A photo on Facebook shows several more of the high-hoods lined up and ready for shipment outside one of the Altoona Shops building: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hp ... 1910_n.jpg
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| Author: | NH0401 [ Thu May 10, 2012 8:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
There are (2) ? ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap at a scrapper located in Cresson, PA. DPK |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu May 10, 2012 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=397344 According to the caption, more awaiting where those two came from. |
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| Author: | railfan261 [ Thu May 10, 2012 2:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
Yikes. I hope some museum is able to buy and restore one of these to Southern livery. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu May 10, 2012 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
A photo on Facebook shows several more of the high-hoods lined up and ready for shipment outside one of the Altoona Shops building: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hp ... 1910_n.jpg
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Fri May 11, 2012 10:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
Internet chatter is suggesting that the second unit from the right is 1580, the first N&W SD40, and there are insinuations that requests for its preservation are being made, potentially at Mad River & NKP. Lots of "thay should donate em all 2 museeums" fluff, but a serious assessment would suggest only a few good candidates as potential recipients in SR and/or N&W turf, many of whom already have some big power (N&W 1776 at Roanoke, for example) or might not really be able to handle an SD40 (SCRRM, Savannah)..... |
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| Author: | cood101 [ Sat May 12, 2012 12:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
At least a Southern one should be preserved. I think NS should donate one of the 2 class units to a museum at least. Isn't the youngest Southern SD preserved an SD7 from the early 50's at the VMoT? Prime reason for a workhorse like the 3170 to go to the TVRM. |
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| Author: | F.N.Kuenzel [ Sat May 12, 2012 1:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: FYI: ex-SR SD-40's going to scrap |
Hadn't heard anything about Bellevues Mad River & NKP wanting the #1580 ? It would be nice though as the #1580 and her sisters 81,82,83 were all Bellevue,Ohio engines for quite sometime used on the hump paired with 2 slugs.They were at Bellevue from at least 1992 when i hired out there and maybe even several years before that up until a few years back when they were replaced by some rebuilt #6100 units.In the early 1990's if they were short of power they would grab one of the 4 and send it out on the local L36 from Bellevue to South Lorain particulary the 1583 as i remember many a nights on that one! I later got to run a few of them when i was on the engineer extra board when called for the hump job. Those high hood SD-40's were good old engines and over the years i had a few others on some road jobs on coal trains and they were good pullers.It would be nice to see a few saved somewhere even if they are stuffed and mounted. |
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