Retired GP38AC's

One was working GO2 earlier this week behind BNSF 535 on the Griffin GA district.

DocJohn
Macon

One was working GO2 earlier this week behind BNSF 535 on the Griffin GA district.

DocJohn
Macon

DocJohn wrote:One was working GO2 earlier this week behind BNSF 535 on the Griffin GA district.

DocJohn
Macon

one what?
one of the 4 GP38AC's in question?

NS 2881,2883,2884 or 5516?
one of those four?

Scot

Just for you Scotty- NS 5516 rolls down home rails in Sayre, PA. Date was Sept. 30, 2005.

And had I known- I might have gone all out on documenting it....

http://home.stny.rr.com/thannon/h12a_sayrePA_093005.jpg

Tom H>

WOO! thanks Tom!
that made my day!!

Scot

Running long hood forward in true NS fashion...

Well...to be truly technical it isn't...at least not at the time. It was on the H12 as it was running east to Mehoopany, and as such it was the tailend unit on the train running push-pull.

I didnt' see it on the return, but I'll guess it ran LHF then.

Tom H>

got a report on another forum:

One of the stored 38AC's is supposed to be rebuilt into a 56xx series GP38-2R by NS. Not sure of the number.

anyone hear anything more on this?
Is NS still rebuilding old GP38's?
thanks,
Scot

Thoroughbred is converting as many 38AC and then the DC 38's to 38-2 configuration with air conditioned cabs in most. Apparently the 82 First Uniion units they converted and leased back are being or have been returned. They have completed about 40 units and will continue this year.

NS 2884 is on the move to juniata. it and several others were in tow on 180 leaving chattanooga yesterday 3.17.06.

nsrayman wrote:NS 2884 is on the move to juniata. it and several others were in tow on 180 leaving chattanooga yesterday 3.17.06.

thanks!

Here is the latest stats on the four LV GP38AC's, as of April 2006.

LV 310 - still stored at Conway.

LV 311 - rebuilt in 2003, in service as NS 5516.

LV 312 - rebuilt in 2006, in service as NS 5627.

LV 313 - Moved to Altoona 3/17/2006, hopefully to also be rebuilt!

a photo from yesterday!
thanks David!
NS 5627

Scot

Scot,

Any idea if the 3 ex-Reading GP40's are still in service for NS? I think the numbers were 3000-3002..

Thanks,
Steve

njt4172 wrote:Scot,

Any idea if the 3 ex-Reading GP40's are still in service for NS? I think the numbers were 3000-3002..

Thanks,
Steve

The ex-reading units are still in service.

Sad news..
one of the four LV units was scrapped.
see:
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26180


Here is the latest stats on the four LV GP38AC's, as of June 2006.

LV 310 - scrapped June 2006.

LV 311 - rebuilt in 2003, in service as NS 5516.

LV 312 - rebuilt in 2006, in service as NS 5627.

LV 313 - Moved to Altoona 3/17/2006, hopefully to also be rebuilt!

Scot

RDG had GP40s? I thought they had 5 GP40-2s. Ya learn something new everyday!