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roch5220
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Hopefully when you walk by them they want kill your ears with that loud steaming/hissing sound they make when parked at a station.
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Admiral Beez
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Oh, oh, oh....(insert Welcome Back Kotter theme), how about the nuclear engine planned for the Ford Nucleon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
It's not as far fetched as you may think. Small nuclear reactors for train use are being researched. See www.internationalsteam.co...dern16.htm
It's not as far fetched as you may think. Small nuclear reactors for train use are being researched. See www.internationalsteam.co...dern16.htm
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adma
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Remember all that controversy over Ford Pinto's being rearended? Imagine rearending a Nucleon
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spmarshall
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Stephane Dion was touting "clean coal" recently as an energy solution. How about using this over-hyped energy source for the new GO locomotives? We'd get tourism from the train fan/foamer community for sure.
Please no nuclear-powered locos. With the cabbageheads at GO, we're sure to get Homer Simpson running a train as GO gets its own crews.
Please no nuclear-powered locos. With the cabbageheads at GO, we're sure to get Homer Simpson running a train as GO gets its own crews.
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Admiral Beez
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I've always liked trains, and with the national shortage of long-haul truck drivers, high cost of fuel and polution, why not reinvest in our national rail networks for transporting goods. Of course industry would have to drop its dependence on Just in Time inventory management (which is another way of saying that instead of my inventory being in my warehouse at my cost, it's now on the road in multiple trucks at your cost).
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Jarrek
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How quieter will these loco's be?
I live a stone's throw away from the Lakeshore line near the Long Branch GO Station.
I live a stone's throw away from the Lakeshore line near the Long Branch GO Station.
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Jarrek
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Jarrek
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This is the exact model we're getting. Picture the wagons in GO colours as well.
The only difference is that the loco in the shot below is 3600 hp while ours will be 4000 hp.
The only difference is that the loco in the shot below is 3600 hp while ours will be 4000 hp.
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Jarrek
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Long Island Mike
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Everyone: I am a veteran of two years of posts on RAILROAD.NET. I do find the new GO MP40 locos interesting. How many do they plan to acquire and do they plan to replace the F59s? Does GO have any older locomotives left before the F59s? LI Mike
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spmarshall
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All of GO's earlier locomotives (GP40s and F40PHs) were sold off to Amtrak.
Go Transit is buying 27 new locos, which will not completely replace the F59s.
Transit-Toronto GO Fleet History
Go Transit is buying 27 new locos, which will not completely replace the F59s.
Transit-Toronto GO Fleet History
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Long Island Mike
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SP: I remember the former GO F40s well-Amtrak 410-415 and the GP40TCs-192 to 199 were Amtrak's #s I recall. They got their moneysworth from those. I would like to know where those specific F40
s are today. Those GP40TCs are still bouncing around in Amtrak service-or lease or lease duty. LI MIKE
s are today. Those GP40TCs are still bouncing around in Amtrak service-or lease or lease duty. LI MIKE
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Jarrek
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How loud will the new locos be? Quieter than the old ones?
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khris
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Woah! I was sitting here watching it wondering if the cars would ever come to an end haha. That's awesome!