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Friday, May 16, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Former New Haven FL9 Locomotives Scrapped in NJ
(SOURCE: Trains.com Newswire, By Steve Glischinski)
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – This spring, the “Streamliners at Spencer” festival in North Carolina will bring together nearly 20 examples of streamlined motive power, including former New Haven FL9 No. 2019 from the Railroad Museum of New England. While No. 2019 has been preserved and restored, three of its sister locomotives met a different fate: They are being scrapped this week at the Morristown & Erie Railway yard in Morristown.
The three locomotives, former Amtrak Nos. 485, 486, and 487 built in 1957 for the New York, New Haven & Hartford, were owned by RRPX, a railroad leasing company owned by Morristown & Erie owner Wes Weis. Weis tells Trains News Wire the FL9s were scrapped because they had been stripped for parts and were vandalized.
In addition to the FL9s, three Alco locomotives were or will be cut up by C&K Scrap Metals of Newark since they have major mechanical or other issues.
According to Weis, a former CN M420W that was scrapped had a broken Hi-AD truck, seized turbo, and the drive had failed between the main generator and the auxiliary generator. Ex-Canadian Pacific C424 No. 4231 had a failed prime mover while out on lease. Former Erie Mining RS11 No. 7205 had been for sale for four years with no takers, and had been vandalized.
The FL9, New Haven Class EDER-5, is a dual-power locomotive capable of operation as a diesel-electric or an electric powered by a third rail. General Motors Electro-Motive Division built 60 units for the New Haven between 1956 and 1960. They were the last F units built.
FL9s served the New Haven and successor Penn Central, then several owners including Conrail, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. A total of 12 FL9s were sold to Amtrak, with six, including the three scrapped units, remanufactured between 1979 and 1981 by Morrison-Knudsen. Amtrak finally retired them in June 2002.
Two other FL9s, ex-Amtrak Nos. 488 and 489, operate on Morristown & Erie affiliate Maine Eastern Railroad pulling excursion trains between Brunswick and Rockland, Maine. Former Amtrak No. 484 operates on the Orford Express tourist train out of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
There is several other MTA/Metro-North and Connecticut Department of Transportation FL9s preserved, and CDOT still owns six out-of-service FL9Ms stored at New Haven, Conn.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – This spring, the “Streamliners at Spencer” festival in North Carolina will bring together nearly 20 examples of streamlined motive power, including former New Haven FL9 No. 2019 from the Railroad Museum of New England. While No. 2019 has been preserved and restored, three of its sister locomotives met a different fate: They are being scrapped this week at the Morristown & Erie Railway yard in Morristown.
The three locomotives, former Amtrak Nos. 485, 486, and 487 built in 1957 for the New York, New Haven & Hartford, were owned by RRPX, a railroad leasing company owned by Morristown & Erie owner Wes Weis. Weis tells Trains News Wire the FL9s were scrapped because they had been stripped for parts and were vandalized.
In addition to the FL9s, three Alco locomotives were or will be cut up by C&K Scrap Metals of Newark since they have major mechanical or other issues.
According to Weis, a former CN M420W that was scrapped had a broken Hi-AD truck, seized turbo, and the drive had failed between the main generator and the auxiliary generator. Ex-Canadian Pacific C424 No. 4231 had a failed prime mover while out on lease. Former Erie Mining RS11 No. 7205 had been for sale for four years with no takers, and had been vandalized.
The FL9, New Haven Class EDER-5, is a dual-power locomotive capable of operation as a diesel-electric or an electric powered by a third rail. General Motors Electro-Motive Division built 60 units for the New Haven between 1956 and 1960. They were the last F units built.
FL9s served the New Haven and successor Penn Central, then several owners including Conrail, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. A total of 12 FL9s were sold to Amtrak, with six, including the three scrapped units, remanufactured between 1979 and 1981 by Morrison-Knudsen. Amtrak finally retired them in June 2002.
Two other FL9s, ex-Amtrak Nos. 488 and 489, operate on Morristown & Erie affiliate Maine Eastern Railroad pulling excursion trains between Brunswick and Rockland, Maine. Former Amtrak No. 484 operates on the Orford Express tourist train out of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
There is several other MTA/Metro-North and Connecticut Department of Transportation FL9s preserved, and CDOT still owns six out-of-service FL9Ms stored at New Haven, Conn.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Pan Am Railways FP9 Added to Streamliners at Spencer Event
(SOURCE: Trains.com NewsWire) More info HERE
SPENCER, N.C. – The North Carolina Transportation Museum and North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation are adding Wabash E8 No. 1009 and Pan Am Railways FP9 No. 1 to the list of locomotives attending the Streamliners at Spencer event. The four-day event is being held May 29-June 1 at the museum’s grounds in Spencer. It will celebrate classic streamlined locomotives, ranging from Atlantic Coast Line E3 No. 501, built in 1939, to Norfolk Southern’s recently upgraded executive F9s. With the addition of these two units, the total number of engines attending “Streamliners at Spencer” is now 16.
General Motors Diesel, the Canadian subsidiary of EMD, built Pan Am Railways FP9 No. 1 in 1954 for Canadian National as No. 6505. The unit was used in passenger service for CN until 1978, when it was transferred to VIA Rail Canada.
VIA sold the engine to New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railway for use on the tourist railroad. In 2010, the engine was part of a trade between Conway Scenic and Pan Am Railways that saw the engine move to its new home in Waterville, Maine, to pull business trains.
Tickets are now on sale for the event. A special Preview Day, featuring the last of the engines to arrive, special movements, site preparations and more will be held May 29. Tickets for the Preview Day are $40 per person in advance. Tickets will be $45 on the day of the event.
Combo tickets and group discounts will be available, along with discounts for North Carolina Transportation Museum members and Norfolk Southern employees. Tickets are available online at www.nctrans.org or by calling (704) 636-2889, ext. 237 or ext. 257
SPENCER, N.C. – The North Carolina Transportation Museum and North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation are adding Wabash E8 No. 1009 and Pan Am Railways FP9 No. 1 to the list of locomotives attending the Streamliners at Spencer event. The four-day event is being held May 29-June 1 at the museum’s grounds in Spencer. It will celebrate classic streamlined locomotives, ranging from Atlantic Coast Line E3 No. 501, built in 1939, to Norfolk Southern’s recently upgraded executive F9s. With the addition of these two units, the total number of engines attending “Streamliners at Spencer” is now 16.
General Motors Diesel, the Canadian subsidiary of EMD, built Pan Am Railways FP9 No. 1 in 1954 for Canadian National as No. 6505. The unit was used in passenger service for CN until 1978, when it was transferred to VIA Rail Canada.
VIA sold the engine to New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railway for use on the tourist railroad. In 2010, the engine was part of a trade between Conway Scenic and Pan Am Railways that saw the engine move to its new home in Waterville, Maine, to pull business trains.
Tickets are now on sale for the event. A special Preview Day, featuring the last of the engines to arrive, special movements, site preparations and more will be held May 29. Tickets for the Preview Day are $40 per person in advance. Tickets will be $45 on the day of the event.
Combo tickets and group discounts will be available, along with discounts for North Carolina Transportation Museum members and Norfolk Southern employees. Tickets are available online at www.nctrans.org or by calling (704) 636-2889, ext. 237 or ext. 257
Friday, December 20, 2013
Bowser Announces HO B&M EMD F7A w/Sound
Bowser has announced an HO scale EMD F7A in blue, due May 2014. This model is part of their Executive Line.
#24028 Cab #4265 $179.95 each
#24029 Cab #4268 $179.95 each
#24030 Cab
#4265 w/DCC/LokSound Snd $279.95 each
#24031 Cab #4268 w/DCC/LokSound Snd
$279.95 each
Sunday, November 24, 2013
MBTA #2001, the "T Emblem on Wheels"
The MBTA's first brand new, direct ordered diesel locomotive to arrive since the F40s sits at Boston Engine Terminal. Numbered 2001, it is the first of a large order to arrive. Rumor has it it's too heavy for use over some bridges. (Photo taken by D. Hutchinson during his lunch break, 11/17/13)
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
New MBTA Diesel Headed to P&WRR
Brand spankin' new MBTA diesel #2001 is reportedly on it's way to the Providence & Worcester railroad for final setup. Will we soon see it plying MBTA rails??
10/14 UPDATE: The unit should be on P&W property as I type.
10/14 UPDATE: The unit should be on P&W property as I type.
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