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| Author: | Joshua K. Blay [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146386 |
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| Author: | Tim Botti [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
I'll be honest, that pic's a little depressing for me to look at. On the positive note, at least they're going to a good home. TB |
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| Author: | Benjamin True [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Out of curiosity, does any one know why CP bought these two? Just available? It just sounds strange to me that such a large railroad would some to such a small one looking for power.... |
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| Author: | teqdiver [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Yeah, I was at Morgan Run the day they left. I was working on 1293. They were sitting just outside the door to the engine house for a bit. I turned around to do some wrenching and they were gone... I was kicking myself for not snapping a quick picture. Ryan |
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| Author: | Joshua K. Blay [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Someone on another website was reporting that CPR will not be rebuilding their 1400/1401, part current exec/excursion F power, hence the purchase of these units. Anyone know the plans for the 1400/1401? (one if not both original CPR unlike these CN/VIA/OC units). Joshua |
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| Author: | k5ahudson [ Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Joshua K. Blay wrote: Anyone know the plans for the 1400/1401? (one if not both original CPR unlike these CN/VIA/OC units).
They have no plans on getting rid of 1401 for now, but 1400 is toast! It has already been stripped of many of its internal parts. |
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| Author: | johnacraft [ Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Benjamin True wrote: Out of curiosity, does any one know why CP bought these two?
Just available? It just sounds strange to me that such a large railroad would some to such a small one looking for power.... My understanding is that it's less expensive to purchase these, than to overhaul the current Royal Canadian Pacific A-units. |
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| Author: | pm-man [ Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Ryan- Don't feel alone; I was working on the same engine (probably in the same spot) the day they arrived. Funny --- never figured I'd see them leave so soon. Then again, there's a lot of things that, well..... ah, forget it. TJG |
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| Author: | Tom Cornillie [ Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
It is my understanding that the ex-OC units were among a group of FP-9's that VIA had rebuilt in the early 1990's to cover a few of their remaining non-mainline services. This rebuilding included self-contained HEP generators (hence the mufflers on the rear of the units). I do not know what else this rebuilding entailed. Likewise, the ex-Nebokta units did not pass through such a rebuilding program. (for those interested, I recommend asking at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LocoNotes/ ) Here is data on the heritage of the ex-Nebokta units: from http://membrane.com/~elmer/rail/units/f_units.html - which remains an execellent resource for tracking F-units. CP FP7A Canadian Canada Active A520 4/53 1400 Pacific ex NEB 55, ex VIA 6550, ex VIA 1400, ex CP 1400, nee CP 4099 CP FP9A Canadian Canada Active A1401 7/58 1401 Pacifc ex NEB 54, ex VIA 6541, ex CN 6541 CP F9B Canadian Canada Active A629 1/55 1900 Pacific ex NEB 66, ex VIA 6612, ex CN 6612 Tom Cornillie |
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| Author: | Randy Gustafson [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Are these the F's that came out of the Gettysburg RR operation? |
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| Author: | k5ahudson [ Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
Randy Gustafson wrote: Are these the F's that came out of the Gettysburg RR operation?
No. I believe OCRR purchased them directly from VIA two or three years ago. They were rebuilt and painted in PRR liverly by the Ontario Northland Railway shortly after they purchased them. I may be wrong about it being ONR, but I know the work was all done in Ontario before leaving Canada. |
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| Author: | Michael Huhn [ Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ex OC FP9s in Transit |
The ex-Gettsburg F7s are #s 1000 and 1001, currently in the Morgan Run deadline. I have read on a message board that OC will fix these two up for the NRHS convention, but that's not been fully confirmed. |
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