I just looked up CSX on the diesel shop, http://www.thedieselshop.us/CSX.HTML , noticed they had picked up two more F40PH-2’s from amtrak. Why can’t Norfolk Southern do the same thing. I bet the F40’s would look great in NS black or tucson red.
They look pretty sharp.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=6902
What do they pull? executive trains or normal passenger lines like amtrak?
Executive trains.
CSX doesn’t operate any regular passenger trains…[banghead]
I’m guessing these newly purchased F40PHs must be strictly used for executive specials due the the nature of the gearing unless, CSX plans on gearing these F40PHs for freight service, which I hgihly doubt. They aren’t bad looking in CSX’s Dark Future paint scheme either.
They loked better in the Bright Future paint scheme.
I’d like to see BNSF buy a few F40s for thier buisiness train[8D].
They had better looking predecessors …F45, FP45 and SDP40Fm’s…
I agree, 100%.
From what I understand from other forums the new ones will strickly be used to pull the track geometry equipment releasing the GP-40 from this duty.
Brian