| Posted by CSXNick on January 15, 2013 | |
I would love to buy a building that had a GP40 in it!
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| Posted by Tom on January 16, 2013 | |
Could this be classified as a "barn find" locomotive as in the lore of automobiles and long-disappeared but found again cars ???
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Looks like one of the GP40's rebuilt by LRC back when they first came to WC from CM&W. You can tell by the misplaced road number on the long hood. Wonder how that works out...we bought a building and "hey look boss, we got a spare unit too". All joking aside, I'm happy to see any ex WC unit that has survived.
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I'm always glad to hear of old iron horses being nursed back to health to fly down the rails again.
I think it would be a great tribute to this old girl to let her keep the #3025. She's been around the block, and I for one think she's earned that number.
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and thanks for sharing your picture Tom, and loved the history lesson.
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It looks like the fuel tank is "emty". :-)
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WC 3025 has become my favorite WC unit only with the fact of my very first cabride the the late-90's. Sure will be missed in Wisconsin but glad to hear that someday this unit will once again be operating for another company.
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A GP40 in EWS livery? Good to hear it will be operating again ! I like these locos, better than the more upto date things. Seriously English Welsh & Scottish train operators used the same basic livery on their Canadian built Class 66 locomotives built by EMD in London Ontario I believe. They where going to add the shield design but found that it did not suit the design!
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