by n01jd1
pateljones wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:08 am I believe only NJTransit bought this locomotive? I’m wondering why no other company bought PL42s. We’re they bad problem engines? Are they still in service?The PL42's are a custom locomotive designed by or for NJTransit only. As far as I know, most if all are still running. They are used on multilevel consists as the HEP can handle them. I caught NJT 4018 is on train 5529 at Union, NJ on the Raritan Line on Sunday, March 5. I have seen them on Bergen County and Main Line trains as well. As to if they were a failure? Well they had some serious teething problems in the beginning. It seems as though the problems were fixed. The reason they are being replaced with another order of ALP45DP's is they need an overhaul and doing so would require them to meet Tier 4 specs which the 710 cant meet which is why Progress Rail, a subsidiary of CAT and also calls itself Electro Motive diesel switched to a new 4 cycle engine. The 710 just cant be made Tier 4 without urea or just cant be made Tier 4 compliant period. EMD spent two years developing the SD70ACe-T4. The railroads are not happy with Tier 4 locomotives from either Wabtec (GE) and Progress Rail (EMD) and are just not buying them. The Wabtec (GE's) are faring better than the Progress Rail (EMD's) I guess they are making money on rebuilds from DC to AC, selling parts, and building export locomotives. EMD/Progress Rail lease locomotives are very popular in Brazil.
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