Disposal of the E60CPs?

LI Loco wrote:The E-60 couldn't eat the GG-1s dust. Maybe there is some bias against them because they were planned to send the big G's to NEC heaven...

Maybe that's why I like them, because they were unsuccessful in their attempt to displace the GG-1.

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Where the E-60's really excelled was their sonic appeal. They were a real feast for the ears. Not only did they sport the unique Nathan P01235 airhorn, which had a lovely sound, they also "chugged", giving the illusion of hard work.

Frankly I don't care if they looked like a brick. Every pretty boy GG-1/AEM needs a big burly bouncer to make him look good.[/list]

Where the E-60's really excelled was their sonic appeal. They were a real feast for the ears. Not only did they sport the unique Nathan P01235 airhorn, which had a lovely sound, they also "chugged", giving the illusion of hard work.

It is believed that NJ Transit GP40PH-2 4112 (a former CNJ unit) has this horn as well. I have heard the 4112's horn and it does sound similar to those in the link.

Also, does anyone know which E60s were the last ones in service on Amtrak and which trains they pulled?

The funky fan throttling up/down was because the blowers were speed regulated, they responded to the estimated temperature of everything (This was calculated via a bizzare digital/analog system). Thus, the train would run them at low speed in a station (if it had been standing), and then spin them up as it left.

Oddly, internally, the E60 was continuously throttleable, it really didn't have 'notches' as we know them (It shifted voltages a bit, but not in response to control inputs), but GE figured it needed an 8 notch throttle anyway, so they put one on. They could have replaced it it with a potentometer (and in fact, that's why the dynamics did - replace the 8 level attenuator setup with the DB pot) and had a locomotive that could go to any power setting from (almost) 0% power to 100% power.

Oh yes, the pans are the same as an E-44 or Silverliner.