They could fill up track 1 with stored units like they did with B/O cars years ago.
Remember, there's always room for one more!
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| Author: | brahamfireman [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
As of Monday March 30th, 2009. CP had 51 GEs stored, three are wrecked (but not bad enough to retire). The number has been increasing, and includes 11 ES44ACs. Note that CP is much less satisfied with the ES44ACs than they were with the AC4400CWs. Also of note. BNSF has decided to store virtually their entire fleet of AC4400CWs due to low traffic levels. The only exception is the six that they do not own, 5600 - 5602, 5840 - 5842. They will be going into storage over the next few weeks. Speculation is that there is some savings in parts inventory by taking an entire model out of service much as CP did with the SD9043MACs. Now if someone could tell us where those AC4400CW's will be getting stored that would be GREAT. and no, this is not an April fools joke. I personaly hate this day and NEVER pull tricks, Proof that its real. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 909&nseq=2 |
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
Yea we just sent 8711 and 9536(?) Dead and Drained for storage. |
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| Author: | brahamfireman [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
are they also going to Canada for storage? |
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
Yes. |
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| Author: | jer712 [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
i apologize in advance, i dont know much about the subject, buy why are they picking and choosing what units get stored? do they need more work than the next? or what. |
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| Author: | brahamfireman [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
my understanding was yes. there last order of ES44AC's are crap, more then the first ones. something with the computers always failing. GE also used a different Air compressors then what CP specified and there are problems with that. now all this is hear say and the RR's are some of the worse rumors mill out there, so take this with a grain of salt. maybe they should have given the ACe's more thought...... |
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| Author: | busyemt [ Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
newer isn't always better. |
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| Author: | frontierfan [ Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
[some of the worst rumor mills out there] you are absolutely 100% correct its the worst place I have ever worked for that reason other than the rumors its a great job |
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
It seems that they are storing the first order of GEVOs not the last. And frontier I agree completely. |
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
Now I have heard that 30 SD60s will be stored in St. Paul. |
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| Author: | brahamfireman [ Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
that is some good news. where the heck are they going to store those, swamp tracks? |
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| Author: | Mike B. [ Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
They could fill up track 1 with stored units like they did with B/O cars years ago. Remember, there's always room for one more!
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
Shoreham is what I hear...... |
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| Author: | brahamfireman [ Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
on the back strip where they used to stage trains??? there isn't much room up there for 30 locos. either way I am sure we all will be out to shot them all lined up like when the first 20 went back. |
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| Author: | wc_sd45_7500 [ Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CP sidelining 50+ locos. |
If they are stored at Shoreham that's good news for me! It would almost be like the old days when I remember rows of bandit GP40s there. Douglas New Brighton, MN |
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