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Passenger Trains > Question about Amtrak surplus equipmentDate: 10/17/18 19:06 Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: 611Fan In respond to this
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,4652623 Why is Amtrak selling 3 P42& old baggage cars ? They could use the baggage cars on routes that have to have a minimum # of cars to trigger gates ? Posted from iPhone Date: 10/17/18 19:27 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: gbmott The offer says “as is-where is” so I assume the P42s are wrecked or otherwise in a condition that makes them uneconomical to repair. As for heritage baggage cars, Amtrak has more than are needed just to fill out consists.
Gordon Date: 10/17/18 20:12 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: OTG AMTK 21 was wrecked in a Grade Crossing collision in 2013. The other two were destroyed by fire back when all the GEs were spontaneously combusting about ten years ago.
Most of this list seems like scrap fodder. I'm sure even the few things on there that are serviceable (*COUGHparlourcarsCOUGH*) are probably on this list with intent to be sold for scrap value, rather than as useable equipment. Date: 10/18/18 15:38 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: Cumbresfan The list of equipment:
Amtrak® - Request for Bid SALE OFFER 2019-02 Sale of Surplus Rolling Stock Equipment Diesel Locomotives and Rail Cars Description: Amtrak is soliciting bids for various decommissioned inactive fleet cars/locomotives. LINE #1 - Heritage Baggage Cars – Weight 117,000 lbs. each CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE: #1707 1953 Heritage Baggage Car Beech Grove, IN _________ #1717 1953 Heritage Baggage Car Beech Grove, IN _________ #1730 1961 Heritage Baggage Car Beech Grove, IN _________ #1733 1961 Heritage Baggage Car Beech Grove, IN _________ #1755 1950 Heritage Baggage Car Beech Grove, IN _________ #1731 1961 Heritage Baggage Car Wilmington, DE _________ #1756 1961 Heritage Baggage Car Wilmington, DE _________ #1762 1954 Heritage Baggage Car Wilmington, DE _________ LINE #2 - Santa Fe “Parlour Cars” Hi-Level Lounge - Weight 194,000 lbs. each CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE: #39970 1954 Parlour Car, High –Level Lounge Beech Grove, IN _________ #39972 1954 Parlour Car, High –Level Lounge Beech Grove, IN _________ #39973 1954 Parlour Car, High –Level Lounge Beech Grove, IN _________ #39974 1954 Parlour Car, High –Level Lounge Beech Grove, IN _________ #39975 1954 Parlour Car, High –Level Lounge Beech Grove, IN _________ LINE #3 - P40 Diesel Locomotive’s - Weight 263,340 lbs. each CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE: #800 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #801 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #802 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #803 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #804 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #805 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #806 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #811 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #813 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #825 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #826 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #828 1993 P-40 Diesel Locomotive Wilmington, DE _________ LINE #4 - Horizon Cars – Weight 110,500 lbs. CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE: #58100 1989 Horizon Club Dinette Beech Grove, IN _________ #54506 1989 Horizon Coach Beech Grove, IN _________ #54520 1989 Horizon Coach Beech Grove, IN _________ #54528 1989 Horizon Coach Beech Grove, IN _________ #54538 1989 Horizon Coach Beech Grove, IN _________ #53502 1989 Horizon Full Dinette Beech Grove, IN _________ #54564 1989 Horizon Coach Wilmington, DE _________ LINE #5 - EMD F40 Diesel Locomotive’s – Weight 260,340 lbs. each CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE: #401 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Bear, DE _________ #402 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Bear, DE _________ #404 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Bear, DE _________ #408 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Bear, DE _________ #409 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Bear, DE _________ #403 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #405 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ #407 1987 F40 Diesel Locomotive Beech Grove, IN _________ LINE #6 - P42 Diesel Locomotive’s – Weight 268,000 lbs. each CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE #21 1996 GE P42 Diesel Beech Grove, IN _________ #49 1997 GE P42 Diesel Beech Grove, IN _________ #70 1996 GE P42 Diesel Beech Grove, IN _________ LINE #7 - Army Flats – Weight 130,000 Material Handling Cars – Weights 101,000 lbs. each CAR # DESCRIPTION LOCATION BID PRICE: #15679 1953 Army Flat Car New Haven, CT _________ #15744 1953 Army Flat Car New Haven, CT _________ #1503 1990 Material Handling Car New Haven, CT _________ #1542 1990 Material Handling Car New Haven, CT _________ #1557 1990 Material Handling Car New Haven, CT _________ BID CLOSE DATE: November 14, 2018 Asset Recovery E-Mail: assetrecovery@amtrak.com Date: 10/18/18 16:42 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: jointauthority Aren’t all the P40s forever rendered useless by the truck issue Amtrak created when their top notch maintenance program destroyed trucks on the Genesis fleet and they had to steal the trucks from under the P40s to use on the P42s?
Posted from iPhone Date: 10/18/18 16:48 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: railcity Amtrak should give F40 too Altoona, Pa Train Museum. Altoona should get some new cars and engines. NS should donate engines too them.
Date: 10/18/18 17:35 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: ns1000 railcity Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Amtrak should give F40 too Altoona, Pa Train > Museum. Altoona should get some new cars and > engines. NS should donate engines too them. And put this equipment where....??!! Those grounds look pretty full to me...... Date: 10/18/18 21:22 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: railcity ns1000 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > railcity Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Amtrak should give F40 too Altoona, Pa Train > > Museum. Altoona should get some new cars and > > engines. NS should donate engines too them. > > And put this equipment where....??!! Those > grounds look pretty full to me...... Inside the New Roundhouse they built few years ago. Date: 10/19/18 05:37 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: dcfbalcoS1 You mean some places build big building to put wrecks and junk in ??
Date: 10/19/18 08:17 Re: Question about Amtrak surplus equipment Author: jst3751 railcity Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > ns1000 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > railcity Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Amtrak should give F40 too Altoona, Pa Train > > > Museum. Altoona should get some new cars and > > > engines. NS should donate engines too them. > > > > And put this equipment where....??!! Those > > grounds look pretty full to me...... > > > Inside the New Roundhouse they built few years > ago. You are more than welcome to contact the museum and discuss that with them and provide them with the assistance needed including any monetary assistance needed to facilitate your idea. |