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Tri-rail locomotives
Posted by f14aplusfl on Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:50 PM

So I was looking up Tri-rails locomotive fleet and I'm confused about their roster to here in particular to numbers 807 -809. I am pretty sure were built by MK but from what I've seen tagged online, They are either F40PH (probably confused with 810-811), EMD F40PHC-2C, EMD F40PH-2C, MK F40PHC-2. So what are they?


thanks.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Sunday, October 14, 2007 6:41 AM

Tri-Rail 807-809 are F40PH-2's built by MPI.

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Posted by f14aplusfl on Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:19 AM
Thanks.
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Posted by f14aplusfl on Monday, October 15, 2007 12:42 AM
Does anyone know when Tri-Rail 810 and 811 were purchased from Amtrak? I think 1996/1997 timeframe but I'm not sure.
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Posted by al-in-chgo on Monday, October 15, 2007 4:33 PM
 f14aplusfl wrote:

So I was looking up Tri-rails locomotive fleet and I'm confused about their roster to here in particular to numbers 807 -809. I am pretty sure were built by MK but from what I've seen tagged online, They are either F40PH (probably confused with 810-811), EMD F40PHC-2C, EMD F40PH-2C, MK F40PHC-2. So what are they?


thanks.

 

Got any pix?

 

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Posted by f14aplusfl on Monday, October 15, 2007 8:35 PM

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 22, 2007 1:13 PM

Hi,

I see that Athearn have Bombardier coaches in their range but they show a GP50 in Tri-rail colours is this accurate?

Malcolm.

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Posted by chefjavier on Monday, December 10, 2007 6:47 PM
 CSSHEGEWISCH wrote:

Tri-Rail 807-809 are F40PH-2's built by MPI.

I thought the F40PH-2's were built by EMD It has no major external differences and the battery box mounted ahead the fuel tank. A engine of 16-645E3 that produces 3200 horse power. They built over 90 units from 85's to 89's.

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Posted by f14aplusfl on Monday, December 10, 2007 11:06 PM
 branchline wrote:

Hi,

I see that Athearn have Bombardier coaches in their range but they show a GP50 in Tri-rail colours is this accurate?

Malcolm.

 

Per the Tri-Rail roster, the latest additions to Tri-rail's diesel fleet, 812 - 817, are rebuilt exNS GP49s. How close they are to GP50s, I am not sure.

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Posted by chefjavier on Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:05 PM

Did the Tri-rail bought the new MP40PH-3c @ 4,000HP? When I move from Miami they were talking of purschasing a few locomotives to replace the old hugs.Confused [%-)]

Javier

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