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Western Railroad Discussion > Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotiveDate: 09/25/17 16:32 Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: sagehen On my way to the lumber yard for building materials, I saw that PVJR has a "new" unit: GMTX 398. It's an MP15, but beyond that, I don't know its history or the circumstances for it being here. It may be "new" power or simply a loan because SW1200 211 "Angry Chicken" is down.
Here's the MP15 at Rye, PVJR's "yard", in Vancouver, Washington. 211 is sitting forlorn by itself down the tracks. Stan Praisewater Date: 09/25/17 17:04 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: tomstp UP has gotta be in its history, its wearing that paint.
Date: 09/25/17 17:04 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: domerider400 GMTX 398, ex-UPY 1427, ex-UP 1427, ex-SOO 1523, ex-MILW 457.
Posted from Android Date: 09/25/17 17:18 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: sagehen domerider400 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > GMTX 398, ex-UPY 1427, ex-UP 1427, ex-SOO 1523, > ex-MILW 457. > > Posted from Android Thanks for the information. I did a quick search online and didn't find anything. I wonder why the UP picked up an MP15 from SOO. Stan Date: 09/25/17 17:22 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: Milwaukee It's been a long time since one of the MILW MP15AC's visited Washington. There were only a handful that were stationed out west and this particular unit was not one of them but it's still nice to see it out there. This definitely gives this line some fine power that it probably has not seen ever before.
Thanks for sharing this update. Date: 09/25/17 17:24 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: PHall sagehen Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > domerider400 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > GMTX 398, ex-UPY 1427, ex-UP 1427, ex-SOO 1523, > > ex-MILW 457. > > > > Posted from Android > > Thanks for the information. I did a quick search > online and didn't find anything. I wonder why the > UP picked up an MP15 from SOO. > > Stan They were cheap and available. Date: 09/25/17 19:08 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: SouthWestRailCams Date: 09/25/17 22:44 Re: Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad has a new locomotive Author: SOO6617 sagehen Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the information. I did a quick search > online and didn't find anything. I wonder why the > UP picked up an MP15 from SOO. > > Stan Soo didn't need 64 MP15ACs so they let one batch of 32 return to the leasing company at the end of the lease. |