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Canadian Railroads > New Loco Builder in Squamish?Date: 04/13/14 22:40 New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: loleta Anyone know about a new company building switchers in Squamish?
L.F. Date: 04/14/14 03:58 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: kgmontreal The company is the Tractive Power Corporation. The locomotive is an 80 ton, 3-axle industrial switcher made from a single SD truck. It looks like something from an LGB or Lego model railroad.
http://www.tractivepowercorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/TP56%20_DEC2013-mini.pdf KG Date: 04/14/14 04:17 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: kgmontreal There are Yuotube videos of it operating and additional photos of it on Pinterest if one does a Google search.
KG Date: 04/14/14 06:00 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: thehighwayman I saw something about it last night on OKthePK ...
http://www.okthepk.ca/news/apr3railway2014040701.htm Will MacKenzie Dundas, ON Date: 04/14/14 06:23 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: BAB thehighwayman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I saw something about it last night on OKthePK > ... > > http://www.okthepk.ca/news/apr3railway2014040701.h > tm Tractive effort is about half of a SD70 which I find strange but could be. But more than a standard switcher or GP9? It also states with a 375hp engine so will see. Date: 04/14/14 06:32 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: kgmontreal The tractive effort quoted seemed very optimistic.
KG Date: 04/14/14 21:13 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: thehighwayman kgmontreal Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The tractive effort quoted seemed very > optimistic. > > KG Marketing hype .... Will MacKenzie Dundas, ON Date: 04/15/14 03:51 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: kgmontreal "Spin" rather than wheelspin.
KG Date: 04/15/14 07:32 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: FiveChime Looks pretty neat. Any running in actual service?
Regards, Jim Evans Date: 04/15/14 08:36 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: kgmontreal So far there is only one. I don't think it's been delivered to the customer yet.
KG Date: 04/15/14 18:31 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: DrLoco *Now* I know what to do with all of those old Athearn Bluebox SD40 trucks!
Date: 04/15/14 20:15 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: BCR4619 They have been using the old BCR Loco shops for a while. Saw progress of it and seems pretty neat. Quiet inside, just sounds like a CAT purring away, I guess u can compare it to sounding like a RS18 rebuild on BCR.
Was sent out last week on 546 (Wednesday night) and spotted this weekend in the dockyard. Should be heading to P&H in Cloverdale via SRY here shortly if not it might be there already. It's currently on a 2 month lease with an option to buy.... Posted from iPhone Date: 04/15/14 21:46 Re: New Loco Builder in Squamish? Author: truxtrax BCR4619 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > They have been using the old BCR Loco shops for a > while. Saw progress of it and seems pretty neat. > Quiet inside, just sounds like a CAT purring away, > I guess u can compare it to sounding like a RS18 > rebuild on BCR. > > Was sent out last week on 546 (Wednesday night) > and spotted this weekend in the dockyard. Should > be heading to P&H in Cloverdale via SRY here > shortly if not it might be there already. It's > currently on a 2 month lease with an option to > buy.... > > Posted from iPhone Will somebody be getting pictures of it in service? Larry Dodgion Wilsonville, OR |