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Western Railroad Discussion > IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. WorthDate: 11/17/19 15:13 IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: dsrc512 Delivered 11/16/2019. Apparently a single unit order, to be painted elsewhere. Correction, part of a three unit order 517-519. Thanks to "tracklight's" post below. Locomotive is a ES44C, s/n 66132, Sep 2019, weight 432,000#. Photo by Mike Palmieri on loconotes@groups.io website,
Coupled to it was BNSF 3721, an ET44C4, s/n 66135, Nov 2019, weight 416,000# Alex Huff Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/19 06:33 by dsrc512. Date: 11/17/19 15:17 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: tracklight 3 unit order, IAIS 517-519.
Date: 11/17/19 17:47 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: Valleyman Wonder how many new units the BNSF will get on this order and why? They just stored over two hundred perfectly good units.
Valleyman Date: 11/18/19 07:37 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: ntharalson Valleyman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Wonder how many new units the BNSF will get on > this order and why? They just stored over two > hundred perfectly good units. > > Valleyman Unaware the BNSF has anything on order right now. Are you thinking this IAIS order is piggybacked on a BNSF order? Not looking forward to more GE's on the IAIS as some of the really cool SD38-2's will be retired. Drat! Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/19 08:08 by ntharalson. Date: 11/18/19 08:10 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: arizonaBNSF ntharalson Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Unaware the BNSF has anything on order right > now. Are you thiking this IAIS order is > piggybacked on a BNSF order? > Not looking forward to more GE's on the IAIS as > some of the really cool SD38-2's will be > retired. Drat! > > Nick Tharalson, > Marion, IA I was unaware of this BNSF order too and my thought is the BNSF order is actually piggybacked off a different order because of some of the spotting features of the new BNSF units. There are a few pics of brand new BNSF 3721 on rrpicturearchives and it has the 'wide' front handrails like CSX and NS order their units with. The Santa Fe GEs have this style and the last BNSF units delivered with them were the H1 dash9s. Date: 11/18/19 09:19 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: CNW8531 ntharalson Wrote:
> Not looking forward to more GE's on the IAIS as > some of the really cool SD38-2's will be > retired. Drat! I agree with you, Nick. We don't need any more stinking GE's! Date: 11/18/19 10:18 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: callum_out You might need any more but our neighbor down the street from our Cedar Rapids office loves the things!
Out Date: 11/18/19 14:04 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: pedrop Any photo?
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 11/18/19 14:09 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: jointauthority Those handrails suck, I hope they don’t switch back to them for all new orders
arizonaBNSF Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ntharalson Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Unaware the BNSF has anything on order right > > now. Are you thiking this IAIS order is > > piggybacked on a BNSF order? > > Not looking forward to more GE's on the IAIS as > > some of the really cool SD38-2's will be > > retired. Drat! > > > > Nick Tharalson, > > Marion, IA > > I was unaware of this BNSF order too and my > thought is the BNSF order is actually piggybacked > off a different order because of some of the > spotting features of the new BNSF units. There are > a few pics of brand new BNSF 3721 on > rrpicturearchives and it has the 'wide' front > handrails like CSX and NS order their units with. > The Santa Fe GEs have this style and the last BNSF > units delivered with them were the H1 dash9s. Posted from iPhone Date: 11/18/19 18:51 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: highgreengraphics They need a Bankruptcy Blue "The Rock" Heritage unit with a big "R"... === === = === JLH
Date: 11/19/19 08:10 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: ntharalson highgreengraphics Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > They need a Bankruptcy Blue "The Rock" Heritage > unit with a big "R"... === === = === JLH No they don't! And I know people who worked for the Rock that didn't like that paint scheme either! Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Date: 11/19/19 08:27 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: ble692 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5220655
Date: 11/19/19 18:38 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: Milw_E70 Valleyman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Wonder how many new units the BNSF will get on > this order and why? They just stored over two > hundred perfectly good units. Just 4 units this go around, I believe they picked them off another order for dirt cheap. Date: 11/20/19 07:31 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: redneckrailfan Nope, it’s a stand-alone order placed by IAIS in October 2018 for 3 units.
Milw_E70 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Valleyman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Wonder how many new units the BNSF will get on > > this order and why? They just stored over two > > hundred perfectly good units. > > Just 4 units this go around, I believe they picked > them off another order for dirt cheap. Bryan Jones Brooks, KY Bryan's Train Photos Date: 11/20/19 07:39 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: redneckrailfan ntharalson Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Valleyman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Wonder how many new units the BNSF will get on > > this order and why? They just stored over two > > hundred perfectly good units. > > > > Valleyman > > Unaware the BNSF has anything on order right > now. Are you thiking this IAIS order is > piggybacked on a BNSF order? > Not looking forward to more GE's on the IAIS as > some of the really cool SD38-2's will be > retired. Drat! > > Nick Tharalson, > Marion, IA the IAIS ES44AC’s aren’t tacked onto anyone else’s order, it’s a standalone order placed by IAIS in late 2018. Even if they were tacked onto another roads order, they would be identical to the units of that larger order with the only exception being paint. The IAIS units are ES44AC’s whereas the BNSF units are ET44C4’s, two completely different models. If they were tacked onto the BNSF order then they would be exactly the same as the BNSF units, Tier 4 ET44AC’s, far different than what IAIS already operates and is taking delivery of. Bryan Jones Brooks, KY Bryan's Train Photos Date: 11/21/19 00:04 Re: IAIS 517 in primer, on BNSF Wabtec-GE I/C track in Ft. Worth Author: fr8kar These two locomotives have been sitting in the garden at the Haslet DSF the past couple days. The BNSF unit has instructions taped to the door window that it will ride DIT to San Antonio (likely for emissions testing). I'm not sure when this will happen, but these moves typically go ALLITX to NYDFTW, then to UP Davidson Yard and move from there.
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