Sad Sight !
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Those are ex BN E units, not F Units
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I have often wondered about the companies that do this type of reclamation. Why does so much equipment and scrap sit around for years. It is the same for aircraft and ships. You can see aircraft at places such as Victorville, CA and Roswell NM that have been stripped of parts and then they sit for years waiting to be cut up for scrap. In this scene, it is apparent that the piles of scrap steel to the right of the locomotives, as well as the locomotives themselves, have been there for some time.
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Those are F45s, not SD45s.
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| Posted by mmi16 on December 4, 2023 | |
LTEX and similar outfits make available PARTS of their locomotives awaiting scrapping. Existing, older, locomotives have parts that fail. The failed parts are no longer being manufactured by the manufacturer - thus the only place to get working parts is from the LTEX style operations.
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| Posted by Nuc on December 5, 2023 | |
The two cowl units behind the E9 look like F45s. They are really just SD45s with a full width hood (cowl). Originally built for Santa Fe, Wisconsin Central owned several used cowl units as did Montana Rail Link.
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