Amtrak FP40h's at Derby

[Richard Glueck]

There are three FP40h's on the dead line at Derby. I think I remember them at NMJ. What is the story behind those, and where are they going, if they ever go anywhere?

[bar358]

The following are stored:
CDAC 455
CDAC 457
CDAC 461
CDAC 462 (Missing 645/AR-10)
MMA 226 (Burned AR-10)
MMA 247
MMA 260 (Missing 645/AR-10)
MMA 263 (Missing 645/AR-10)
MMA 273
MMA 320
MMA 339
MMA 345
MMA 383
MMA 391

Active/Recently Used:
CDAC 450
CDAC 451
CDAC 454
CDAC 458

These F-40's show as being MMA in the computer but are not on-line:
MMA 227
MMA 228
MMA 241
MMA 294
MMA 394

The 645/AR-10 sets have been shipped to Poland. These units are all owned by Rail-World Leasing. Other than the CDAC units before their overhaul, I don't think any of the others were stored at NMJ during the Iron Roads time frame from this list. 397, 266 come to mind as once being at NMJ.

Matt

[Tadman]

I found some CDAC F40's in Joliet, IL, today. Here is a link to some photos. Can you folks shed some light on why they are at the former USS works?

[Realityrail]

The units are owned by Rail World Locomotive Leasing. The Joliet location is leased by Relco Locomotive Company and rented out for storage of units.

[Tadman]

Looks like I fogot to post the URL:

http://community.webshots.com/album/541714138vaUFnL


Pics of CDAC F40's in Illinois.

[geoffs]

A recent photo of MMA226 has been posted:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=137466

and an earlier one in January:
http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?pho ... 948733.jpg

But... as well as reports of ex-AMTK226 at Derby there have been reports of 226 on the Ohio Central, such as this 17 December 2005 Photo at OHCR West Lafayette OH
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=248517

Comparing the two which each other and other roster shots of 226, they do not seem to be the same unit - different fuel tanks and different positions of markings. Any ideas?
Has anyone been able to check the frame number of the 226 at Derby?

[trainiac]

I just found out the following: The 226 used on the MMA is NOT ex-AMTK 226... It's ex-AMTK 216! Its spotting features are those of a modified Phase 1 (200-229) F40PH, and the only unit that ran on Amtrak with the same characteristics (angular fuel tank and maintenance stickers included) was the 216! The "real" 226 is on the OHCR.

[NYC27]

They must have renumbered AMTK 216 to MMA 226 because MMA 216 is a 50' boxcar.

[trainiac]

They must have renumbered AMTK 216 to MMA 226 because MMA 216 is a 50' boxcar.

Well... SLR has GP40 #3002 and 50' boxcar #3002--found this out when I photographed the latter!