NJT Equipment Damaged by Fire in Canada

[ns3010]

Bergie, please forgive me for linking to another forum, but...

I just read on railfan.net that some of the GP40FH units and some Comet IBs have been damaged in a fire. All of the equipment is still usable. Most of the equipment did not receive any damage, but they are just covered in ash. The unit to receive the most significant damage was GP40FH 4137, but it just needs new handrails, number boards, and marker lights.

Here's the link to the original thread: NJT equipment destroyed in Canada.

And here's some pictures

 

Luckily, there is no serious damage, as all of the GP40FHs (other than those on lease) have been rebuilt into switchers. No one was hurt in the blaze.

[jkeaton]

ns3010

Bergie, please forgive me for linking to another forum, but...

I just read on railfan.net that some of the GP40FH units and some Comet IBs have been damaged in a fire. All of the equipment is still usable. Most of the equipment did not receive any damage, but they are just covered in ash. The unit to receive the most significant damage was GP40FH 4137, but it just needs new handrails, number boards, and marker lights.

Here's the link to the original thread: NJT equipment destroyed in Canada.

And here's some pictures

 

Luckily, there is no serious damage, as all of the GP40FHs (other than those on lease) have been rebuilt into switchers. No one was hurt in the blaze.

 There is much speculation in Montreal that this fire was, shall we say, to the benefit of the owner of the buildings, who wished to re-develop the Pt. St. Charles site within the year, and was faced with the 'problem' of the heritage railway buildings already there?  The local English newspaper, the Montreal Gazette, reported extensively.  Here's a link

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Fire+Point+surprises/964217/story.html

 To find more stories, search for 'Point warehouse fire'

Jim, Ottawa

[trainfan1221]

I just saw this.  we only have a few GP40FHs left over here on NJT, most are retired or being rebuilt into some kind of new thingy.   I feel saddened seeing unit 4137 like that, I remember this one from years back and have either watched or ridden behind it many times.  These units were unique, and some would say weird, but they were ours and heck they sounded good!

[ns3010]

The damage was only cosmetic, the unit is back up and running. Here's the stats on all the units:

5 rebuilt into MP20B-3 switchers, 5 leased to AMT (repainted into AMT), 4 active on NJT, 1 inactive (I don't know what the status is, but my guess is that it's sitting at MMC being used for parts)

[trainfan1221]

Its odd to see those new engines and know they used to be the GP40FHs.  I actually saw one pulling a train, attached to the back of the cab car, a few weeks ago.  Until then I only have seen one sitting in Hoboken terminal, never moving.  A friend said he has heard them on the scanner, usually because of a problem.