CR 4601 on the way to IRM

dinwitty · **Joined:** Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:18 pm **Posts:** 2226

former Virginian 131 adding to the electric collection.

Rick Rowlands · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 7:48 am

Must be an omission in the list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_I ... _railroads

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:51 am

Paint her up as Virginian or New Haven!

Frank Hicks · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:24 am

Hot Metal wrote:

Must be an omission in the list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_I ... _railroads

Nope, it's on there. Scroll down to "Consolidated Rail Corporation" under "Defunct Railroads."

filmteknik · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:54 am

Is it actually enroute to IRM now or is it going to Juniata for some cosmetic refurbishing first?

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

To those of us (myself included) who might not be up on our electrics as we would like, how about some stats on the unit from someone? Thanks!

Les

filmteknik · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:23 am

I think Wiki sums it up pretty well:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGN_EL-C

Did they stay with Ignitrons throughout their career or were they updated with silicon diodes?

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:48 am

filmteknik wrote:

Is it actually enroute to IRM now or is it going to Juniata for some cosmetic refurbishing first?

Reports are that it is en route to Altoona/Juniata for repainting.

filmteknik · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:58 am

Has it been announced to which livery?

JimBoylan · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 12:56 pm

Well, since Altoona/Juniata is a Norfolk Southern shop and 1 of the locomotives was painted Norfolk & Western for a short time ....

Reading 900 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:27 pm **Posts:** 118

I've heard that it will be painted in Conrail paint. Is that true?

Alan

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

That reminds me, the CRHS guys haven't posted with project news in a while (Russ?). Their CR caboose project last year came out great:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36755

Pat Fahey · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 5:40 pm

Hi all
Correct me if I am wrong , was this engine part of the collection of the Railway Museum of New England ? If so why was it sold ? Pat

wesp · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:08 pm

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The deal between RMNE and IRM for this unit was made about 4 years ago.

RMNE collected a lot of stuff in the 1980s and 90s. The 4601 was one of those items; it was about to become scrap at GE in Erie when RMNE made some inquires about it. Get it now, or it will be rebar in 3 months. Yes, we did not do any real preservation on it after arrival at Saybrook in 1988 or 89, but we did realize it was better off at a new home, and that's where it is headed.

And it will arrive looking quite presentable in fresh Conrail Blue, after a stop along the way in Altoona, where NS will be restoring the missing transformer panels and painting the unit for IRM.

Howard P.

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omar · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:25 pm

filmteknik wrote:

Did they stay with Ignitrons throughout their career or were they updated with silicon diodes?

It was last run with the Ignitrons.

They were not in the unit when shipped to the RMNE. Mercury I guess.