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Western Railroad Discussion > Is the dash 8 endangered?Date: 05/09/12 20:25 Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: dgraves Seems like the major railroads are getting rid of their dash 8's. Just wondering how long before they become extinct?
Posted from Android Date: 05/09/12 20:44 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: funnelfan Seems like they will live on the CN and CSX for a while yet, but BNSF and UP are sure being quick to get rid of them. A handful of shortlines have bought some.
Ted Curphey Ontario, OR Date: 05/09/12 21:17 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: PHall Well considering that most Dash 8's are quickly approaching their 30th birthday...
Date: 05/09/12 21:38 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: toledopatch PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Well considering that most Dash 8's are quickly > approaching their 30th birthday... 30th? Not quite. Most were built in the 1988-1993 time frame. Date: 05/09/12 23:12 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: alamode GE offers a kit to bring them into EPA Tier 0+ compliance, so that will be many a unit's saving grace.
Date: 05/10/12 01:26 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: SD45X I heard the Southwestern may be getting a couple to run on the CVR.
Date: 05/10/12 02:48 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: redneckrailfan funnelfan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Seems like they will live on the CN and CSX for a > while yet, but BNSF and UP are sure being quick to > get rid of them. A handful of shortlines have > bought some. CSX, CN and NS are actively upgrading the C40-8/C40-8W/C40-8M fleets with split cooling and EFI so these units won't be going anywhere anytime soon. While BNSF and UP have shed some B40-8, B40-8W, C40-8 and C40-8W's these have only been lease returns and not wholesale fleet retirements. UP still rosters all of its original C40-8's and C40-8W's aside from a few wreck victims, they only returned them former C&NW C40's when the lease expired. All of these units have been subsequently sold and will continue to see service. Bryan Jones Brooks, KY Bryan's Train Photos Date: 05/10/12 05:33 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: bnsfengineer I sure do hope they are endangered. If you ever rode on one you would understand why I say this.
Date: 05/10/12 06:33 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: Stottman The UP is still sitting on plenty here in Nampa ID.
Date: 05/10/12 06:58 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: Habu bnsfengineer Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I sure do hope they are endangered. If you ever > rode on one you would understand why I say this. Surely you're not suggesting that they are rattle-traps and ride rough enough to knock some teeth out. :-) In all seriousness, the AT&SF C40-8Ws were in pretty rough shape, as far as the cabs go. And the B40-8Ws rode like a tank with square wheels... those and the GP60Ms are among the worst riding units I've ever encountered. Date: 05/10/12 07:49 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: BN4368 Dash 8s are a chiropractor's best friend!
Date: 05/10/12 10:18 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: tacobell Im hearing the Arkansas & Missouri is seriously considering investing in GE power. Ill bet if they do, they will get DASH8s.
Date: 05/10/12 13:05 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: SD70M On my recent trip of the US, I only saw one active C40-8 and one active C40-8W, and a whole bunch of stored examples, some of which were beginning to look pretty sorry. The active units were the 9164 and 9374 in the Twin Cities
Date: 05/10/12 19:37 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: ProAmtrak 30? You still got shortlines that have older engines than the Dash 8s still runnin'!
Date: 05/11/12 06:33 Re: Is the dash 8 endangered? Author: ddkid Yeah, but they're EMD's.
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