The LRC locomotives are for sale on the VIA web site "Surplus Assets" page:
http://www.viarail.ca/doing_business/en_entr_doin_surp_asse.html
Andrew
http://www.viarail.ca/doing_business/en_entr_doin_surp_asse.html
Andrew
Own a piece of VIA Rail - Locos for sale
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If I didn't know better, I'd swear those photos were all of the same loco!
I'd heard that VIA was refurbishing some of the LRC locos as the Genesis locos were tearing the heck out of the frogs on turnouts at high speeds. VIA was planning on bringing some of the LRC locos back into service on the Toronto 3 Montreal run if speed restrictions were place on the Genesis locos. Can anyone confirm?
So, are these locos still up for sale? What was the total size of the LRC fleet?
I'd heard that VIA was refurbishing some of the LRC locos as the Genesis locos were tearing the heck out of the frogs on turnouts at high speeds. VIA was planning on bringing some of the LRC locos back into service on the Toronto 3 Montreal run if speed restrictions were place on the Genesis locos. Can anyone confirm?
So, are these locos still up for sale? What was the total size of the LRC fleet?
LRC Fleet
My calculations show the LRC fleet to have been 33 locos.
6900-6920 LRC-2
6921-6930 LRC-3
6941-6942 LRC-1. former Amtrak units.
A year ago, the Trackside Guide said there were 26 in storage.
My calculations show the LRC fleet to have been 33 locos.
6900-6920 LRC-2
6921-6930 LRC-3
6941-6942 LRC-1. former Amtrak units.
A year ago, the Trackside Guide said there were 26 in storage.
Too bad they couldn't remotor/overhaul them to make them into a high-performance loco. I wonder what it would take to do it?
Now one of those sitting in the backyard would be a conversation starter. If it didn't have inards it would make a great housing for a model railroad.