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Eastern Railroad Discussion > ??MBTA FsDate: 01/21/01 13:18 ??MBTA Fs Author: odub Funny what one finds when they look throught the old slides. Caught this freshly outshopped MBTA F in Boston in '79. My records inticate that it was a GM&O F3 that MBTA acquired from ICG. How long did these beautifully (;-D) painted units survive in Boston?
 Date: 01/21/01 13:40 RE: ??MBTA Fs Author: nhfl9m Its amazing to think that units such as that one are still in every day revenue service.... Its been rebuilt and in Metro-North colors, and Im sure its seen better days, but 4 of them still chug along 7 days a week.
Date: 01/21/01 19:08 RE: ??MBTA Fs Author: Kentucky86 They were phased out in the 1990's as more F40 and other locomotives came into service on the MBTA. I believe they were gone by 1995 or so..
I have a webpage about the MBTA, that features the F's in both paint schemes on the MBTA. The scheme in the photo was the common scheme. There was also a marroon and silver version. Boston MBTA www.geocities.com/BostonMBTA Date: 01/22/01 14:21 RE: ??MBTA Fs Author: toledopatch I believe the final year for "F10PH's" on the MBTA was 1991; as of July of that year there were only four still in service with a few more stored-serviceable.
Four of the T's Fs went to Metro-North; two more were leased to the Cape Cod Railroad through 1997 but I'm not sure of their disposition since then. Date: 01/22/01 14:46 RE: ??MBTA Fs Author: rails1 their final year was 1992 their last assignment was north side service
Date: 01/23/01 06:13 RE: ??MBTA Fs Author: v1perfan I asked earlier, but I can't find the post...
What is the purpose of the grates over the windows? Date: 01/23/01 09:02 RE: ??MBTA Fs Author: c_olson The grates over the windows are to protect the crew from miscreants who get their entertainment from throwing rocks at locomotives.
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