GP40MC Top-Deck Discussion

Are one of the Worcester-Ayer detours picking the unit up in Framingham on the next trip?

The 1130 was picked up by PAR LA-2 this morning,

The 1125 has been released from Altoona 4/30..

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The 1125 has arrived in Oak Island, NJ off NS.

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GP40MC1118 wrote:The 1130 was picked up by PAR LA-2 this morning,

The 1125 has been released from Altoona 4/30..

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#1130 went on L417 today.

The 1125 made it into Selkirk on today's Q434.

And sadly, the 1130 is showing back in Selkirk today on Q273-06!

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How is 1050 doing

The 1050 is in service on the South Side. And its an F40PH-2C, not a GP40MC.

Thanks for clarifying what type of diesel engine it is
How many gp40mc's does MBTA have

25 1115-1139.

That's good
What's the chances of seeing one or 2 of them on the cape cod train when it becomes ready for passengers
Seen videos would like to see them in person
What lines are they usually on

None of our locos with the exception of the screamers are kept to a certain line. It's hit or miss and in the case of the southside, the F40 rebuilds strongly out number the geeps.

The 1130 has been released from Altoona. Headed home....

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dang, they turned that sucker around pretty quick.

beanbag wrote:dang, they turned that sucker around pretty quick.

It doesn't take too long for a HEP unit swap. It's pretty much just pulling out the old one and dropping in the new one (more or less).