NYS&W SD70M update

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1 total messages Started by Cliff Downey Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:00

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Author: Cliff Downey
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:00

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Sorry Northeast railfans, you'll have to wait a few days longer to
photograph the NYS&W SD70M's on home rails.  Last Thursday I did post a
message stating that my "spies" spotted the engines  being shuffled around
VMV, and _might_ be getting ready to leave.

On Friday, I payed a visit to VMV and did see that the engines had been
moved.  However, they were moved from beside the paint shop down towards
the parking lot.  It seems that the paint shop track was needed for
storage of the Santa Fe SD75M's going in/out of the paint shop.  The track
that the NYS&W engines are now sitting on is a "long term" storage track
(ie, locomotives put on this track usually spend several days, if not
weeks, before moving again).  I did speak to one of the VMV workers who
usually knows when locomotives will leave, and his comment was "I have no
idea".  Appareantly, for some reason, EMD hasn't given the formal OK to
release the engines, and until that happens, the three engines will sit in
Paducah.

Further updates as they become available.  Since there have been so many
"official" release dates that have not come true, I'm going to wait until
the engines actually leave VMV before I post another message as to when
the engines leave.

Cliff Downey
cdowney@racer1.mursuky.edu
bj359@freenet.carleton.ca

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