I happened to stumble upon this tonight, at Fort Montgomery, NY it is between the Bear Mountain Bridge and West Point., a great area for train watching. Interesting "in the field" locomotive servicing.
Tom
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Huh. Not actually changing a traction motor buy rather removing it and substituting a plain wheel-set so the unit could then be towed to a shop. It must have seized a bearing, locked a rotor or jammed it's gear teeth such that it couldn't be safely towed.
Lew
Still, it's something you don't see every day. Thanks for clarifying.
Tom
That's for sure (not an everyday thing)! Thanks for posting this. Interesting that they did a temporary repair instead of swapping in a complete traction motor wheelset. I'm hoping one of the railroaders who post here can shed more light.
Lew
Interesting video. Too bad the CSX AC6000s are all gone now.
Fascinating machines, Tom. Impressive how easy they make it look to lift that engine. Thanks for sharing.
