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MilwaukeeroadMatt

Post subject: A few small visitors

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:56 pm

Joined: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:57 pm
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Location: Minneapolis MN

Spotted at NTW on the no hump track was NSPX SW1200 #1 (ex-MILW) Does anyone know this unit is/was assinged? Bayport has #3 and Becker has an ILS unit. Also on the rear of the NTWGAL was WRIX SW1200 566 (ex-AMTK). Just another reason why I love the main line action of the Twin Cities you never know what is going to come past your camera

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CMST.P.&OLakeElmo

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:13 pm

Joined: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:16 pm
Posts: 107
Location: St. Paul

Maybe it's from the nereby Riverside plant, Xcel is planning to convert all Twin Cities plants, except for Bayport, to natural gas. And the unit is leaving.

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MilwaukeeroadMatt

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:28 pm

Joined: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:57 pm
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Location: Minneapolis MN

Nope Riverside has the #90 and she's still there the conversion wont be complete until some time next year, here are the shots plus a few others

NSPX 1

WRIX 566

What happens when a coupler fails? this
Plus a long shove ride back to the yard from the Ford plant

Remember the post long ago about locomotive windows being bullet proof.... well nope there not, thank goodness no one was hurt

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8years2Go

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:27 am

Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:34 pm
Posts: 168

The windows are shatter proof. They spider web like you see, but don't fall apart. I've had rocks thrown at me, slingshots launching taconite pellets, been shot at, and had a boulder dropped on my head end going under a bridge. I have never seen a window shatter.

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ottergoose

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:33 am

Joined: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:38 pm
Posts: 173
Location: Hudson, WI

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willard1346

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:40 am

Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:25 am
Posts: 202
Location: Superior, WI

Those windows had a hammer taken to them. I had to run it hostling. All the impact points were right in the middle of each window...

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frontierfan

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:25 am

Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:59 pm
Posts: 173
Location: mn

Will do you know any details of what happend, no one I have asked seems to know

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8years2Go

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:28 pm

Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:34 pm
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brahamfireman

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:36 pm

Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:18 pm
Posts: 1243
Location: Formerly M.P. 97 on The BNSF Hinckley sub.

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busyemt

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:52 pm

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Joined: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:02 pm
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Location: Minneapolis

Isn't it called "tempering?" Are locomotive windshields thicker than those on automobiles?

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8years2Go

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:06 pm

Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:34 pm
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john

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:30 pm

Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:50 pm
Posts: 471
Location: Saint Paul, MN

The SOO 6059 windshield is still in bad shape....

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frontierfan

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:21 am

Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:59 pm
Posts: 173
Location: mn

as far as ive heard they cant get the replacement windows anymore

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john

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:35 pm

Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:50 pm
Posts: 471
Location: Saint Paul, MN

If they can't get the glass for it it would force it into being a trailing locomotive for the rest of its career. That's a sad fate for that old beast. :cry:

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Chris

Post subject: Re: A few small visitors

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:14 pm

Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:34 pm
Posts: 102

I have a hard time believing that the CP cannot find replacment windows, nor "custom cut" some replacments. (sarcastic comment following) :arrow:

Perhaps the purchase of the DM&E has tapped all cashflow reserves that windows cannot be purchased? :lol:

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