by GP40MC 1116
Under NJ Transit's Procurement section of its website is lists a "Sale of Retired Locomotives" Curious if anyone has an idea on what type of locomotives are being sold, how many and what type
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GP40MC 1116 wrote:Under NJ Transit's Procurement section of its website is lists a "Sale of Retired Locomotives" Curious if anyone has an idea on what type of locomotives are being sold, how many and what typeMost likely F40's, GP40FH's and some GP40PH's.
MANUFACTURER: EMDI should bid on 4141 and restore it to .... Morrison Knudsen colors? Wait - that's for the nonsense thread. But - it's interesting to see there are a bunch for sale! I wonder who/if they will be picked up/leased? I'll be curious to see if and where these end up.....
YEAR BUILT: 0
ROAD NUMBER: 4141
LOW OR HIGH NOSE: LOW
ENGINE MODEL: 16-645E3
HORSE POWER:
GENERATOR: AR10
AUXILIARY GENERATOR: 18kw
AIR COMPRESSOR:
DYNAMIC BRAKING: NO
AIR BRAKE TYPE: 26L
TRACTION MOTORS: Rebuilt D77
WHEEL TREAD THICKNESS:
MULTIPLE UNIT: NO
ELECTRICAL CABINETS:
EXTENDED RANGE: NO
DITCH LIGHTS: YES
BigDell wrote: I should bid on 4141 and restore it to .... Morrison Knudsen colors? Wait - that's for the nonsense thread. But - it's interesting to see there are a bunch for sale! I wonder who/if they will be picked up/leased? I'll be curious to see if and where these end up.....I wonder if I could bid on one to use one as one heck of a backup generator for the house.. just park it in the driveway?
james1787 wrote:Back some 15 years or so ago after a severe ice storm with massive electric transmission damage in Canada at least one engine was driven a 1,000 feet or so down a city street to the government building for power. If it started to turn the lead truck was pushed with a backhoe or similar if I recall correctly, to get it going correctly.BigDell wrote: I should bid on 4141 and restore it to .... Morrison Knudsen colors? Wait - that's for the nonsense thread. But - it's interesting to see there are a bunch for sale! I wonder who/if they will be picked up/leased? I'll be curious to see if and where these end up.....I wonder if I could bid on one to use one as one heck of a backup generator for the house.. just park it in the driveway?
That's probably another post for the nonsense thread..
I would think there would be plenty of interest if they're in good shape?
DutchRailnut wrote:here is picture of event http://cnlines.ca/CNcyclopedia/loco/mlw/img_3502.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Cool. I had forgotten about that. Thanks for jogging the memory.