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Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger carsDate: 07/21/17 19:51 NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: F2Craft_Rail Found an auction on http://www.blackmonauctions.com/
http://www.blackmonauctions.com/equipment/norfolk-southern-railroad-locomotive-auction/ NS will be auctioning a bunch of GP38-2's and 2 MP15E's and a Genset. http://www.blackmonauctions.com/equipment/norfolk-southern-railroad-locomotive-auction/locomotives Also are some excursion cars #43-47 http://www.blackmonauctions.com/equipment/norfolk-southern-railroad-locomotive-auction/passenger-cars Finally are "hundreds" of locomotive parts. Loco Numbers: (72 Total) MP15E, NS 2393 MP15E, NS 2416 RP20CD, NS 3830 GP38-2, NS 5085 GP38-2, NS 5086 GP38-2, NS 5088 GP38-2, NS 5089 GP38-2, NS 5090 GP38-2, NS 5091 GP38-2, NS 5093 GP38-2, NS 5098 GP38-2, NS 5099 GP38-2, NS 5103 GP38-2, NS 5106 GP38-2, NS 5107 GP38-2, NS 5108 GP38-2, NS 5109 GP38-2, NS 5110 GP38-2, NS 5111 GP38-2, NS 5112 GP38-2, NS 5115 GP38-2, NS 5118 GP38-2, NS 5119 GP38-2, NS 5121 GP38-2, NS 5122 GP38-2, NS 5123 GP38-2, NS 5124 GP38-2, NS 5127 GP38-2, NS 5128 GP38-2, NS 5129 GP38-2, NS 5131 GP38-2, NS 5136 GP38-2, NS 5137 GP38-2, NS 5138 GP38-2, NS 5139 GP38-2, NS 5141 GP38-2, NS 5142 GP38-2, NS 5143 GP38-2, NS 5145 GP38-2, NS 5148 GP38-2, NS 5152 GP38-2, NS 5153 GP38-2, NS 5155 GP38-2, NS 5156 GP38-2, NS 5157 GP38-2, NS 5158 GP38-2, NS 5160 GP38-2, NS 5161 GP38-2, NS 5162 GP38-2, NS 5166 GP38-2, NS 5168 GP38-2, NS 5169 GP38-2, NS 5172 GP38-2, NS 5175 GP38-2, NS 5180 GP38-2, NS 5182 GP38-2,NS 5184 GP38-2, NS 5185 GP38-2, NS 5186 GP38-2, NS 5187 GP38-2, NS 5188 GP38-2, NS 5228 GP38-2, NS 5255 GP38-2, NS 5256 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/17 19:56 by F2Craft_Rail. Date: 07/21/17 20:00 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: junctiontower Has the K9 Ecotrans units fallen out of favor?
Date: 07/21/17 20:04 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: F2Craft_Rail junctiontower Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Has the K9 Ecotrans units fallen out of favor? Yes, NS just uses the Smart Start system now. Date: 07/21/17 21:06 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: UP844 This is extremely sad news to us , Railfans . NS should not give up there Steam excursion passages coaches . They should store them till they are ready !
Posted from iPhone Date: 07/21/17 21:13 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: jointauthority yes, because that makes perfect business sense.
Posted from Android Date: 07/22/17 01:28 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: WLE2679 NS has said that the excursion cars would be sold when we rode behind 611 in the spring. They were for the 21st Century Steam program that they are not running anymore....which doesn't mean they won't ferry or have excursions for others, just not on their own.
Date: 07/22/17 07:21 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: MEKoch I would think NS should have plenty of buyers for those GP-38s.
Date: 07/22/17 09:54 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: pdt These are all High Hoods that are stored. I'm guessing these were built late 60's. Not sure how many shortlines out there are hurting for power right now. Im guessing the dealers will buy them for 50-100K each....
The NS "switcher" and local power fleet will be "down" to, in round numbers... 300 GP-38 500 SD-40 100 GP-40 100 GP50/59/60 (incl the ECO rebuilds) 50 MP-15/SW1001 and other oddball 4 axle stuff Have seen some of the heavier locals/transfer runs that dont do much switching using whatever road power is lying around, now. Date: 07/22/17 11:22 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: ble692 pdt Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > These are all High Hoods that are stored. I'm > guessing these were built late 60's. Not sure how > many shortlines out there are hurting for power > right now. Im guessing the dealers will buy them > for 50-100K each.... The majority of what is listed for auction are GP38-2, and were built from 1973-1979. Date: 07/22/17 11:51 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: Lackawanna484 Amtrak could buy a few of those and free up P32 units for road trains.
Posted from Android Date: 07/22/17 12:04 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: ctillnc Stored cars inevitably deteriorate unless they're indoors, and I doubt NS has anywhere to put them. If NS has no plans to use them, selling them is best for NS and best for the cars themselves.
NS bought these cars and them put a lot of money into them just 4 to 5 years ago. Date: 07/26/17 07:41 Re: NS auctioning locos and some steam fleet passenger cars Author: DocJohn If one took two of the high-nose GP=38=2s and the passenger cars, one would have a train similar to what CNJ used on the Raritan Vslley line in the 1970s when former streamline passenger cars were used with GP-7s on each end. This train was one of the two that was used when service was extended to Phillipsburg around 1974 or so.
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