Before they were gone, LTEX-Bittersweet Symphony 

Crazy that locomotives built in the mid-late 90s are already being scrapped.

To the railroads, those engines were crap. To us railfanners, they're gems

LTEX 18522 survived, is now RXCX 18522, being shipped to Mexico out of the Port of Mobile, Alabama

At least 5 ex Amtrak P40s escaped the scrappers torch in Lordstown Ohio and are now being rebuilt and repainted in LTEX Rail colors. Units 801, 802, 803(renumbered 1803), 805, and 839. 805 was transferred to Wabtec Erie in Pennsylvania, while 801, 802, 803, and 839 were transferred to Wabtec Albia in Iowa.

Even though I am a die-hard EMD fan, I'm having a real hard time seeing the Dash-8s getting cut up. Bummer...

I think one of those 4clops safety cab would be the most fun playhouse for the kits in the backyard so they could play choo choo train.

Bittersweet video , thank you for your service on Both Levels freight and passenger.

The "VERY Seriously, and SADDENEST DAY in Railroad History's" 😢😢😢😢 What comes to See the Locomotives Get Stripped-Down in "Pieces" THEN They Get Cut-up Also in "Pieces Too" Instead of Seriously Sending some of them to the Railroad Museums for Displaying them to the public and How the Locomotives have taken care of Goods & Services to the public from the East Coast to the West Coast and North to the South "ALL OVER the Country 😊😊 !!!!??!?!?!

I remember seeing the UP genset switchers being on the cover of a bunch of new-hire paperwork when I started. “Engines of Change” sounded very exciting and optimistic, but they parked them at every opportunity. Moved a bunch of them dead-in-consist, I don’t think I ever saw one running.

As an Australian railfan I’m having a real hard time seeing those standard cab Dash8s waiting to meet the scrapers torch

Fitting music for this video.

Sad video to see Dash 8's being scrapped.

Meanwhile countries outside of North America keep their locomotives longer

This is Probably what despair must be like…

I remember when the CSX Dash 8-40Cs and CWs were brand new and saw them in new car smell condition! I wouldn’t be surprised if those QNSL Dash 9s are rebuilt.

Sad seeing the old SP SD40/45T-2’s meeting their end

Wow!! Perfect song for the video 💯👍

Thank you for preserving these images and sharing them with us.

I remember when some of those locomotive classes were new. I even ran some of those.

The Most Difficult part of Railfanning. Technology is at Record Speed and it’s ALL about Efficiency. Locomotives currently Range from 2.5-6.5 Million.

Some of those I remember. Sad.

Make an interesting back yard conversation piece, Nice song by the Verb i believe. Nice Video.

I hope the TPW 4056 GP40X gets saved along with the EMD GP50 demo

A sad but good video.

Some times they can always get a new cab from one railroad graveyard to the rail shops like in Altoona pa where they work on them and they are always fixing up train locomotives there at anytime

Yeah, there is almost nothing left to give the idea of going to the tracks any mystery...there is no looking in the distance at the start of a mainline and wondering "what may be out there." Transfers in cities are boring now too. All the magic of railfaning is gone. it was all based on those wonderful EMDs of the 60s and 90s running around the rails. a time now lost.

I wanna talk to the scrappers... Y'know, just a little talk...

Good Music

Just think of all the horsepower, and money sitting here.

Those locomotives are 25+ years old. They have been fully amortized and have no value. Their technology is obsolete. There is no second-hand market. They are most valuable for the scrap value of the pats and metals. Makes total sense.

I want those number plates, horns, and bells! (And maybe a seat)

This is literally heaven for railfans

Someone gotta steal the last ltex engines for preservation

Odd some units look like they just got a paint job done then 2 years later they are getting scrapped

EMD holds a better value than GE

What will happen to EX Amtrak F40PHR units 401, 404 and 408 next??? Please let me know.

Seria bueno que dichas companias se contaten con el ferrocarril interoceanico pues les apuesto que de hay se llevan minimo unas 50 locomotoras

How come almost all of the locomotives have no air horns!

with CN needing reliable 4 axle power the X CN 1500 end cab should be re aquired for use in Ontario or Montreal as local power

The ex-GO F59s shown in this video escaped and are headed to the new passenger rail operation starting up in Mexico.

Where did the bells go I want one

Sad🙏👍

i hope you grabbed that numberboard at 1:36. it'll be saved forever if you do, otherwise if you didn't get it would be thrown out to never be seen again.

Could have used them to build a structure. Like containers. Only with a different method.

How many of these are left

How did you get permission? Asking for a trip myself

How did you get access to that yard?

Where is this located?

But where is this sad graveyard?

Shows that RR's over- bought, and that some of these locos were not as good as they were supposed to be.

Any gp60s get saved at all

Is the facility in PA?

And this is why you dont stay on the mainland

Should be illegal 😤 What a waste! I fear the end is near for most GP38/39/40s/-2s soon as well with increasing epa regulations and fra loco lifetime regulations, too. . . You might even say that it's almost like watching steam going away all over again, but what are we even saying to stop it before it's all gone.

As far as I am personally concerned, scrap all Diesel electrics and bring back steam ! 😊

Old, polluting two-stroke EMD's are def on the way out.