If you have 50 minutes or so, a look at NRE tearing down a GP9, and recycling it into a “new” locomotive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACjJnrn1lc
Narrator scrip has a few tech errors, but overall a good inside look at a locomotive coming apart.
Interesting - 5 days from locomotive to frame
7 weeks - frame to locomotive.
Even more interesting is having to add ballast to the frame to balance of it. (not stone ballast)
Hm. Saw the thread title and thought it might be something you had really meant to post on Craigslist…
Well, the video was interesting, just not as interesting as the one I was expecting.
Naturally I had to check in on this thread … along with lottery tickets … well never mind…
Randy
I’m glad you said something Randy!
I was concerned when I saw the title, and the author. [%-)]
Was Ed giving up Switch Lists for Pole Dancer? [:'(]
Knowing Ed - for a few days - and his hobbies - first thing I thought of was “solvent”.
Sorry Ed - don’t mean to ruin the image. [8)]
Now that I have some time to myself - going to go watch the video.
Time well spent. The only trouble I had was not knowing the metric & Euro system. But it was very clear and fascinating to watch. A lot of respect for the people doing this type of work, for obvious reasons.
And a beautiful end product - all black!
And it is down here working in the Exxon refinery in Beaumont Tx…came through the Port about 2 years ago on its way there.
Gulf Coast Rail Service is in the business of offering contract switching services on short and long term contracts.
The parent company is Orange Port Terminal Railroad.
How come they aren’t wearing hard hats?