MP36 #411 Heading East!!

Ah. Thanks for the clarification, Bones. The specifics of the crash never really came into view (or at least, I never noticed them) around when it happened.

The cab signals don't cut in/out until Blue Island.

411 just went through Wheaton on a Union Pacific freight train heading east.

411 is at Shop Proviso as of 15:00.

So there we have it folks...All 27 MP36's at Metra, 26 of which are active (416 blown turbo).

Here is a shot of 411 going through Iowa on Saturday.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=156069

METX411 will possibly run tomorrows train 2231, according to a contact at the diesel shop. When METX411 moves to RI, METX412 will move to MILW.

Dang! I was hoping an F40 would leave. It's still good to have 411 returning here to RI. Nick

metraRI wrote:Here is a shot of 411 going through Iowa on Saturday.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=156069

Very nice picture. Must have been nice seeing an MP36, especially 411, in the middle of a freight!

The idea of an F40PHM-2 going to MILW is very intreaguing,, but in reallity I don't think it'll ever happen. I wouldn't mind 205, though.

It appears that 411 was at California Ave. last evening.

AMTK84 wrote:METX411 will possibly run tomorrows train 2231, according to a contact at the diesel shop. When METX411 moves to RI, METX412 will move to MILW.

There is also a possibility 412 will stay on RI even with 411. I assumed 412 would go back to MILW when 401 came to RI...but only 413 did. 412 has had more than enough chances to go back to MILW since 409 and now 407 have been on RI.

To quote bones from November 13th:

bones wrote:Everybody keeps saying that 412 is supposed to go back to the MILW. My question is who started that rumor. As far as I know 412 belongs to the ROCK. The only unit in question so far is 401.

Since then...the question about 401 has been answered...There was no sign of 411 when I rode the Empire Builder back from Minneapolis this evening.

metraRI wrote:There is also a possibility 412 will stay on RI even with 411. I assumed 412 would go back to MILW when 401 came to RI...but only 413 did. 412 has had more than enough chances to go back to MILW since 409 and now 407 have been on RI.

Keep them, please.

F40CFan wrote:Keep them, please.

I'm saying the same thing.....Now 47th Street needs to listen.

Keep all the MP36's and send away an M. I'd like to keep the PH's and PH-2's, since you don't see those as often as M's.

Why do you guys doubt the information that 412 will be replacing 411 on MILW when 411 goes to RI? I think the diesel house folks know what they're doing. After all, orriginal assignments were:

401-406 BNSF
407-411 RI
***412-427 MILW