GATX (GMTX) & LTEX Locomotives on lease to PAR

[newpylong]

Lease. Man they look like sh!t.

[piker]

......rode hard and put up wet. a little bondo and a blue dip, maybe change the oil and put them back to work. they'll fit right in.

[Badandy]

How much is GATX paying PanAm to use 'em?

[Guilford Guy9887]

3004 and 3005 just passed through Biddeford northbound at 740am

[arcadia terminal]

Photo of the units on CSX

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... age=7&key=

Peter

[mec 381]

It's also possible that the GP40s in the deadline have already been so heavily cannibalized (to support the rest of the fleet) that PAR no longer has enough spare parts bring six of those dead units back to operable condition. Even though many of them may have an outward appearance that looks mostly complete, it's very possible that some of them are empty or nearly empty inside.

Important items like traction motors and power assemblies are usually the first to be removed for use in other units, followed by bigger (and equally important) items such as generators, air compressors, turbos, and whole engine blocks.

You would be correct about the GP40s in the deadline being heavily cannibalized. The three or four I got a good look at today didn't have much left to them and it would take alot to get them back up and running. So I'm just guessing that whats there will never run again.

[MEC407]

3004 and 3005 arrived at Rigby this morning:

http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPictur ... id=2951355

[MEC407]

Rumor has it that one of the GMTX units was working a branchline job in District 1 today.

[GP40MC1118]

Correct...it was the 3004 paired up with the 378 I believe...

D

[GP40MC1118]

It was on SAPPI-4 with MEC 378

D

[csor2010]

GMTX 3001 was on Q426 today according to YahooGroups.

[MEC407]

Nice to see an SLR Yellowbird coming back to Maine.

[MEC407]

3004 on the SAPPI job: http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=198855

[MEC407]

3001 dead-in-tow on SEPO: http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=198906

[Mikejf]

3001 was trailing unit in a train going through Green, Maine around 8am headed toward Leeds Junction and possibly Waterville, unable to tell if under it's own power or not.
Mike