Hey F40 Society... Look what's for sale....

RCD · **Posted:** Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:38 pm

http://www.nwrail.com/distributed_produ ... parts.html

bory2502 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:39 pm

Well just for 4 HEP jumpers for a passenger car at 85" in length is about $3,048.00 from NW Rail, or $762.00 per jumper. I will assume that the price will be even higher to replace the jumpers on an F40 since the cables/jumpers are longer.

F40PHR231 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:54 pm **Posts:** 72

bory2502 wrote:

Well just for 4 HEP jumpers for a passenger car at 85" in length is about $3,048.00 from NW Rail, or $762.00 per jumper. I will assume that the price will be even higher to replace the jumpers on an F40 since the cables/jumpers are longer.

It's running around $15,000 to replace what was damaged (materials only), and that's in addition to work needed prior to the vandalism.

bory2502 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:27 pm

I know the headache of replacing HEP. I had the same thing when vandals struck my ex Amtrak "Pacific" Series dorm lounge. The pretty much hacked and harvasted the HEP from the Juncition Box to the B-End of the car. I am looking at about $10K. So I know how the head ache also!

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:12 pm

bory2502 wrote:

I know the headache of replacing HEP. I had the same thing when vandals struck my ex Amtrak "Pacific" Series dorm lounge. The pretty much hacked and harvasted the HEP from the Juncition Box to the B-End of the car. I am looking at about $10K. So I know how the head ache also!

Ouch! Sorry to hear about what happened to the "Pacific View," Christopher!

filmteknik · **Posted:** Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:10 pm

Did they single out the HEP lines? Maybe such nice long juicy cables made exposed traction motor cables not worth bothering with.

Steve