• GE test train near Westfield on 10/7/04?

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Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in New York State.

Moderator: Otto Vondrak

  by NS3737
 
Right now I am dealing with the aftermath of my autumn 2004 tour (see the trip report). To be more specifc I am currently framing and edditing the slides along with the notes I took when taking photos. One slide keeps me puzzled.

I took that one near Westfield NY on the NS old NKP line on Thursday October 7th 2004. It is apparently a GE test train: Leading was a blue locomotive numbered 2011 with a large GE logo on the front trailing that one was a unit in an orange and gray paint with number 6003 (the train went that fast that could no spot any reporting marks) followed by a test/measurement coach while BNSF's AC4400EV 5719 was bringing up the rear.

Can someone identify the 2011 and 6003?

Thanks in advance

Gijs

  by thannon
 
Well- the 2011 is easy: GE's GEVO series- see
https://www.getransportation.com/genera ... hotos.html

The 6003? Did it look like this?
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=64991
Then its a GE AC6000CW GE unit.

Or like this?
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=63560
which would be an Alstom Leaser unit.

Or something else? Couldn't think of anything else orange and grey.

Tom H>

  by NS3737
 
Thanks

Since the 6003 had a Dash9 look so an AC6000CW it is.

Gijs