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Grapevine passenger train 901 now runing a FL9 GVRR 2016 head end westbound. 10/05/19

The GP7 on the other end was recently sand blasted. Looks like it will also get a fresh coat of paint very soon. 

GVRR also working to get the 2nd FL9 engine ready to run. Should be FL9's on both ends very soon. 

This photo of it leaving Grapevine. And a TexRail train while waiting for the 901 to show up.
 



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/19 10:55 by KB5WK.

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10/05/2019

Photos 1 and 2 are at the Stockyards departing back to Grapevine.

Photo 3 at Hodge yard eastbound.

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Looking sharp with that new paint scheme. Thanks for posting thses images. 

Looks wrong pulling wooden coaches.  Need 2248 on the point !

Rode this in 2017, with the new commuter rail in service does the GVRR still run at around 20-25 mph? 

UP951West Wrote:
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> Looking sharp with that new paint scheme. Thanks
> for posting thses images. 

Good to see #2016 is out and running.
Thanks for posting your interesting photo series.
ALLEN

Would a 5-axle loco trip anything on a modern axle count detector?   Just curious.

Kimball Wrote:
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> Would a 5-axle loco trip anything on a modern axle
> count detector?   Just curious.

Nope.  Just like the UP 5 axle HEP car doesn't. 

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?july00/07-24-00/07230188.jpg

Just ends up with an odd number on the read-back.



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/19 07:26 by KA7008.

WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> Looks wrong pulling wooden coaches.  Need 2248 on
> the point !

All of Grapevine's  coaches are steel.