Three FL9's, Alcos scrapped at Morristown & Erie

thebigham · **Joined:** Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:46 pm **Posts:** 261

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=476484

Among locomotives sold by RRPX to C&K Scrap Metal was Morristown & Erie C424 4231, a former Canadian Pacific locomotive. On April 3 it was being scrapped in Morristown.

Chris Webster · **Joined:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:45 am **Posts:** 1028

Trainlawyer wrote:

When the smoke cleared, almost exactly two years ago, two former State DOT engineers were in jail and the CEO and his sales manager were indicted, unemployed and I believe are still awaiting trial.

Here is a Press Release from the NJ Office of the Attorney General:
Senior Engineer for NJ Department of Transportation Arrested in Alleged Scheme to Steal $700,000 in Rail Project Grant Funds - DOT employee and co-defendant allegedly took $325,000 in bribes(September 24, 2010)

And another:
Former Chief Operating Officer of Railway Company Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding State of Over $800,000 in Grant Funds - Former project manager also indicted in investigation by Division of Criminal Justice (July 11, 2012)

CREEPING DEATH · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:22 pm **Posts:** 275

Is RRPX shutting down? Their web site is gone. Is the 636 (former Alco 636-3) in danger?

CD

rudystrains · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:12 pm

For the record, only two FL9's are being scrapped, the #487 (gone last week) and #486 (sometime this week). The #485 is safe for now.

Former CN M420W #3562 and former CP C424 #4231 have also been scrapped, and former Erie Mining RS11 #7205 is being scrapped as we speak.

As far as vandalism - yes, copper and wires were the main problems, besides all of the parts that the M&E has taken off themselves to keep the #488 and #489 running in Maine. Railfan "collectors" have also taken anything of collectible value. As much as I don't want to see an FL9 scrapped, both #486 and #487 have been quite literally reduced to shells with very little preservation value.

Of a class of locomotives where only 60 were ever built, about 20 surviving is a pretty decent percentage.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:17 pm

According to a FB post by Steve Barry who went to Morristown today, the 486 was chopped today, cut lengthwise to salvage interior parts and the prime mover:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

thebigham · **Joined:** Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:46 pm **Posts:** 261

The M&E has scrapped 2 more Alcos: C424 #4216 and RS11 #7215:

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/487927

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=487904

CREEPING DEATH · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:22 pm **Posts:** 275

thebigham wrote:

The M&E has scrapped 2 more Alcos: C424 #4216 and RS11 #7215:

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/487927

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=487904

It was reported elsewhere that both of these - especially the 7215 - had been vandalized/stripped by metal theives, which is largely the reason for their demise.
The NW5 in Oregon suffered the same fate...

CD

Three FL9's, Alcos scrapped at Morristown & Erie

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