Trains.com

Brookville BL36PH Close to Delivery

5670 views
11 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Posted by NorthWest on Monday, July 1, 2013 10:19 PM

Just in case anyone is still following this...

A better (and IMHO more flattering) picture is here:http://www.railpictures.net/photo/441798

NW

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Posted by NorthWest on Sunday, June 23, 2013 4:10 PM

Only thing online is subchat, still, but here is a picture:http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=1229224 

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Posted by NorthWest on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:41 PM

 Still very little online. 

  • Member since
    September 2010
  • From: East Coast
  • 1,199 posts
Posted by D.Carleton on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:29 PM

oltmannd

Gotta love a pilot plow for service in FL...  What are we plowing?

 

Slow tourists.

Editor Emeritus, This Week at Amtrak

  • Member since
    June 2013
  • 20 posts
Posted by UPrailfan on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:43 AM

Very effective for removing Cars and other debris from the tracks that you might find on the rails as I have been told.  Down in Florida who knows what they might find. 

  • Member since
    March 2016
  • From: Burbank IL (near Clearing)
  • 13,540 posts
Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:08 AM

oltmannd

Gotta love a pilot plow for service in FL...  What are we plowing?

Plow pilots are not strictly for snow.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
  • Member since
    January 2001
  • From: Atlanta
  • 11,971 posts
Posted by oltmannd on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:12 AM

Gotta love a pilot plow for service in FL...  What are we plowing?

-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Posted by NorthWest on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:51 PM

Here are the artist renderings:http://www.vergarastudio.com/pdf/Brookville_BL36PH.pdf

The units look slightly different built, with a hump behind the cab, and no lights over the windshields.

Still little else online...

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Posted by NorthWest on Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:17 PM

The Prime Movers will be V20 MTU 4000 Series Engines

Based on the table:

http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/products/diesel-engines-overview/general-purpose-diesel-engines/4000/

it appears they are 4000-03. 

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Posted by NorthWest on Saturday, June 15, 2013 12:57 PM

The prime movers are MTU, and the trucks are unique to Brookville (but look quite like Blombergs)

http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/06/Brookville%20prepares%20first%20BL36PH%20for%20delivery.aspx

  • Member since
    February 2010
  • 384 posts
Posted by Redore on Friday, June 14, 2013 11:57 PM

Looks like an F59PH, so what?

Where do their trucks and prime movers come from?

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • 3,231 posts
Brookville BL36PH Close to Delivery
Posted by NorthWest on Friday, June 14, 2013 10:01 PM

Brookville has completed their first BL36PH for Florida's Tri-Rail.

Unfortunately, I am unable to find an article other than the News Wire one, but they look pretty close to the mockup halfway down the page on Brookville's website: http://www.brookvillecorp.com/locomotive-passenger.asp

I'll try to keep looking for a new article. Thoughts on their appearance?

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

Newsletter Sign-Up

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy