by electricron
It's good news VIA is refurbishing and repainting old F40s.
Does anyone know how many F40s VIA owns, and how many are being refurbished?
I have found this http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/sing ... tract.html
...Will see Global Railway Industries subsidiary CAD Railway Industries strip all the 20-year old locos and rebuild them to meet current efficiency, environmental and safety standards. Work on the first locos is underway, and they should re-enter service between March 2009 and the end of 2012.
And have found this http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 59&t=47309 dated January 2008
Via's active locomotive roster = 21 P42DCs and 54 F40PH-2s.
Does anyone know if these numbers are correct?
Additionally, Canadian $101.5 Million for 54 locomotives averages out to Canadian $1.88 Million per locomotive, much cheaper than paying American $5 Million per brand new locomotive. I consider that a great deal........
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cach ... GcpopkbQiA
VRE is paying American $60.58. Million for 12 Motive Power Xpress locomotives.
Does anyone know how many F40s VIA owns, and how many are being refurbished?
I have found this http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/sing ... tract.html
...Will see Global Railway Industries subsidiary CAD Railway Industries strip all the 20-year old locos and rebuild them to meet current efficiency, environmental and safety standards. Work on the first locos is underway, and they should re-enter service between March 2009 and the end of 2012.
And have found this http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 59&t=47309 dated January 2008
Via's active locomotive roster = 21 P42DCs and 54 F40PH-2s.
Does anyone know if these numbers are correct?
Additionally, Canadian $101.5 Million for 54 locomotives averages out to Canadian $1.88 Million per locomotive, much cheaper than paying American $5 Million per brand new locomotive. I consider that a great deal........
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cach ... GcpopkbQiA
VRE is paying American $60.58. Million for 12 Motive Power Xpress locomotives.