1995, Fulton NY. Armstrong's plant engine sports "Armtrak" lettering, complete with an Amtrak logo.
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nydepot wrote:It's stored no - no rail service.They are not using rail at all now?
lvrr325 wrote:Corporate is so anti-rail that when the only way a person who worked there could get a delivery done on time was to send the trucks through Dewitt and by train, they almost lost their job.Well, if the tracks are gone, they'll never come back.
They pulled out all the tracks just this last fall except for the shed the engine is in.
any idea what size that guy is, what it might weigh?
BR&P wrote:lvrr325 wrote:Corporate is so anti-rail that when the only way a person who worked there could get a delivery done on time was to send the trucks through Dewitt and by train, they almost lost their job.Well, if the tracks are gone, they'll never come back.
They pulled out all the tracks just this last fall except for the shed the engine is in.
any idea what size that guy is, what it might weigh?
I am not an expert on critters but would guess 25 to 35 tons. I think it's a Plymouth but feel free to correct me if not.
lvrr325 wrote:I know a guy who lives right around the corner from here. The tracks were all removed late last fall, including the crossing over NY-481.