New Haven Loco's on the BNSF

Were they cab units, Fred?  If so, probably a couple of retired FL9’s.  There were some retired units that might be on their way to a museum.

Happy New Year.

Pretty sure they were not FL9’s. They looked like smaller GP units. 

Look like one of these maybe?

Possibly ConnDOT loco's going for rebuilding.

Rusty

What you saw was indeed FL9's............................. headed for Texas ! ! !

  http://trn.trains.com/news/new...last-fl9-locomotives

Rusty Traque posted:

Look like one of these maybe?

Possibly ConnDOT loco's going for rebuilding.

Rusty

Yes, I think you got it! Always like the New Haven colors.

I was thinking of taking a ride out to Eola, IL and see if they had parked them in the BNSF yard there.

Thanks, Frank

Hey Frank! Funny enough I was in Connecticut with Lydia's family for the holidays and I saw one of these New Haven locomotives go by shortly before an Amtrak AEM-7 with some Amfleets on the Metro North New Haven line.  I had to look up the New Haven locomotive as I was not familiar with it due to the flared radiators - GP40-3H: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..._locomotives#GP40-3H

Very cool you saw one in the Chicago area!

Hi Matt! Actually was two of them. I took a ride out to Eola, il. This quiet New Years morning in hopes of maybe they got held up there. Lot of motive power but no luck. Happy New Year!

This old baggage car was by the Eola post office 

Is this what you saw? These went through the Cherokee Yard in Tulsa.

 https://www.facebook.com/group...nk/2474001012611296/

FL9's in Tulsa today..................Headed for Texas!

Great photos! Thanks for posting, these must have been what I saw. Always liked the NH paint schemes. 

Sure beats going to the scrap heap!!!!Long live the FL9....

New Haven 2014 and New Haven 2016 currently at the Cherokee Yard, Tulsa diesel facility 01/07/2019 at 5:50 p.m. Photos courtesy of Shawn McIntire.

There had been five former New Haven FL-9s parked in the Lamberton Street yard in New Haven for many years. Metro-North has recently sold off at least some of them. I would be happier if they had remained in Connecticut, where they ran...

MELGAR

2 CDOT units to Mass Coastal Railroad.

One source says they are going to the Grapevine Railroad in Grapevine, TX.  If this is correct, I would lay odds they get repainted in Grapevine RR colors.

We shall see...