Good old times Steve

Yea I also live in Davenport and went to silvis shops and they kicked me out before I got on the property

I never did

I rode behind these locks to Elgin for many years.

No, it needed to be scrapped. We have to get rid of polluting locos. Greta Thunberg has urged us to do this on account of global warming climate change.

Yeah it’s sad. Hopefully the other two F40Cs in Chicago won’t meet the same fate.

@@SamLovesTrains if the Illinois Railway Museum were to acquire 611 & 614 I wonder if they would restore 611 to working order and possibly use 614 as cab control.

@@SamLovesTrains This makes me sad too

Didn't expect to see as aviation here😂

Yeah... the ICG GP10 and Metra F40C were my favorite units on the site.

Me too

@@SamLovesTrains Mine was the Michigan State SW14

it is sad

hoosierhobbies That one went, too, John? 😩

And there’s some that are obvious that they have been sitting there for a while as there’s weeds growing on the tracks

I totally agree. Some of those engines were there for over a decade.

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Huh? You been under a rock?

No! That's not considered a piece of history being only 3 are left. It's more important to have the first Iphone or Ipad put in the Smithsonian then historic locomotives. Just like steam locomotives that built this country, SCRAP IT! we need the steel to make new Escalades and Tahoes!!

Word on the net is that IRM is trying to get 611.

@@austin8292 What does scraping my Model trains have to do with History?

@@austin8292 facts

Because the iPhone is literally one of the most influential products in history and a train engine didn’t influence anything lmao foam

Thanks!

I don't know if Metra 614 was in that facility, but they better not scrap 614

@@melishamitchell1485 no it was not in there but it's still in the Metra yard in Chicago but who knows what's going to happen to it because it's out of service.

@@melishamitchell1485 hopefully a railroad museum acquires one before they're all gone.

I hope so 😭

@@RailBrothersProductions rip Metra 610

Thanks! That stinks. Especially those high hoods.

@@SamLovesTrains MEC 602 was reported scrapped as of November 14th Next ones moved to the scrapping area at Waterville ME were MEC 601 SD40-2 MEC 607 SD40-2 MEC 377 GP40 high hood MEC 328 GP40 B&M 332 GP40 still had the Boston & Maine name on it's sides. MEC 376 GP40 high hood These^ will be scrapped after they finish scrapping MEC 373 379 370 605 380 371 374 & 382

Thanks!

NRE is not known for donating anything sadly...

At least we still have #611 and #614

@@Benthetrainkid Hopefully someone like IRM can acquire one of them when they officially are retired.

if people reach out to NRE and offer the same amount as the scrappers, i am 100% sure they'd give it to them. However, it shouldn't be expected of a company to donate equipment.

@@503railfan These places are notoriously difficult to cut any deals with. They have that massive amount of junk there because they want too much for it. You could probably offer them twice what scrap is and they would want five times the going rate. Some of that stuff is pretty rare and they know it. Had they had any common sense they would have had a big auction with a starting price at scrap value. Yet they sold everything at scrap value. Really a poor way to run a business.

It's a shame they don't take better care of these salvage yards.

@@user-zi7kj9on7bJust think about your sentence for a second.

Right here in Argentina happened the same. First steam engines, then diesels when EMD walked in, now EMD is on the see-saw against Chineese stuff. ALCo RSD16 + MLW have happily kept going since 1957/1962

Ricardo Juricic IN THE USA THERE WERE A LOT OF THE VERY FIRST DIESELS SCRAPPED ALSO THAT WERE OF GREAT HISTORICAL INTEREST!O

@@rossbryan6102 pity

K Poof AS A RETIRED AT&SF LOCOMOTIVE EMPLOYEE, I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE FACTORY SD-24s! THEY WERE THE FIRST PRODUCTION TURBOCHARGED 567 D-16 ENGINES AND THEY WOULD NOT STAY TOGETHER! THEY WOULD BURN PISTON HEADS VALVES , AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS! THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE SET TO FIRE AT 4 DEGREES BEFORE TOP DEAD CENTER, AS WERE THE NON TURBOCHARGED ENGINES! WHEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED EMD SENT BOX CARS OF PARTS TO ARGENTINE SHOPS TO KEEP THE FLEET GOING! THEY WOULD MAKE REPAIRS THEN SEE THEM FAIL AGAIN, VERY QUICKLY! THEN ONE DAY ONE CAME OUT OF THE SHOP AND MADE IT TO EMPORIA, STILL RUNNING! THEN UPON ARRIVAL AT WELLINGTON AND AMARILLO WAS STILL RUNNING, MUCH FURTHER THAN OLATHE HILL WHERE MANY HAD PERISHED ON ITS FIRST TRIP IN SERVICE! THEY REQUESTED THE ENGINE TO BE SENT BACK TO ARGENTINE SHOPS TO SEE WHY IT HAD NOT DESTROYED ITSELF BEFORE ARRIVAL AT EMPORIA! THIS ENGINE HAD GOTTEN A COMPLETE 16 CYLINDER REPLACEMENT LIKE THE OTHERS BUT SURVIVED! THEY WENT OVER IT AND FOUND THE INJECTORS WERE TIMED TO FIRE AT TOP DEAD CENTER, RATHER THAN 4 DEGREES BEFORE TDC! IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS WAS THE ANSWER AND ALL TURBOCHARGED ENGINES WERE RESET TO TDC FIRING! THIS WAS THE CURE! EMD WAS NOT DOING ENOUGH RESEARCH AND WAS WANTING TO KEEP UP WITH ALCO AND GENERAL ELECTRIC 2500 HP ENGINES! HOWEVER WHEN THEY WERE GETTING FULL 2400 HORSEPOWER THEY STARTED GETTING MUCH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE 16 STEPS OF TRACTION MOTOR AND GENERATOR TRANSITION PROGRAMMING! ANOTHER PROBLEM SHOWED UP WITH MAINFRAME CRACKING UNDERNEATH THE MAIN GENERATORS A FEW YEARS LATER! MYSELF MAKING FRAME INSPECTIONS FOUND 3 CRACKED FRAMES! THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SD-24 FRAMES LED TO A TOTAL REDESIGN OF THE SD FRAMES ON THE SD40 AND 45 FRAMES! COMPARE THE FRAME HEIGHT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 24s AND 40s IN PICTURES! THE SD 24 TO 26 REBUILDS STILL HAD FRAME ISSUES, AND THE TRANSITION PROBLEMS WERE CURED WITH AC TRACTION ALTERNATORS, BUT WAS EXPENSIVE TO DO! EVENTUALLY, SANTA FE GAVE UP ON THEM AND SOLD OUT THE WHOLE CLASS! THIS WAS NOT EMDs BEST MOMENTS, LOL

"Mr. Beast"? What the hell purpose does that guy serve? It's like a bad cartoon character in human form.

I’m not too sure about Silvis, but I am thinking of going out there in a couple weeks.

If you could find an SW1 or an SW600, you could use its 6 cylinder 567. That would be a little lighter.

I agree. Most of the engines were in such bad condition, that there wasn’t even a chance they could be restored.

Wow I never news at 610 had a fire.

So can 614 be fix up to be used as cab control?

@@RailBrothersProductions that depends on if it’s controls are still there. I read it was stripped of various parts, with 611 being only minor parts.

One of two reasons. CSX services the place it could have been a one off day that the local that works the area used it. Or it may have some sort of damage to it that we can't see.

I visited in 2018, but I didn’t have a drone then. I’d like to get back there before all of the units are gone.

Thanks! I sometimes pace trains if there’s no poles, trees, or buildings in the area. When I’m flying backwards (when pacing), it’s tricky to see where I’m going.

It’s not waste. Important parts are sold for reuse and the metal is melted. There is a MASSIVE surplus of power on American railroads, none of these are needed.

@@ironmatic1 there is a massive surplus of power because the government continues to subsidize the Airlines and the freight Trucking industry. If all of that cargo was still on the rails they be running every locomotive that they could get their hands on. Many railroads used to have in-house rebuilding programs and the locomotives will come out better than new for less than half the price of a new one. The older locomotives represent a Time in America that was more prosperous than what we have now

Yes 😟

Thank you! Correct, only 614 and 611 remain.

:O 6542 (8888) is!!!!!

never mind

Thanks!

@@SamLovesTrains Yw!

I-90? You mean I-57? Clearly you arent from around the area, but keep pretending for KZfaq. Way to name drop, champ. This area has been in decline for a long time and Cook County taxes continue to rise. Not a huge surprise that another company left the area.

@@WindyCityExpeditionist rudly? Lol. Hey man, enjoy your trains, but your original post was wrong and your spelling needs help. Yeah, they built a gas station and truck stop at Sibley and Dixie on an empty lot that couldnt keep a Dunkin Donuts open. The corruption in the south burbs along with high crime and fairly high tax rates have destroyed commercial viability there. You cant blame them for leaving Cook County, sad as it might be. They werent the first railroad related company to do this.

@@frankgrimes591 Yea. Its Chicago. A lotta surprises happens here.

I can’t say on all issues effecting NRE but can say the biggest issue was the big railroads stocking up on new locomotives that are just so much more efficient. They could park locomotives that weren’t that old and still save money by operating new ones. This has left our big railroads very heavy with power, which in turn has made secondary power for yard use and short lines plentiful. NRE has suffered because their rebuild services aren’t as necessary. Also emissions plays a big role, EMD has started a rebuild program with an upgrade to new emission friendly prime movers. When all is said and done, railroads can pick the power they want to keep and scrap the rest it’s not so sad, new efficient and emission friendly power is good for everyone.

I was lucky enough to get one of its numberboards through a friend. Its memory certainly lives on!

You probably wouldn’t be able to buy a bell from Dixmoor, but you probably could get one from Silvis, about 2 hours west of Dixmoor.

They were selling numberboards of the scrapped units. I managed to purchase one of the boards off of the ICG GP10 they had.