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Re: (erielack) AMTRAK F-40's for Pocono service?

Those are long gone.  Some sold off to a tourist outfit in NE Ohio, most
traded to MK against the GP40Ws.  A couple of them were scrapped
at Mountain Top.


A Samostie wrote:

> MARC still has a fleet of ex-BN E8s and E9s that will soon become
> surplus.
> One can dream...
>
> -- Alan <"quahog_@_sprint.ca">
>
> "KC2WE_@_aol.com" wrote:
> >
> > In reference to my previous posting (see the Pocono Record article 6/23/2000)
> >
> > MCDOT's  Frank Reilly states, as reported in the Pocono Record, that PennDOT
> > is looking at getting a cost estimate with AMTRAK for the Scranton service
> > over the Cutoff to compare with NJ Transit. If they use AMTRAK to run the
> > service over the Cutoff (which is not likely cost effective), we might see
> > AMTRAK F-40's rolling through Dover by 2004. However, it is known that they
> > (PA officials) want to eventually extend the service by 2008 (??) to
> > Binghamton NY.  NJ Transit wants no part in that kind of operation although
> > anything is possible . AMTRAK may be a possible contender after all since
> > they can do the whole thing.
> >
> > Seth T.
>
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