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Discussion of products from the American Locomotive Company. A web site with current Alco 251 information can be found here: Fairbanks-Morse/Alco 251.

Moderator: Alcoman

 #259870  by Alcoman
 
ANDY117 wrote:Don't write off the 3662 quite yet. They may restore it to service once the EMDs are all rebuilt.
Whats wrong with the 3662?

 #263857  by N. Todd
 
And what about those 7 hefty ones in Australia? Scrapped yet?

The 3662 wasn't drained properly, resulting in freeze damage.

 #265794  by ANDY117
 
So let's get to work instead of sitting here talking about it! Those Colonie units aren't getting any better.

 #265798  by SOU2645
 
One more saved big Century - N&W C630 1135 at the VMT in Roanoke VA.
Larry

 #312895  by Pilbara Rail
 
N. Todd wrote:And what about those 7 hefty ones in Australia? Scrapped yet?
Ex Mount Newman 636 units 5497, static in Port Hedland. 5499 static in Perth, ARHS museum. 5502 (operational, though not used) Pilbara Railway Historical Society museum at Dampier.

Robe River 636 units 9412, 9413, 9415, 9416, 9427 all stored at Seven Mile Yard, Dampier. 9426 was used on construction traffic untill recently.

Hamersley Iron 'Pilbara Cab' 636 unit 3017 was in use untill recently. On loan from the museum.

 #312945  by SSW9389
 
UP C630 #2907 is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas at the Arkansas Railroad Museum thanks to Ed Bowers. :wink:

 #313119  by tgibson
 
Hi,

UP 2907 is listed as Cartier 34 (ex UP) on my Museums list. The last picture I've seen of it was in Cartier paint.

Take care,

 #313211  by SSW9389
 
The unit was supposed to get a coat of UP paint at North Little Rock before shipment to Pine Bluff. I will give her a look see next month and report back.
tgibson wrote:Hi,

UP 2907 is listed as Cartier 34 (ex UP) on my Museums list. The last picture I've seen of it was in Cartier paint.

Take care,

 #313299  by N. Todd
 
Why UP? I'd think they would like to charge Ed for using their proprietary paint scheme. There's enough yellow around. I'd like to see it in the Cartier green & yellow :-D

 #313467  by GOLDEN-ARM
 
How about PC black & rust colored? :P

 #313850  by 2spot
 
Leave it in Cartier colours. That way half of the people at the museum can ask "Where is Carter railway at?"

 #313857  by GOLDEN-ARM
 
Yeah, and besides, exactly WHERE is that Carter Railway at anyways, since you mentioned it? :P
 #313887  by H.F.Malone
 
GOLDEN-ARM wrote:How about PC black & rust colored? :P
ARRGGHH......a 70s flashback!!!! Next thing, when it's on display in that nice shop building, you'll want piped-in disco music through a speaker concealed in the hood!!!! Maybe there will be an engineer "mannikin" seated in the cab, wearing long sideburns and a madras-fabric porkpie hat!

 #313904  by GOLDEN-ARM
 
You forgot the silk, Paisley Ascot, and the thick, black rimmed "serial-killer" style glasses.............. :P How debonaire, and stylish................. :P