Finger Lakes Railway (FGLK) Discussion

They're leasing several of these units; 3303 came first, 3301 should finally be on the property, and whenever CSX gets around to it 3304 will come. But I pulled most of that out of previous posts right in this thread.

GMTX 3303 arrived on FGLK rails, dropped off by CSX at Solvay, on December 9, 2014.
GMTX 3301 arrived on March 18, 2015.

There is a sister unit GMTX 3302, however she is *not* coming to FGLK:
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and now we hear 3304 will be the third FGLK unit.
and will also arrive in FGLK lightning stripes.

Scot

scottychaos wrote:GMTX 3303 arrived on FGLK rails, dropped off by CSX at Solvay, on December 9, 2014.
GMTX 3301 arrived on March 18, 2015.

There is a sister unit GMTX 3302, however she is *not* coming to FGLK:
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3940/1501 ... 93fa_b.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and now we hear 3304 will be the third FGLK unit.
and will also arrive in FGLK lightning stripes.

Scot

I look up for GMTX 3304 and found out it does not exist at all. The only SD38's are 3300 to 3303. So maybe 3300 instead of 3304?? And before anyone else say there is, please look at this first before making a argument, this website: http://www.thedieselshop.us/GMTX.HTML" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is really accurate. Last updated on April 7th. And only changes it when a unit is added to the leaser or subtracts it when a unit been bought out and will have notes about each series of locomotive.

-Scott

Unfortunately, that list is not very accurate. It shows 9014 and 9059 as being leased to NEC, while they're leased to P&W.
Lee

As also previously noted, these units are apparently being rebuilt from SD40-2 cores, with exception of the 3300 which apparently was built as an SD38-2.

Given the 3304 did not exist anywhere until rebuilt/painted/numbered for lease to Finger Lakes it stands to reason there's nothing to be found when you Google it up - just like for the other ones for the first few weeks they existed. It takes some time to catch up with the locomotive and determine it's heritage.

Not sure why this is so complicated -

3304 passed northbound behind my house when I posted, it was in full FGLK paint including lighting stripes.

I will end the discussion with this photo. GMTX 3300 in the FGLK colors. The photo is not mine BUT it shows that 3300 is coming not 3304.

Clif wrote:3304 passed northbound behind my house when I posted, it was in full FGLK paint including lighting stripes.

Clif, where is your house?

ScotCP356 wrote:I will end the discussion with this photo. GMTX 3300 in the FGLK colors. The photo is not mine BUT it shows that 3300 is coming not 3304.

excellent!
You have proved that 3300 is coming to FGLK, but you have *not* proved that 3304 does not exist!
a photo of 3300 says nothing either way about a potential 3304.
for now, 3304 is still in the unconfirmed rumor category.

but wow..If FGLK really does end up with FOUR SD's..what does this say about the future of the B-boats?
The two remaining GP9's, 1701 and 1703, are OOS and in storage in Geneva.

Scot

scottychaos wrote: The two remaining GP9's, 1701 and 1703, are OOS and in storage in Geneva.

Scot

Which reminds me..
sometime during the past few months, a historic event probably quietly happened on FGLK.
They probably had the last operation of an original FGLK GP9 on the railroad..
they were the first FGLK locomotives, from 1995.
so after 20 years, the first locos are now probably retired permanently..

maybe not! its possible they could still operate in the future..
but with more SD's coming, it seems unlikely..

I would like to determine, if its at all possible, when the last GP9 operated.

Scot

scottychaos wrote: but wow..If FGLK really does end up with FOUR SD's..what does this say about the future of the B-boats? Scot

I don't have any idea. But I can think of quite a few locations on FGLK where I would not want to take 6-axle power.

scottychaos wrote:

Clif wrote:3304 passed northbound behind my house when I posted, it was in full FGLK paint including lighting stripes.

Clif, where is your house?

ScotCP356 wrote:I will end the discussion with this photo. GMTX 3300 in the FGLK colors. The photo is not mine BUT it shows that 3300 is coming not 3304.

excellent!
You have proved that 3300 is coming to FGLK, but you have *not* proved that 3304 does not exist!
a photo of 3300 says nothing either way about a potential 3304.
for now, 3304 is still in the unconfirmed rumor category.

but wow..If FGLK really does end up with FOUR SD's..what does this say about the future of the B-boats?
The two remaining GP9's, 1701 and 1703, are OOS and in storage in Geneva.

Scot

Yesterday, I ask a friend of mine if he can make a search of GMTX 3304 while I was doing my research on the internet, my friend got back to me last night and said that he ask many of his sources down in Kentucky and parts of Ohio and came back negative. So now I ask my friend again see if it's the GMTX 3300 coming, he will get back to me some point during the day. But for the GMTX 3304, I'm pretty sure it does not exist, if it does then it must been very recent then. But I'll get back on it soon.

-Scott

Im working on updating the FGLK roster page..will have an updated version uploaded soon.
meanwhile I believe this is the current status of the fleet:

1701 - GP9 - OOS Geneva
1703 - GP9 - OOS Geneva

2201 - U23B - operating

2301 - B23-7 - operating
1989 - B23-7 - operating
2303 - B23-7 - operating
2304 - B23-7 - operating
2305 - B23-7 - operating
2306 - B23-7 - operating
2307 - B23-7 - OOS Geneva
2308 - B23-7 - OOS Geneva
2309 - B23-7 - operating
2310 - B23-7 - OOS Geneva
1943 - B23-7 - operating

3301 - SD38-2 - operating
3303 - SD38-2 - operating

2300 - B23-7 - Parts unit/stored Geneva.
2820 - U23B - Parts unit/stored Geneva.

OOS units are based on my own observations in March and April 2015.
1703 is behind the shop, appears OOS.
Three-unit dead line along 5&20 contains 2207, 2820, 2300.
a second group stored further east along 5&20 is 1701 and 2310.

as always, comments and corrections are welcome..
thanks,
Scot

Scot what happen to the one CEFX that was around, the SD40M-2? Is FGLK still leasing that or just got rid of it?


-Scott

ScotCP356 wrote:Scot what happen to the one CEFX that was around, the SD40M-2? Is FGLK still leasing that or just got rid of it?


-Scott

There were two of them, SD40M-2's in SD45 carbodies, CEFX 3124 and CEFX 3126.
leased by FGLK, they arrived in May 2013 and left in late 2014 or early 2015.
so they ran on FGLK about a year and a half..
if anyone knows the exact time they left town, I would like to add that data to the roster page, thanks!

Scot

scottychaos wrote:

ScotCP356 wrote:Scot what happen to the one CEFX that was around, the SD40M-2? Is FGLK still leasing that or just got rid of it?


-Scott

There were two of them, SD40M-2's in SD45 carbodies, CEFX 3124 and CEFX 3126.
leased by FGLK, they arrived in May 2013 and left in late 2014 or early 2015.
so they ran on FGLK about a year and a half..
if anyone knows the exact time they left town, I would like to add that data to the roster page, thanks!

Scot

Interesting, I thought FGLK still has one of them, I believe 3124 left due to a bad axle and was put on NS 309. Then the other one did odd jobs for while.

Scott