Boston's MBTA 1055 is back to life after nearly 3 years at Wabtec!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- MBTA F40PH-3C 1055 emerges rebuilt after spending nearly 3 years at the Wabtec plant in Erie, PA. This unit is slightly different in appearance as it looks like they tried painting it and were interrupted somehow. Not to many left before the contract rebuild on the nearly 40 year old units is complete!
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its good to see old locomotives in their new form
As many as 20 more years until the next rebuild.
5 more F40PH-3Cs left for testing, which is 1030, 1036, 1059, 1071, and 1072! 1027 and 1055 already testing until delivery.
They are trying to get one done every month. That way they will have them done by 2026.
That bent handrail is bringing back memories of something similar on an E-8 I straightened out a number of years ago. It didn't come out perfect and now all this time later I'm thinking of how I would do it differently.
@@maestromecanico597 Those handrails are hard to straighten. Still it seems it will go back in service that way.
Let's go, she is back, terrible horn, I miss her old k5l it sounded godly
The horn is in private hands now...
It sounds decent. Not as good as the old horn was, but horn king has it now 😞.
it sold off. He doesn’t have it anymore
Still the horn ding dongs fault the OG K5L is gone from it
None of the F40PHs sound as good as they used to; it’s bullshit.
The majority of them are raised letter garbage. Some choked terribly.
I love the new horn
It’ll never be a good as the original horn that the horn king managed to illegally take off of it with the help of somebody in BET.
Regular raised letter K5LA’s sound never sound as good as older cast horns.
@TrinityCourtStudios that's true. But it's better than 1054 ngl
Fantastic catch my friend! It’s amazing Wabtec does to locomotives!👍🏾👌🏾👏🏾
Thanks bud! Its always new here!
@ you’re welcome! And I see that!
How many miles of test track does WABTEC have? Cool catch of the ol'gal.
@@roballen5670 They have 4 miles total. Most tedting is done on the eastern 3 miles.
@stephankoenig5481 That's Awesome. Thanks for the info.
@roballen5670 Glad to help!
OH MY GOD ITS HERE!!!!!
Excellent video my Friend
There are wooden poles on the side of the track that look like there used to be catenary wiring, or maybe they are installing it for future purposes? IDK.
@@windows98boogalooo It was old cantanary taken down in 2019.
@@stephankoenig5481 i see!
It's great that it was restored!
Regarding the MBTA company, more precisely about diesel locomotives of the HSP-46 model.
I'm wondering why no one else other than the MBTA started buying these locomotives?
I am aware that this series had serious problems with the bearings of the traction motors and turbochargers. But still! It was possible to remove these locomotives for modification and correction of errors and return them back to the customer. And continue to produce them, perhaps other suburban companies would also become interested in them.
They have their problems but they are already suited for MBTA operations so it was better to have them rebuilt.
ITS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!
no K5H :(
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Horn king has it now
So question, is the tracks on the inside meant for like, electric trains?
Those are for narrow gauge locomotives.
They are for narrow gauge locomotivs. There are no overhead wires.
@ gotcha!
@ that would make perfect sense!
@@aidantherailfan2175 There may be more testing this year.
Do you think 1071 and 1072 will come this year? And if they will potentially be in a heritage livery.
@@BostonAviaton Likely by the end of 2025.
Is it just me or does it look longer than before?
It does, slightly.
It’s old enough it started growing hair 😆
Ha ha!
1059 or 1036 should be next
MBTA should'a js retired these already 🙏
No, they are good locos. Wanna talk about your metra f40s?
I mean, ideally, the commuter rail should've been electrified decades ago and should be running EMUs or at least with ACS64s or equivalent...
You aren’t entirely wrong.
The T should’ve been electrifying years ago and using diesels for the longer trips and for services in freight-dense territory like the Worcester, Haverhill and Fitchburg lines where electrification ain’t as feasible beyond Framingham, Reading or Littleton/495.