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strench707 wrote:Does Fredericksburg keep a protect?Given the historical (or is that hysterical?) performance of Crossroads Maintenance, they would need damn near a 1 for 1...
Davis
surytcw wrote:I sent an email to VRE asking about using any old locomotives for Clifton Day, and got a reply saying they were all sold. I guess that includes V20 and V23?As I said in a previous post, V20 and V23 are protects, and to the best of my knowledge they are being kept. V36(the F40)is in Broad Run, don't know what its future is though.
V36(the F40)is in Broad Run, don't know what its future is though.Life goal is to catch that thing run again lol, last time I caught it was in Jan or Feb. They used it on last year's Clifton Day too...
) was delivered to Broad Run earlier this week - that pretty much completes VRE's motive power order IIRC....strench707 wrote:The Consist shared by VRE Trains 328 / 325 / 336 / 329 had VRE GP40PH-2 #V20 on the North end of the train just ahead of the Cab Car #V719, and had MP36PH-3C #V63 on the South end of the train. Had the standard eight coaches including the cab car in the count.That's seems the most logical explanation. Probably the cab car crapped out, so they put a rescue loco on the cab end. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what the remaining Geeps are being used for, correct: yard switchers and rescue units? How many are remaining with the MPX's now in service?
Anyone know why it was running like this? Both engines were online, so maybe a problem with the Cab Car?
Davis
oknazevad wrote:2 GP40s and there is also a F40 #V36 (a screamer) stored at Broad Run (Unlike the V20 and V23 I haven't seen her run in months)strench707 wrote:The Consist shared by VRE Trains 328 / 325 / 336 / 329 had VRE GP40PH-2 #V20 on the North end of the train just ahead of the Cab Car #V719, and had MP36PH-3C #V63 on the South end of the train. Had the standard eight coaches including the cab car in the count.That's seems the most logical explanation. Probably the cab car crapped out, so they put a rescue loco on the cab end. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what the remaining Geeps are being used for, correct: yard switchers and rescue units? How many are remaining with the MPX's now in service?
Anyone know why it was running like this? Both engines were online, so maybe a problem with the Cab Car?
Davis
strench707 wrote:The Consist shared by VRE Trains 328 / 325 / 336 / 329 had VRE GP40PH-2 #V20 on the North end of the train just ahead of the Cab Car #V719, and had MP36PH-3C #V63 on the South end of the train. Had the standard eight coaches including the cab car in the count.One morning in October Fredericksburg Train #306/307 had the V50 in front of the cab car and the other end had the V57. Both engines were running. I think something must be wrong with the cab that day. This configuration only lasted 2 days
Anyone know why it was running like this? Both engines were online, so maybe a problem with the Cab Car?
Davis
surytcw wrote:VRE updated their equipment page today. It looks like their last F40 left, along with all the GP39's.The V33-V36 were leased locomotives, so VRE couldn't have sold them. They must have ended the lease and returned them to the leaser. Before the page was updated, it showed they still had 3 of them.
davinp wrote:Who were they leased from?surytcw wrote:VRE updated their equipment page today. It looks like their last F40 left, along with all the GP39's.The V33-V36 were leased locomotives, so VRE couldn't have sold them. They must have ended the lease and returned them to the leaser. Before the page was updated, it showed they still had 3 of them.
