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
Also, the F59 fleet at GO is mostly retired