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| Author: | cood101 [ Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Only 2 PRR Alco Century units left. |
As of last week, only 2 PRR Century units survive. Both are in good hands, 1 on the LA&L(C424) The only one owned by the PRR, and one on the DL(C425). It's time to start thinking where to send these 2 after their retirements. the C424 is OOS pending a rebuild that may never happen, while the C425 is still in regular service with a headlight configuration switch. 2 and 3 years until both celebrate 50 years of service, 45 of them after ALCO shut down. All Lake State C425's and the 1 PC painted NYLE unit are now scrapped. |
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| Author: | Richard Glueck [ Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Only 2 PRR Alco Century units left. |
Certainly a worthy addition to the RMPA fleet. |
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| Author: | Dave Crosby [ Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Only 2 PRR Alco Century units left. |
As a historical footnote: Our Alco C-636 #3642 was ordered by the Pennsylvania, but was delvered after the Penn Central merger. I always thought that would be the perfect unit for the museum, should the time ever come. Dave Crosby |
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| Author: | cood101 [ Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Only 2 PRR Alco Century units left. |
Dave Crosby wrote: As a historical footnote: Our Alco C-636 #3642 was ordered by the Pennsylvania, but was delvered after the Penn Central merger. I always thought that would be the perfect unit for the museum, should the time ever come. Dave Crosby Why not work to achieve that goal then? I would think that 2415 would be a little more deserving because of it being the only c424 the Pennsy owned, but I'm sure we don't have any surviving C636's save the DL one. |
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