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Post by backshophoss on May 24, 2017 22:49:18 GMT -5
A pair of SC-44's were laying over at ABQ today,heading back to Seattle after testing at the AAR Test Facilty at Pueblo Co. WSDOT 1402+1404 were dead in consist with the noses trailing. Not sure if there were any staff was traveling in the S II sleeper 39022. |
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Post by backshophoss on May 24, 2017 23:08:48 GMT -5
Best look of the nose,the front truck and the rear truck |
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Post by rails4dmv on May 25, 2017 9:11:10 GMT -5
Good catch and thanks for posting. The YouTube videos of this locomotive doing test trials on the NEC has a ton of views. It'll be a sad day when the P42's start to fade off into the sunset. I wonder what Amtrak has planned for eventually replacing the dual mode P32ACDM.
I'm putting in my early guess for who might pick this up for HO production...65% chance Bachmann (Bachmann doing the ACS-64 gives them the odds on favorite), 25% chance Athearn and 9% chance Atlas.
I'm leaving a 1% chance for Scale Trains. After seeing their UP Turbine at the LHS, I would love for them to produce this as their first passenger locomotive.
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Post by backshophoss on May 25, 2017 17:54:28 GMT -5
The Current Athearn underframe for the P-40/42 could work for a SC-44 model,however there's a whole lot of
underframe equipment boxes on a SC-44.
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Post by backshophoss on Sept 8, 2017 20:38:03 GMT -5
There's word that a P 40 (#828)has been pulled from the deadline at Bear for a"possible upgrade".
When the HSP-46 was built at MPI's Boise Id shop,GE supplied the EVO prime mover and the Electrical gear.
At that time GE offered a "repower kit" for Locos allowing for a tier IV EVO prime mover and an upgrade to
AC traction motors.
Unknown if the plan is to use this "kit" on the 828 as a test bed for rebuilding the P42's and P40's still in service.
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Post by backshophoss on Nov 15, 2017 3:24:02 GMT -5
Since early Oct the "midwest fleet" state owned Chargers have been on the CHI-MILW trains running alone,to take some of the
squeeze off the Amtrak P-42's
In Ca,on the Capital Corridor route,Amtrak-CA has put the Chargers in service,easing the load on the F59phi fleet.
Hopefully if you are travelling during this Holiday Season,you might see the chargers in action.
Due to a Failed "Crush test" at the factory in Rochelle IL,Nippon-Sharyo has been replaced by Siemens.
The Cars will be single level,based on the PR II A Specs and the already built "Brightline" cars awaiting to enter service
for "All Aboard Florida"
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