Ok so I have been out of the railroad loop for a few years. I'm way behind on my news. Last I heard NYSW had brand new B40-8's SD70's, a small fleet of SD45s and its main lifeblood was stacktrains from Buffalo. Now I have been digging and digging on the net to find out what's happened but I cannot seem to find the story. Can someone fill me in on the last 10 years with the NYSW?
Feb 12, 2006
Thank you.
PS- everything I seem to find hasn't been updated since 2000 yeish.
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Susquehanna Diesel locomotive timeline, and movements & migrations.
1941 - First diesels arrive on the NYSW in the form of Alco S2 pair 202 & 204.
1942 - First road diesels arrive, Alco RS1's. (S2's and RS1's were all built new for NYSW by Alco)
1947 (end of steam) to 1962 - NYSW operates with a 22-unit all-Alco fleet, six Alco S2 switchers and sixteen Alco RS1 road switchers.
1962 - First new locomotives since the 1940's arrive, GP18 1800, 1802 and 1804. (still on the roster, and operating, 45 years later in 2007!)
1960's and 1970's - Susquehanna operates with only the three GP18's and a few remaining S2's and RS1's.
1983 - Susquehanna buys the famous Alco C430's - 3000, 3002, 3004, 3006, and 3008 All five were originally New York Central units, (then PC, then Conrail) and came to NYSW from Conrail.
1986 - The Susquehanna SD45 fleet arrives, they are 1971-vintage locos bought from Burlington Northern. Twelve operating SD45's (from BN) plus one parts unit (from NS)...in 2007 only three remain on the roster.
Also arriving with the SD45's are two F45 cowl units, also from BN, they become 3636 and 3638.
1989 - the GE B40-8 fleet arrives, new from GE. 24 units, to power the NYSW stack trains between Buffalo & Binghamton on the Southern Tier Main. The first brand new units on the roster since the GP18's of 1962. Twenty of the 24 were returned to CSX in 1991, only two years afer they arrived. (CSX helped finance them) The other four remained on the roster until 2004/2005.
1995 - Susquehanna buys three EMD SD70m units, new from EMD, SD70m 4050, 4052 and 4054. around 2001 NYSW began leasing these units out to other railroads, today (2007) they are on lease to the Indiana & Ohio Railway.
19?? - some SD45's and one F45 sold to Montana Rail Link.
May 2001 - the last two Alco C430's on the roster, 3000 & 3006, are sold to the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville and depart from Binghamton. (the other three were already scrapped by this time.)
For the first time since railroads have existed, there are no Alco locomotives in Binghamton, NY! Binghamton will remain Alco-free for three years, until the Cartier units arrive.
April 2004 - B40-8 4002 sold to the P&W April 2004 - B40-8 4004 sold to the P&W
July 2004 - GP18 1800 is rebuilt and returns to service.
August 23, 2004 - SD45 3618 is returned to service in Utica.
October 2004 - The Eight Cartier Alcos-MLW's arrive! click here for the complete Cartier unit timeline.
November, 2004 - SD45 3634 is returned to service in Utica.
2004 - SD45 3612donates her nose to BDLX GP40 1355 (later to become NYSW 3042) and her crankshaft to F45 3636, 3612 is then scrapped in Utica. :( leaving only three SD45's on the roster - 3614, 3618, 3634.
2004 - SD40-2 3018, SD40 3020 and SD40 3022 are bought.
February 2005 - B40-8 4008 sold to the P&W September 2005 - B40-8 4006 sold to the P&W - this was the last of the B40-8's from 1989 on the NYSW roster.
January 2006 - F45 3636 returns to service, repaired at Utica.
April 2006 - SD40T-2 3012 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding, the first of the NYSW Dansville rebuilds. was already in yellowjacket paint, so not repainted there.
June 2006 - SD40T-2 3012 is back in service.
July 05, 2006 - SD40-2 3018 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding. July 05, 2006 - SD40 3022 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding. July 27, 2006 - SD45 3614 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding July XX,2006 - SD45 3618 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding.
????, 2006 - SD40T-2 3010 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding. ????, 2006 - SD45 3634 arrives in Dansville for rebuilding.
Summer 2006 - GP40 3042 is purchased from BDLX.
September 10, 2006 - SD45 3618 returns to service from Dansville, was not repainted at Dansville. (was already in yellowjacket paint) September 10, 2006 - SW9 120 goes to Dansville and is sold to AMPI to become their shop switcher. - off the NYSW roster September 2006.
October 9, 2006 - SD40T-2 3010 returns to service from Dansville, unit was repainted at Dansville into NYSW yellowjacket scheme from SP bloodynose scheme.
November 2006 - E9 2400 sold to Larry's Truck and Electric, McDonald, Ohio. November 2006 - E9 2402 sold to Larry's Truck and Electric, McDonald, Ohio.
December 2006 - SD40-2 3018 returns to service from Dansville, nose chopped and repainted at Dansville, into yellowjacket scheme from N&W black. December 2006 - SD40 3022 returns to service from Dansville, nose chopped and repainted at Dansville, into yellowjacket scheme from N&W black. now classed as a SD40-2
December 2006 - GP38 2012 returns to service after a time OOS in Utica.
January 2007 - SD45 3634 returns to service from Dansville, repainted into new yellowjacket scheme from previous yellowjacket scheme, now classed as a SD45-2.
March 2007 - U23B 2302 joins the NYSW roster, purchased from BDLX (formerly BDLX 2208) - still wearing the P&W scheme in early 2007.
March 2007 - SD40T-2's 3014 and 3016 head to Dansville for rebuilding.
May 2007 - Confirmed that Alco C636 "SIXX 77" has actually been officially NYSW 3662 "on paper" all along. and owned by the NYSW, same as the other Cartier units. However it has never operated as, or been renumbured as, NYSW 3662. It's still OOS and has never operated with NYSW, it's a parts unit in Utica.
Right now that timeline is only focused on locomotives.. maybe I should also add in other historic dates and how they affected the NYSW..like Conrail, CSX, stack trains, etc.. I will check into that..
thanks, Scot
nysw252
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Well lets see. In 1999 CSX and NS bought and split Conrail. Therefore the NYSW was no longer needed to run intermodal trains on the NS's and CSX's behalf. The SD70M's were deemed surplus and leased to the I&O. In 2003 the B40's 15 year trusts expired and they were returned to the lessor. They have since been sold to the Providence & Worcestor and four tunnel motors (three ex Sp and one ex DRGW) took their place. The SD45's were retired in 2003-2004. Two SD45's 3618 and 3634 were returned to service 2004-2005. The F45, 3636 was returned to service early 2006. In the spring of 2005 the NYSW leased and then purchased a group of Cartier Alco's and MLW's numbered 3660-3674 even only. Hope this helps
Tormadel wrote: Ok so I have been out of the railroad loop for a few years. I'm way behind on my news. Last I heard NYSW had brand new B40-8's SD70's, a small fleet of SD45s and its main lifeblood was stacktrains from Buffalo. Now I have been digging and digging on the net to find out what's happened but I cannot seem to find the story. Can someone fill me in on the last 10 years with the NYSW? Feb 12, 2006 Thank you. PS- everything I seem to find hasn't been updated since 2000 yeish.
scottychaos
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hmmm.. looks like the format of this forum cut-off the rest of my message! to see the entire timline, please visit:
