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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 3 Refurb. GE 45-Tonners in Pa. & Spare Engine/Gen At Auction |
Just in case you weren't paying attention: The ACF Car Plant auction at Milton, Pa. listed below includes THREE GE side-rod 45-tonners: https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auctio ... f3015b6080 https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auctio ... f3015b6083 Serial number 15154, built GE Schenectady Feb. 1942, rebuilt August 1954 and November 1989. https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auctio ... f3015b6088 Serial #17824, rebuilt at Pittsburgh Jan. 1967. Also: https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auctio ... f3015b6093 Cummins 1980 N-855-L3 engine with generator for a locomotive, 195 hp. Good luck. |
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| Author: | crij [ Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3 Refurb. GE 45-Tonners in Pa. & Spare Engine/Gen At Auc |
Anyone know if the N855 is what ACF upgraded their 45 tonners with or are they still HBI600 engines? |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3 Refurb. GE 45-Tonners in Pa. & Spare Engine/Gen At Auc |
COMPLETELY from thirdhand, potentially mis-remembered info, and the people at ACF who would know have moved on or passed on: I believe the #8 and #9 got a full rebuild by McHugh, and McHugh was noted for offering the swap-out of old engines with Cummins N-855's. The photos seem to show (and I guarantee NOTHING) that 8 and 9 got N-855 swap-outs while #7 retains its old engine. This one source I'm looking at says that a common retrofit replacement for the original HBI600 engines was the later H-6-BI engine. I can't believe #7 is on its original engine, but it also doesn't look like an N-855. Heck, go through the rest of the auction and you may find spare GE 733 traction motors........ |
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