I remember Memorial Day 2010 when I was watching the trains with my Dad at North Station and we struck up a conversation with one of the locomotive operators. She was super nice and even let us ride in the cab of F40PH #1011 with her for her run to Newburyport and back. Definitely a day I won't forget. RIP to the old screamers.
After 20 years of railroad work I'm into trucking.....I was broke down and my company put me up in a motel....I was there for 4 days, red carpet inn and a quick fill ....ns runs along quick fill .....got to see the F40S coming back rebuilt on freight trains
@@BarnesyBoy Sorry for the late response but yes. Two have finished renovation (1125, 1137) and are being tested. Three more are next in line down there.
only the F40s have gone. 1013 and 1008 remain. The coaches are also just rotting there to eventually be scrapped. 1132, 1118, 3247 are being rebuilt with sisters 1137, 1138, 1125.
Increíble que máquinas tan valiosas incluso valorando sólo el metal, las boten a la basura , en Rusia estarían todas en restauración y mantenimiento, para volver a las vías, gracias.
Eventually, like most machines, it becomes less feasible economically to repair and refurbish. They're probably pushing 40 years old. Being used to keep others going.
There was a certain year of Volkswagen bug, 1969 I think, that came with a heavy duty battery. So if you can borrow one of those, it will surely jump start this train.
Great video and discovery do you think these will run again and will they be used again and what about all those passenger cars behind all those engines will they be used again
My question to you is that did they give you permission to walk on the tracks and get in these locos? Anyways the original F40’s numbered 1000-1017 are retired. G + u bought most of them except 2 of them. The GP40’s 1118 and 1132 are waiting to be rebuilt completely. And the work locomotive 3247 is just sitting there in storage. Not sure what they are going to do with that, but that’s the info that I know that I can provide to you.
Engine # 3247 is an X - C & O engine then it became a Conrail engine then Conrail sold it to Ohio Central then to the MBTA GP -40 are former CN RR rebuild to passenger engines these two are going to be rebuild for work trains and as recused engines The State of Mass are going to be sending them out to be rebuild like # 1136 & # 1137
gonna remind people- this is a cool spot but you are standing on a live line and it’s trespassing, I sure don’t care, but be safe and if you’re unwilling to risk getting a trespass then don’t go in
Hardly abandoned and you have no business getting in them. Way overdone on the "cool stuff cool stuff" and "bad boys". Exactly why the railroad hate rail fans and run them off the property.
exactly why a lot of rr’s have zero tolerance trespassing policies. even if this clown doesn’t vandalize the equipment, he’s still giving away the location for others to vandalize. what a tool
I remember Memorial Day 2010 when I was watching the trains with my Dad at North Station and we struck up a conversation with one of the locomotive operators. She was super nice and even let us ride in the cab of F40PH #1011 with her for her run to Newburyport and back. Definitely a day I won't forget. RIP to the old screamers.
After 20 years of railroad work I'm into trucking.....I was broke down and my company put me up in a motel....I was there for 4 days, red carpet inn and a quick fill ....ns runs along quick fill .....got to see the F40S coming back rebuilt on freight trains
Always loved this color scheme. Enjoyed riding this train back in the late 90s daily into South Station.
The GP40MC locomotives you saw are actually to be reconditioned and put back into service after mechanical renovations are made.
Legit? love those Geeps
@@BarnesyBoy Sorry for the late response but yes. Two have finished renovation (1125, 1137) and are being tested. Three more are next in line down there.
@@northcoast261 that's awesome and no worries. Thank you for the reply!
@@BarnesyBoy I like GMC or chevrolet
@@northcoast261 lol
I hope these get preserved in museums.
Most of the F40s listed for auction by Ozark Mountain Railcar.
I already know that these units are going to be scrapped or tagged. It's kind of tragic for that commuter railway. :[
only the F40s have gone. 1013 and 1008 remain. The coaches are also just rotting there to eventually be scrapped. 1132, 1118, 3247 are being rebuilt with sisters 1137, 1138, 1125.
@@hannamaniacrailproductions5082 oh ok
Increíble que máquinas tan valiosas incluso valorando sólo el metal, las boten a la basura , en Rusia estarían todas en restauración y mantenimiento, para volver a las vías, gracias.
It’s so sad to see them abandoned like that.
Eventually, like most machines, it becomes less feasible economically to repair and refurbish. They're probably pushing 40 years old. Being used to keep others going.
@@alanbare8319 Metra is still has them running for over 45 years
@@maas1208 But how many others have been sacrificed to do that? EMD has long since ceased production of spares.
@@alanbare8319 They are still producing spares tho
There was a certain year of Volkswagen bug, 1969 I think, that came with a heavy duty battery. So if you can borrow one of those, it will surely jump start this train.
Great video and discovery do you think these will run again and will they be used again and what about all those passenger cars behind all those engines will they be used again
Quite the possibility
@@DavesRange Hopefully & they'll have to be repaired and repainted if they do
You can drive 1010 in TSW3 Boston Sprinter
A lot of those f40 ph units are being converted into f40ph 3C units.
no, they're not. they're all gonna be scrapped.
@@syeet1234 correct. The older screamers are being scrapped. Those ones are dinosaurs that were taken out in the early 2010s
So many F-40’s are they crazy?….they are national treasures!
That’s pretty sad to see them just sitting there.
I miss the F10s that they used
My question to you is that did they give you permission to walk on the tracks and get in these locos? Anyways the original F40’s numbered 1000-1017 are retired. G + u bought most of them except 2 of them. The GP40’s 1118 and 1132 are waiting to be rebuilt completely. And the work locomotive 3247 is just sitting there in storage. Not sure what they are going to do with that, but that’s the info that I know that I can provide to you.
@@DavesRange and how many are still there because I see this was posted about 1y ago
@@DavesRange ok thanks I will just go ahead and try anyway
@@DavesRange thanks man and 1 last question is this the place it was at?
141 Cranberry Hwy, West Wareham, MA 02576
@@DavesRange ok perfect thanks for all the help man! Have a good rest of your day
@@Yourboydom11 how did it go
Engine # 3247 is an X - C & O engine then it became a Conrail engine then Conrail sold it to Ohio Central then to the MBTA GP -40 are former CN RR rebuild to passenger engines these two are going to be rebuild for work trains and as recused engines The State of Mass are going to be sending them out to be rebuild like # 1136 & # 1137
Wow incredible catch! I’ll have to drive down sometime
gonna remind people- this is a cool spot but you are standing on a live line and it’s trespassing, I sure don’t care, but be safe and if you’re unwilling to risk getting a trespass then don’t go in
You know, where i live in south east Pa there are 3 abandoned MARC locomotives, GP40Ws i think they were.
Cool
@david94499 indeed, one of them, 26 I think, you could go inside.
They're not locomotives, just cowardly truck engines hiding inside tin cans. Real locomotives have boilers.
So this is basically where decommissioned trains and train cars go before they get scrapped?
They are not abandoned. If you parked your car in a parking spot would it be abandoned.
Great vid man. Where is this?
rochester, ma
@@syeet1234 do you have cords?
In Rochester, if you look up “Rochester MBTA Shops” i think its down there
cool video!
I know where I’m going for the zombie apocalypse
Just repair them MBTA
Do you know if these locomotives are still there right now???
They should be
@@DavesRange Do you have Instagram???
Have you checked the feul levels?
Yeah they were all empty
Looks like middleboro to me.
it’s Rochester in a chink between Wareham and Middleborough in the northeastern part of town
Wheee is this?
Rochester, MA. By the MBTA Shops. If you look it up on Google Maps it should pop right up
isnt this like
illegal
wow i see that
They look to much like acls
jerky camera sickening. had to stop.
what a shame such a waist.why buy so many.
It's not a waste. They served their useful lives and are very old. They are being sold for scrap, but that process takes a lot of time.
why buy so many? because they’re needed. these were also in service for 40 years, longer than other commuter rail agencies ran theirs
@@bostonrailfan2427Except for Metra their screamers are still intact and running
what a shame; why not recycle all this????
Hardly abandoned and you have no business getting in them. Way overdone on the "cool stuff cool stuff" and "bad boys". Exactly why the railroad hate rail fans and run them off the property.
exactly why a lot of rr’s have zero tolerance trespassing policies. even if this clown doesn’t vandalize the equipment, he’s still giving away the location for others to vandalize. what a tool
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Well said.