by Uncle Cheapo
Word has it that Pan Am has bought GP38 GATX 2081. It last served on the New York and Atlantic. It was shipped out yesterday to Rotterdam Jct. for interchange to Pan Am. Any ideas?
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DogBert wrote:It is in IAIS paint. When it left NY&A, I was wondering who would buy a 1966 gp38. I should have guessed Pan Am.
DogBert wrote:It is in IAIS paint. When it left NY&A, I was wondering who would buy a 1966 gp38. I should have guessed Pan Am.It has not been purchased by PAR to my knowledge. I believe it is going to Waterville for contract work and paint.
mdamico23 wrote:Besides the lower horsepower, no turbocharger, and whatever associated differences come with that, they're pretty much exactly the same.DogBert wrote:It is in IAIS paint. When it left NY&A, I was wondering who would buy a 1966 gp38. I should have guessed Pan Am.
I wonder if they bought it for parts? Is there alot of parts commonality between a GP38 and their GP40's/SD40s of roughly the same vintage?
-Mike
690 wrote:The problem, if you will, is that they have increasingly few locomotives of "roughly the same vintage." Slowly but surely, post-1972 (Dash 2) locomotives are starting to dominate the roster. Electrically they are much more reliable and much easier to maintain. I think we sometimes have a tendency to forget that these aren't just diesel locomotives, they're diesel-electric locomotives, and it's often the electric side that creates the most problems, especially in pre-1972 locomotives. If PAR is leasing this locomotive (as opposed to doing contract work for GATX), they must be pretty desperate for four-axle power. I also suspect that lease rates on a '66 GP38 would be a bit lower than a '72+ GP38-2, so that might have something to do with it as well.mdamico23 wrote:Is there alot of parts commonality between a GP38 and their GP40's/SD40s of roughly the same vintage?Besides the lower horsepower, no turbocharger, and whatever associated differences come with that, they're pretty much exactly the same.