Last night (4/23), i went to the Buffalo-Depew station to catch 49. To my pleasant surprise, the third unit was 316! The best part was when it departed and once again I got to hear the F40 power up. If anyone knows where or why this engine was being moved, I'd love to know. I hope it's not to Beech Grove to be scrapped.
Posted by Amtrak207 (Member # 1307) on :
Sorry for stepping in your pictures. My friend tells me she was in Boston to be filmed and on her way to you-know-where for a fitting retirement. You got it, scrap steel. Such a beautiful engine.
------------------ F40PH #757099-8 March 29, 1976-August 17, 2001 Requisecat in pacis
P42DC #53063 Around 2.5 million miles to go
Posted by coach34135 (Member # 1979) on :
Im sad to hear another F40 is gonna be turned into who knows what..i wish i could get one and hoarde it in my backyard if i HAD a backyard
Posted by efin98 (Member # 1943) on :
IIRC that was the last active F40 in Amtrak's fleet, just recently returned to them after spending it's last few months leased to the MBTA in Boston. At least its last days were running for Amtrak, albeit not in long distance or NEC service.
Posted by AMTK271 (Member # 1778) on :
Reported on another forum that it went back on train 40 the night of the 24th.
-Paul
Posted by Steve Dunham (Member # 924) on :
Last night (April 25) I saw Amtrak F40 #400 pulling a Virginia Railway Express train en route to Manassas. VRE has a couple of F40s, leased from Amtrak, I believe, in VRE paint. This may be a new addition to the leased units. It was still wearing Amtrak colors.
------------------ Steve Dunham Literalman@aol.com http://www.stevedunham.50megs.com/
Posted by Amtrak288 (Member # 1967) on :
I rode Train #49 on April 23rd, boarded in Schenectady and rode to Buffalo. F40 #316 was indeed the third unit in the consist, though when I boarded, it wasn't running, as I couldn't hear it making any significant noise as it rolled past me. As reported on another forum, it went East on Train #40 the following evening, though my first thought was that it was headed back to the Grove. Of note also, A refurbished Horizon Fleet Coach was deadheading to Chicago on that train as I was seated in the Boston Section and the car host told me, it was a functioning car but was heading back for some kind of work.
Posted by Italiancanuck89 (Member # 1873) on :
I've been seeing a number of horizon coaches coming through lately. Sometimes they're in revenue other times not. Are they actually being refurbished or is because they're short on Amfleet II's?
Posted by Amtrak288 (Member # 1967) on :
I haven't heard anywhere that any more Horizon Fleet Coaches are being refurbished, the ones that were refurbished were actually done so for use on the Three Rivers/Pennsylvanian (Back in the "good old days" when the Pennsylvanian went all the way to Chi-Town!). It's likely that these coaches are being used systemwide so its not uncommon to see one on the Lake Shore. I rode in one back in February that wasn't refurbished, it was a bit cramped, was on the Boston Section of the train. On a side note, I took a nice photo this morning of Train #48 in Angola, NY, something that won't be possible with the new schedule if its running on time as it would be through that area before 5am.
Posted by Amtrak207 (Member # 1307) on :
It's because there aren't enough amfleet IIs ready for service. Maybe it's because they are being repainted, maybe it's because they freeze up in the winter, and maybe it's because they've deferred maintenance for the last few years. At least lately the rainbow era has been tamed down a bit.
Posted by Amtrak288 (Member # 1967) on :
The "Rainbow Era" as noted has calmed down a bit regarding some of the equipment used on LD trains. Back on February 7th, I rode on the Lake Shore, probably with the widest variety of equipment I've ever seen on a single train, this train had Amfleet II Coaches, 1 Amfleet I Capstone Rebuild Coach, 1 Horizon Fleet Coach, & 1 Amfleet I Metroliner Club Car along with its typical Viewliners and Heritage Diner. #49 last week had a more normal consist, even an Amfleet II Lounge with the Smoking Room, so I can say the equipment shuffling has calmed down quite a bit from last Fall and Winter.
Posted by Italiancanuck89 (Member # 1873) on :
I took a ride on the LSL on the 25th and 26th. Each time i only took it BUF to CLE. I took 29 and 30 the rest of the way to CHI. Everything on the LSL's consist was normal except the Amfleet I cafe and dinette. Neither going either way had an Amfleet II lounge. No biggy unless you smoke. The poor conducter on my way home was on 30 until Toledo. When he go there he found out that there was only 1 guy working 48 so, he got bagged to work 48 to BUF. On a better note, he was probably the nicest conducter i've ever encountered though.
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Posted by SP5623 (Member # 2207) on :
F 40s are alive and well in the Pacific Northwest. (well kinda)
Amtrak has taken several F 40s and gutted them except for ther electrical and made them cab units for the Cascade Talgo trains that run between Eugene, OR and Vancover B.C. These units still have all the goodies but no prime movers and in some cases no fuel tanks. They are numbered in the 90000s
Shannon
WP LIVES
Posted by Italiancanuck89 (Member # 1873) on :
I'm jealous SP5623. There's nothing left here on the westend of the Empire Corridor. Although we got to enjoy functional F40's longer than most with the Maple Leaf but no more. Now we have the P40's running the ML. Usually 805,806,809,813,810,824, or 831