This Channel has various videos and photos shot primarily in the Northeast region. Main features include the GE/Wabtec and modeling in all different scales of trains.
No amount of paint would make that abomination look good. And outfitted with a Cummins diesel?! Those have proven time and again that they can’t stand up to the rigors of rail service. Let’s see how long these last.
Now All BL20GHMs 125-130 have been done, Now 114, 115, 110, and 113 will be next to be rebuilt! 010 and 011 should return in future after rebuild along with few more MBTA F40PH-3Cs.
We are begging, many of us, please do a video with the drone of all the CSX Ac44s there at Wabtec thats awaiting rebuild. I noticed CSX 550 alongside 382 was also there and more units in the background. I have a list of units ive caught and am wanting to see just how many are there now awaiting rebuild. Please and thank you!
A lot of these locomotives are getting rebuilt, except for BNSF Railway. BNSF is actually building new ES44ACH and ET44ACH locomotives, numbered 3282-3331 and 3625-3674.
Also I think they do it too for command and control in the event of an errant or runaway locomotive. If something is new, untested or experimental. Some devices fail into a full power mode.
I also noticed they changed the cab on 4856. Santa Fe and BNSF had a different slope on the cab roof above the windows so they could better fit in canyons. But they managed to keep the old horn and bell
Dang, even more Ex BNSFs going to NS! I probably shouldn’t be surprised but it’s kinda crazy to me anyway. Since they now have 800+ C6Ms and 1000 are expected by 2027, Wabtec’s really trying to get them out as much as they can.
@@stephankoenig5481 seems like your last comment is correct, just looked at the roster sheet and the ex BNSF unit on this test train isn’t listed as an NS unit. The ones I was referring to are the ones NS has carrying 3900 series numbers.
Awesome catches! Is CSX 7858 a recent retirement? I was told that 65 Dash-8’s are on Recommended Retirement this year, but 7858 wasn’t one of them on the list.
Weird it's still listed active by CSX, reportedly it was there for emissions testing from what I heard. It's the only Dash 8 on that property still owned by CSX. Wonder if they're finally gonna do something with it eventually or send it back to CSX
