Are there some P30´s in use?

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Supermicha

Member since
January 2002
From: Germany
357 posts

Are there some P30´s in use?

Posted by Supermicha on Sunday, March 10, 2002 11:35 AM

Are some of the GE P30´s still in Amtrak service today?

Michael Kreiser www.modelrailroadworks.de

eolafan

Member since
December 2001
From: Aurora, IL
4,515 posts

Posted by eolafan on Sunday, March 10, 2002 5:56 PM

I believe the Pooch's went into retirement long before the F40's did recently. They saw their last service on the Sunset Limited and the Auto Train. Jim - Aurora, IL

Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)

thirdrail1

Member since
January 2001
From: Niue
735 posts

Posted by thirdrail1 on Monday, March 11, 2002 9:11 AM

The P30CH's were the first units replaced by the AMD-103 Genesis units.

"The public be ***ed, it's the Pennsylvania Railroad I'm competing with." - W.K.Vanderbilt

udohaubmann

Member since
January 2001
From: AT
7 posts

Posted by udohaubmann on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 6:03 AM

Hi Michael,

I saw you did some postings in this forum being from Dresden / Germany. I am also a fan of US railways living in Germany. Would you like to get in touch - then email me at udo_haubmann@yahoo.de.

Hallo Michael,

Du postest ja hin und wieder hier im Forum und ich sehe Du bist aus Dresden. Ich bin auch ein US - Eisenbahn Fan der in Deutschland lebt. Wenn Du Kontakt aufnehmen möchtest dann mail mir doch an udo_haubmann@yahoo.de.