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Discussion related to DC area passenger rail services from Northern Virginia to Baltimore, MD. Includes Light Rail and Baltimore Subway.

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 #1471233  by mtuandrew
 
mackdave wrote:
mackdave wrote:In an earlier life, quite at home in Baltimore:

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Would love to see the Capitol on its nose again.
 #1487926  by jt42cwr
 
D40LF wrote:Yes, 5 of the 6 GP39s are still used in revenue service (they were supposed to be re-powered, but that never happened). When they run solo, they usually pull only 3 to 4 cars. 68 still has its HEP generator, so it can pull revenue trains as well.
Any idea which is no longer used, and is it available for non-revenue work?
 #1487962  by D40LF
 
jt42cwr wrote:
D40LF wrote:Yes, 5 of the 6 GP39s are still used in revenue service (they were supposed to be re-powered, but that never happened). When they run solo, they usually pull only 3 to 4 cars. 68 still has its HEP generator, so it can pull revenue trains as well.
Any idea which is no longer used, and is it available for non-revenue work?
75 was parked at Riverside yard in Baltimore for a few years. It was moved to Brunswick yard this spring, but I have no idea whether it ever made it back in service, or why it was MIA for so long.