New Jersey Transit Train 851- 1/18/12

On a cold and windy day, Transit 851, enroute from Hoboken to Hackettstown, rolls through Mount Arlington. Leading the train is ex-CNJ GP40PH-2 4107, pulling six cars (Comet IV cab 5026, a CIIM, a pair of CIV trailers, another CIIM, and CV cab 6040).
With the ALP-45DP dual mode deliveries picking up (all units through 4507 are now on property) and some units undergoing testing, the "Jersey Geeps"'s days are numbered. Now in their 44th year of service, these units are tired and will be the first to go once the dual modes enter service. Catch 'em while you can...

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• New Jersey Transit
• NJT
• NJ Transit
• Mount Arlington
• Morristown Line
• GP40PH-2
• CNJ

[njtcoastline]

There gonna be around for awhile still, there not gonna rely on all the scrapers to pull everything dead. Gonna keep the geeps for backup. well maybe not all of them.

[ns3010]

@njtcoastline From what I'm told, the CNJ units will be retired for good. The 4145-series units may possibly be kept as work units and may or may not remain in revenue service. The 4200-series units are in pretty good shape overall and will stay in service for the time being. The FH's will have the same fate as the CNJ units, as they are in the worst overall shape.

[njtcoastline]

@ns3010 4200's were just rebuilt, y in the world would u retire wat u just rebuild. FH's i love the most, but have some major bugs with them.

[ns3010]

@njtcoastline They were rebuilt back around '93. Only two of the units (4205 and 4213) were rebuilt a few years ago as test units (they were good candidates because they had suffered turbo failures). When those two were rebuilt, they discovered that the units were in very good overall shape, considering that it had been about fifteen years since their last rebuild. The 4200-series units are not scheduled for rebuild or replacement in the next few years, and will keep running as-is.

[thezyrisawesome]

If they retire the Geeps, that would just ruin the purpose of railfanning on NJT. I was about to cry when I read the description.

[ns3010]

@thezyrisawesome It will be sad, but not the end. The 4200s geeps will remain in service for the forseeable future, and the 4145s geeps are candidates for future work units. There is not much of a future for the CNJ units, but they have definitely had a life worth celebrating. They are one of the most historic locomotive fleets operating in the country, and have lasted much longer than modern power will. Fortunately, Transit's unique power always gives us something of interest.

[trainzrok]

@ns3010 I heard from a guy in Mechanical dept, that 10 geeps will be kept for ACL service/miscellaneous work. Anything could happen. All depends on how successful the DPs are.

[GenesisSanctuary]

It's really gonna suck to see the CNJ Geeps go. I think it could make more sense to keep them around, at the very least as maintenance units, given how reliable most of them are.

[thezyrisawesome]

@ns3010 Thank God, I was worried that NJT was stupid enough to take all geeps of the roster, but it relieving to hear that the 4200's will remain in revenue service.

[ns3010]

@trainzrok I was told by an engineer (one that I actually know and trust) that the FH's and CNJ units will be the first to go. They still run more or less reliably, but are tired, and don't have much time before they begin failing like crazy. I'm not saying that it will be within the next few weeks or months, but, come year's end, some will have hauled their last trains.

[njtcoastline]

Looks like a NJCL set