Caltrain to Capitol Corridor Equipment Lease Update
The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority September board meeting brought updates on the lease of Caltrain equipment to see service on the Capitol Corridor. F40PH-2C's 920-922 and …
Any Caltrain F40's to be Preserved? - Trainorders.com
With Caltrain electrification infrastructure and trainsets fully in effect and now all of the JPBX F40's permanently sidelined, what does the future hold for those units? Are Niles Canyon …
Passenger Trains > ACE F40's - Trainorders.com
The ACE F40's are F40PH-3C's that have a stretched frame to accomadate the seperate HEP genset at the rear of the carbody. They're not the "thunder boxes" the Amtrak F40PH's were.
Counting Down the Final Days for Most of Caltrain’s F40PH Fleet
On Monday, August 19, I took a quick trip to San Francisco and back to shoot some of the Caltrain F40PH locomotives that as discussed here are entering their final month of service as …
Looking back at Coaster's F40's and Old San Diego
The F40's have been sitting in Stuart Mesa retired for several months now, and are the property of the Pacific Southwest Railway Muesum. Planning is underway for their eventual movement to …
Morristown & Erie - Trainorders.com
Stopped by the M&E in Morristown NJ today. Lots going on. Amtrak F40 265 was idling outside the engine house, with C424s 4228 and 4223 nearby. RS 11 7215 was fresh out of the …
NJT F40's used in Revenue Service (uncommon)
NJ TRANSIT has just two EMD F40 locomotives remaining in active service (from an order of 17 delivered in 1981). These units have been primarily used in back-to-back fashion in work train …
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Caltrain Diesel Fleet to Bring Passenger Rail Service to Peru 11/15/2024 Caltrain’s old trains to provide sustainability and mobility improvements for millions of Peruvians Caltrain will send its …
F40PH Idle Speed Question
This is also the same reason that an F40 won't run at 904 rpm in run 8 when not producing HEP, 904 rpm and 893 rpm would require more train wires, etc. This lower top end engine speed …
What happened to Electro Motive?
This is meant to be another one of my insightful, thought provoking posts, so let's stirr the pot and have a discussion. I just picked up the Classic Trains magazine speial issue on the F-unit, and …