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Nostalgia & History > Three of VREDate: 03/27/23 06:04 Three of VRE Author: bandob A look back at Alexandria, VA in 2010, with three of the many VRE trains stopping there. Northbound in push mode.
B&O Bill Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/23 06:05 by bandob.    Date: 03/27/23 07:45 VRE 21 became US Army 4670 Author: cozephyr The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) 21, GP40PH-2, locomotive found her way to The Defense Generator and Rail Center in Utah back in 2019. Unit bcame US Army 4670.
The Defense Generator & Rail Center has since been closed (July 2020) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. There were reports that the last three locomotives to be rebuilt by DGRC at Hill AFB were completed in late July or early August 2020. When the last three locomotives were completed, the rail center was closed and all activity (tools, machinery, spare parts, etc.) was formally moved to Anniston, Alabama, although a large portion of the move had slowly been taking place over the previous two years. Because a new facility at Anniston was not yet ready due to budget constraints, rebuild work was put on hold. Maintenance of rail equipment located at various military bases across the nation continued using mobile repair crews working out of Hill AFB, then out of Anniston. Edited 8 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/23 07:59 by cozephyr.    Date: 03/27/23 07:53 Re: Three of VRE Author: refarkas First-class photos.
Bob Date: 03/27/23 09:05 Re: Three of VRE Author: ctillnc V24 in the 3rd photo is ex-NCDOT. It went to the Army too.
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