• Maryland Midland Switcher?

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  by RailVet
 
This URL portrays a GE centercab switcher on the MMID and supposedly it's part of an MoW consist.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=735981

I thought this was a Lehigh Cement company locomotive that was sold to motive power dealer Silcott several years ago. Is it actually on the MMID or is it gone?
  by ShortlinesUSA
 
Still on MMID property to the best of my knowledge, but not owned by them. Since being moved into the yard at UB, it has never been in runnable condition, I believe due to a cracked block. It has been shuffled around a couple of times over the years, but is by no means part of an MOW consist, other than an MOW car and caboose happen to be stored along with it. Lehigh has leased a GP9 from MMID as a plant switcher since the GE was retired.
  by RailVet
 
After asking the question in this forum, I learned from a MMID manager that it had been scrapped. Bummer!
  by ShortlinesUSA
 
Thank you for the update. Unfortunate it was unable to be used, but if it was in as bad of shape as I was told, not surprising.