Caltrain disposition of diesel fleet = status

ExCon90 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 9:44 pm they might reject it just because they didn't think of .it -

And welcome to the world of Amtrak. you hit the nail on the head.

west point wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 11:49 pm Right now Amtrak's #1 priority is to get more revenue cars on to trains as quickly as possible. These proposals to use these sources for additional cars might slow down the process if personnel would have to drop their work on cars to go for training and differences on a different piece of equipment?

Like what could provide cars faster than shipping them across the country and putting them in service immediately? Maybe update their 90-day inspections. This takes a week. Maybe a month if you consider how slow things go some days. Even execute a short-term lease to cover the next year while the paperwork is ironed out.

Craziness but creative: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/14/ ... on-begins/

Caltrain to auction off used diesel locomotives after full electrification begins


20 old trains, which were retired after the transit agency went fully electric, will be up for bid in late September


Caltrain has opened an online store with the hope of auctioning off 20 retired diesel locomotives that can be repurposed as a brewery, store, community center or cozy home.

An opening bid for the auction, which is slated to start in late September or October, hasn’t been set yet, but agency officials are already thinking of creative ways to get the most out of the unusual offering.

“The Caltrain store is a great shopping experience for everyone, from Caltrain riders to Bay Area residents to rail fans across California,” said Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard in a statement. “I particularly recommend the F40 locomotives, which would be perfect for a creative planter box, a cozy bed-and-breakfast or a conversation piece for your mantel.”

That’s provided that your mantel is reinforced to support a 137-ton locomotive.
...

Something says they'll be repurposed as scrap or parted out, depending on the level of vindictiveness there is in disabling them.

A cozy bed and breakfast? Really?

Why would they not just sell them?

BandA wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:16 am Why would they not just sell them?

They can't be sold as operational units, but they'd have to go to auction even if they were operational.