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Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: Elderly F unit still earning its keep
If you ever get a chance to visit Duluth, you should go to The Depot to see this locomotive. It is beautifully restored.
It does look nice!
The Duke of Windsor was Edward VIII. Edward VII was his grandfather, who died in 1910 before any diesel locomotives were built.
“Elderly?” The 2500-A looks as good as when it was first delivered to the Soo Line! I was fortunate to ride on an excursion pulled by this locomotive during the 2004 NRHS Convention.
Al Miller is right. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is definitely worth a visit.
Great Article!
Giving credit where credit is due, it looks like if those old F-Units are well cared for they go on and on like the “Energizer Bunny”.
There’d probably be a lot more around if not for the trade-in program GM / EMD offered years ago.
Now that is some attractive railroading!
Edward VII died in 1910 and was previously Prince of Wales. He was grandfather of Edward VIII who became Duke of Windsor in 1936 on abdicating the British Throne. He was no longer entitled to be called Edward VIII in 1949, but was the first Duke of Windsor.
Otherwise a good article.
If the locomotive has its original engine (a 567B) it will almost certainly have been converted to 567BC standard during the 1960s so that C series power assemblies can be used. Many such engines are in regular service all over the world.
EMD’s were almost indestructible. lots of 567 powered units built in the fifties lasted into the 90’s while their competition have long since been sent to the torch.
Glad to see Any & All F units still operating.
I remember in the spring of 1959 when I was 11 years old that the 2500A came into my home town of Waupaca WI leading the 2225A and a freight train. They stopped to do some switching. I had known of the 2200-series F units for a long time but had not even known of the existence of the 2500-series FP units. Obviously at the time, with passenger trains in decline and GP9’s handling a lot of those that were left, the 2500A was drawing more duties in freight service. I think it’s really cool that it’s still around in that beautiful maroon and gold and actually able to go out and work hard in real service if needed.
Beautiful! Any chance this engine could be sent to the NC Transportation Museum’s streamliner get-together in the spring?
Beautiful! Any chance this engine could be sent to the NC Transportation Museum’s streamliner get-together in the spring?