Chasing ACWR's "Engine Room 87" Locomotive Bar on the U.S. Open Special 

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Not only an EMD “F” unit, but an A-B pair of them pushing that train! How many operational “B” units exist these days? When I was a child my father gradually constructed an extensive Lionel “O” gauge model railroad in our basement. One Christmas an A-B pair of EMD F locomotives showed up under the Christmas tree. They were in the traditional brown Illinois Central livery. The Lionel version of the F had 2 electric motors in the A unit, one driving each truck. Plenty of power and very smooth running. The Lionel B unit was a dummy. I should mention that I grew up in Champaign IL: The Illinois Central (now CN) main line from Chicago to New Orleans goes through Champaign IL.

The wild irony of seeing this train consist I tell you.

And it's the Bar on the train!

Also remember the AC6000 was doomed along with the EMD SD90Mac during the horse power race of the late 1990s, both GE and EMD had motor block problems....the C30-7 is by far the best GE ever built with most of the ex BN, scl, UP, and CSX still running....

E unit is a real working E9.

Hi, @@Hunterwj12 and thanks for your comment. You answered what I wondered about if AC&W no. 103 was either an EMD E8 or E9, as they're nearly indistinguishable externally, except for the front head lamp, so I read in the past. They did an absolutely beautiful restore job on that E9. I love those EMD E units, best design ever.

A great use of a GE locomotive.

You mean, was an AC6000CW

I like this idea. The bartender can even use the throttle to dispense different nevers for mixed drinks. (Notch 1 = Seltzer, Notch 2 = Coke, etc.)

In the photos I've seen, ACWR kept the cab completely in tact including a mock up PTC display. I think that keeps with the "locomotive" theme.

CSX got most of that.

@@MilwaukeeF40C I did hear that too, rode that train whenever I could back in the day

At one time this short line ran a dinner excursion and holiday themed trips.

So it would seem.

I wouldn't do it. Keep them contained in something fully enclosed.

Why high speed rail??? We got everyone flying and highways all over....I worked for the Chicago Central, got hired in 1994, we averaged 45 mph....my train hit at least 1 car a month .....this is a tourist train, not some 300 mph pos that isn't needed, or Americans are to ......um........to be around....

And what's wrong with a f350 to go grocery shopping with? Are you jealous? I use a 1968 R model Mack to do my Saturday errands, completely restored and 4.6 mpg.....

no change to length, or width, now that its lighter, its a few inches higher.

Bad bearing....depends on the engineer, you can feel it dragging if it were on....and with that length of trip it would be smoking.

@@ShawnCalay that's not a bearing. Bearings aren't going to squeal like that for long. It's a brake. You cannot feel them dragging....not one single wheel like that. it is brake shoe squeal....

@@joedobson9987 a brake shoe sticks and will smoke and melt....I had the same conductor do it to me 4 times....that is most certainly a bearing that lost lining ....I installed them when I worked at EMD for 4 months before CC hired me....

@@joedobson9987 you can't feel a brake dragging ....BS! 18 years with CC IC and 3 with Railnet says yes....and if you tell me otherwise your sleeping on the job....a good engineer can feel that in his train

@@joedobson9987 that's a bearing there cowboy....lined many in the 4 months I worked at EMD before CCP offered me a job....

CSXT 656.

@@Hunterwj12 thank you my friend, that has been bugging me for days

Very different from when the 656 was pulling intermodal trains.

@@armandoperez7967 renumbered from unit 666 no less!