Maybe it has A/C, and a toilet, and a new control stand thats not so noisy, and 2300hp as opposed to 1200. I think it was used in their operation up in the Albany NY area, and came down to HQ when that operation ceased or went to another operator or something. I cud be wrong....kinda what i remember..
Teutobergerwald wrote:SMS put it's Baldwin power OOS in favor of GE now?
#4211 originally came from NY, but spent the past few years at the Sunoco refinery in Westville, NJ. Since the decline in oil production, #4211 was sent to SMS Lines in Bridgeport, and #2003 (ex PRSL GP38) went to SMS Lines in NY.
I can't say for sure why SMS has been using #4211 as of lately, but their Baldwin fleet is far from being OOS. I think it may come down to what specific locomotive is being used any given day. Ben
I took a ride through the industrial park in Bridgeport, NJ this morning (1/20) in hopes of catching SMS Lines at work. To my delight, they were using PRR #9069 (DS44-1000, blt in 1949) today. I took a few shots of the switcher working the CSAO interchange. The cars were brought down into Bridgeport by WPCA-11.