Amtrak 6 - with P42 #8 (last known footage?) and GrandLuxe Cars on 11/4/07

[dwkcamman611]

Wicked catch indeed!!!

[flammabletube]

What was the cause of the crash Nov 2007 I also loved how all the smokers got out for a quick puff or phone call well done thank you

[EverywhereWest]

@flammabletube I believe the engineer misread a restricting signal and operated the train too fast to stop within sight of another train ahead, and rear-ended the NS freight ahead of him.

[dafrog55]

Isn't #2 the hiawatha unit?

[EverywhereWest]

@dafrog55 Yes it is. I don't think it had the Hiawatha logo on it back then, though.

[p42Amtrak83]

Nice horn

[GintaPPE1000]

#8 was sold for scrap. All usable parts including the K5LA were removed. Maybe it went onto 145. The latter had a terrible horn that sounded like a P5 before it was repainted.

[AmtrakTitan455]

@GintaPPE1000 where did you hear that?

[GintaPPE1000]

@AmtrakTitan455 Would you keep a wrecked P42? It's beyond repair. The sensible thing to do is remove anything of value and sell the rest for scrap. As for the sound of #145, I rode it a year before it was repainted in PHIII.

[TommyBNSF]

Sorry, but I saw it 11-23-07 in Duplainville, WI with 197 on the Empire Builder WB.

[CoasterFan2105]

Amtrak is planning on returning this unit to service.

[EverywhereWest]

Really? That's awesome!

[CoasterFan2105]

@railfandude123 # 8 is currently sitting on top of a flat car at Beech Grove.

[railfandude123]

@CoasterFan2105 oh. i was probably thinking of another loco srry bout that

[joshmeister4449]

the P40's are all getting overhauled with new engines, they will then become P40's insted of P40's

[MrZkr123]

@joshmeister4449 ur not making any sense

[joshmeister4449]

@MrZkr123 i ment P42's

[MrZkr123]

@joshmeister4449 lol ok.

[nashgallo]

Kmothersil,

Amtraks going to use their P40s again? O_O!

[EverywhereWest]

Yep, at least one has already been overhauled...832, I think.

[trainz675]

and 815, 822, and lots more.

[DJGENEX71]

@nashgallo There's a bunch of them roaming around now, a couple in heritage paint!

[AmtrakBoys]

I was on the american oreint express website and it saif the express will run again in 2011

[CoasterFan2105]

8 sounds great!~ LOL! Nice video, 5*!

[murjax]

I knew these GrandLuxe cars only ran through the Holiday Season of 2007, but I didn't know they shut down after that. What happened with the cars afterwards?

[EverywhereWest]

I'm not sure, but I think the equipment was put up for sale. It's a terrible shame since they had a complete train and it'll most likely be broken up now.

[amtrak60]

I don't know why, but they're in Denver, in one of BNSF's yards.

[kmothersil]

The engine may possibly be repaired from what I heard.

[CoasterFan2105]

It probably will, Amtrak needs all the hp they can get!

[kmothersil]

They can't afford to lose anymore genesis engines and the samething will go for the 15 P40DCs that are being returned to service.

[EverywhereWest]

Man I hope so. #8 was already one of my favorite engines before the wreck, it would be really neat to see it back on the rails.

[Pup1234567]

what happened? 8 got wrecked?

[kmothersil]

It was on the Pere Marquette and ended up rear ending a freight train.

[Pup1234567]

oh yea im an idiot i remember that...i just didnt remember the loco #