Unusual Fleet Sightings

This thread will replace our other status threads. Its intent is to provide a place to report UNUSUAL fleet sightings and freight movements (CSX working Marval, P&W stone, etc.). Something like a BL unit in GCT, etc., or something you don't normally see. I'd include in this definition legacy equipment i.e. some of the older work engines as well as the three remaining M-2 sets.

Ordinary work service and dead-head moves don't count. AMMO or PMMO only if they're actively rescuing something.

Thanks for your participation and cooperation.

GP35R #103 was towing M2s #8726 and #8727 into New Haven this evening as per The Unofficial Metro-North Railroad Facebook group.

Train2009 wrote:GP35R #103 was towing M2s #8726 and #8727 into New Haven this evening as per The Unofficial Metro-North Railroad Facebook group.

Pictures of the move through West Haven here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/billonthe ... 4649611044

Nice! Apparently markers are no longer required for tow jobs....

ATK wrote:Nice! Apparently markers are no longer required for tow jobs....

That's because you don't know what the rules are. Illuminated markers only required at night and on passenger trains.

actually lit markers are required on all trains in NY state. (connecticut is more lax)
as per time table special instruction SI6-a

a flag is only acceptable if no electric marker is available enroute

At 2:23 PM this afternoon AMMO with GP35R #101 for power was seen headed past Philipse Manor towing a Maxi-set with P32AC-DM #229 up to Harmon. At 3:06 PM it was headed back light to MO.
#101 will be towing yet a other Maxi set with #212 tonight up to Harmon on PMMO after the PM Rush Hour as per Facebook's The Unoffical Metro North Railroad group.

Today, train 1906 with the 130 had ground faults at Seymour. An attempt was made to troubleshoot the issue with running around the 3 coaches up in Waterbury but issue still persisted. Equipment was sent to New Haven as non revenue move. Beautiful weather out and would've been an interesting shot having the engine long nose heading south.

After 4:15 PM this afternoon GP35R #102 was running light up to CP26 at the Philipse Manor station on track #1 then went southbound via track #2 then went to CP25 to picked up 8 Ballast cars from the siding. Before 4:45 PM it was getting to leave Tarrytown southbound on track #1 with the Ballast train, I caught it again in Greystone at 5:00 PM this evening.

On the way in this morning I noticed some wrapped cars sitting on a track on the north end of the Croton shops... the numbers appear to be first or second generation shoreliners -- the car numbers were spray-painted on the wrapping.

Probably the Spuyten Duyvil cars.

naugatroll wrote:Probably the Spuyten Duyvil cars.

Very well could be; I figured they were shipped off or scrapped a long time ago. If I see the cars again I'll jot down the numbers.

they will sit there till all investigating and legal is finished and no lawsuits remain, which could be 20 years.

Yikes... that's a long time for those cars to sit there. Does anyone have the car numbers for the cars involved in the derailment?

they are posted in DV accident tread use search function.