Super catch!
edblysard wrote: I think it would have to go all the way to Florida and see Night train to get any farther from home! We are taking it to Costal Terminal...anyone got a clue who bought it?And they sure don't want to miss much up there...look at the headlights!
I think it would have to go all the way to Florida and see Night train to get any farther from home!
We are taking it to Costal Terminal...anyone got a clue who bought it?
And they sure don't want to miss much up there...look at the headlights!
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
nordique72 wrote:This unit and sister unit 2804 were sold to Chile by Helm- reports have them being made into C-C SD type units- much like some ex-CSX GP40s that were sent south a few years ago.
Perhaps you mean NRE. I have spotted 2804 at NRE in Dixmoor and have a picture of 2801 at Clearing that I shot on March 17.
The front steps are not stock -- the GP49s came from the factory with standard EMD steps, and were replaced with the ladder when ARR installed the snowplow shortly after delivery in order to gain clearance for the plow (and retain the stock drawbar). I don't think they made but a few revenue trips with the stock front steps.
S. Hadid
"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)
A Møøse once bit my sister ... No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
(Sorry...couldn't resist.)
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
More like moose obliterators. It's quite an experience to stand on the front platform of a GP40 as it catches a moose and watch it disappear through the one inch space between the bottom of the snowplow and the hard ice between the rails.
The wildlife biologists I've read state that the moose run down the track instead of getting off the track because they instinctually avoid deep snow where they are vulnerable to wolves. Moose brains apparently consist of a kernel of awareness in a bushelful of instinct.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Have fun with your trains
You really shouldn't talk about F....oh, you mean the one with antlers?
I did notice the serious curve to the snow plow....
23 17 46 11
Moose (noun): Hairy four-legged brainless critter that makes a singularly impressive bang when struck by the plow pilot at 49 mph.
Randy Stahl wrote: tree68 wrote: edblysard wrote: And they sure don't want to miss much up there...look at the headlights!Ever hit a moose?Yep .In fact there are about 6 carcasses between the Jct. and the boundry. First time I ever seen a bald eagle was last week , saw 15 of them feasting on moose !!!!
tree68 wrote: edblysard wrote: And they sure don't want to miss much up there...look at the headlights!Ever hit a moose?
edblysard wrote: And they sure don't want to miss much up there...look at the headlights!
Ever hit a moose?
In fact there are about 6 carcasses between the Jct. and the boundry. First time I ever seen a bald eagle was last week , saw 15 of them feasting on moose !!!!
Now PEETA will be storming up to Northern Maine. Oh wait, maybe since a large percent of the membership is female...?
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
1435mm wrote: My first road trip in my career we hit and killed six moose AND derailed the train on one of the carcasses. Quite an introduction to railroading. S. Hadid
My first road trip in my career we hit and killed six moose AND derailed the train on one of the carcasses. Quite an introduction to railroading.
Moose?
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.