SD 45's seen in Olean.

[railwatcher]

While cruising the different forums I ran across these:

There are two SD-45 (carbody) leasers in Olean - I first spotted them last Wed. I'll post the numbers later. I'm not sure but I assume them to be additional lease power for the WNYP - needed for new tonnage and miles.....(DFT and 397/398, etc). Please correct me if I'm wrong.

--JSW

danpik1 <danpik> wrote: Just kind of curious about the HLCX lease units in the yard in
Allegany. I see about 4 units there every day along with a mix of WNY&P
power. Is the railroad short on power or is something else happening? I
am curious if the powers that be might be looking at additional power
as the alco's are getting harder to find?

Dan


Those are from the yahoo LAL Forum, so with the 3 SD40's and 2 SD45's that is a significant amount of lease power all from HLCX. It must be taking too long to ready the Big Alcos in Cohocton. Also, those RRPX units in Falconer must be down for the count, and not enough power for the big jobs over Keating Summit and on to Hornell. Anyone get any numbers or pictures?

Greg

[Luther Brefo]

Not all of the SD40-2 (in SD45 shells) are on lease. Others are there for a different purpose.

[pablo]

Oh, Luther, don't be coy. What's the reason?

Dave Becker

[Luther Brefo]

Oh, Luther, don't be coy. What's the reason?

Dave Becker

Give me a day or two to confirm. I don't like to pass rumors around so I just want to be sure. Thanks for understanding.

[pablo]

I was just giving you a hard time. There's never a need to listen to me...and keep your information hidden as you see fit.

Dave Becker

[BR&P]

Geez, go ahead and tell him. They're re-building the NYO&W, connecting with the old Erie which will be restored to Chicago. There it will connect with the reactivated Rock Island, and ....I forget which line they're getting to the West Coast with, thus providing true transcontinental service.

The SD40's are merely fill-in power until details are wrapped up with UP, assembling all the remaining Big Boys from various displays and museums to be used for mainline power. To recognize the heritage, cabooses will not be pooled but will reflect the ancestry of each segment - wooden NYO&W's in the east, then steel Erie cabs to Chicago, etc.

I got this on good authority from someone who I can't name, but I'm SURE it's true.

[Luther Brefo]

This one had me cracking up. In an alternate universe...maybe this would plausible.

Geez, go ahead and tell him. They're re-building the NYO&W, connecting with the old Erie which will be restored to Chicago. There it will connect with the reactivated Rock Island, and ....I forget which line they're getting to the West Coast with, thus providing true transcontinental service.

The SD40's are merely fill-in power until details are wrapped up with UP, assembling all the remaining Big Boys from various displays and museums to be used for mainline power. To recognize the heritage, cabooses will not be pooled but will reflect the ancestry of each segment - wooden NYO&W's in the east, then steel Erie cabs to Chicago, etc.

I got this on good authority from someone who I can't name, but I'm SURE it's true.

[Mike Walsh]

This one had me cracking up. In an alternate universe...maybe this would plausible.

Geez, go ahead and tell him. They're re-building the NYO&W, connecting with the old Erie which will be restored to Chicago. There it will connect with the reactivated Rock Island, and ....I forget which line they're getting to the West Coast with, thus providing true transcontinental service.

The SD40's are merely fill-in power until details are wrapped up with UP, assembling all the remaining Big Boys from various displays and museums to be used for mainline power. To recognize the heritage, cabooses will not be pooled but will reflect the ancestry of each segment - wooden NYO&W's in the east, then steel Erie cabs to Chicago, etc.

I got this on good authority from someone who I can't name, but I'm SURE it's true.

whoo whoo!!! LOL

[boblenon]

I heard they were going to recycle all of those SD45s and make new Alcos :)

[railwatcher]

On with the jocularity!

Will be taking the six axle trucks off of the SD45s and putting them under the RPPX units in Falconer. Transplanting the prime movers to make them C645s. A regular Frankenstein on rails! LMAO

[Luther Brefo]

You guys sure do have some creative minds.

[Mike Walsh]

ding

[Luther Brefo]

From an informed source:

The five SD40-2s are on lease. More of the M636s will need to come online before we start to see these Chevys go back.

And there you have it.

[railwatcher]

Thanks Luther and "Mr. Informed Source."

Greg

[jr]

The SD45 bodies are HLCX 6505 and 6510. There were more EMDs than Alcos in the yard this weekend. Dang.

JR