Thursday, March 8, 2018

New Engine Arrivals on the A.P.R.R.

Greetings followers of the A.P.R.R. and Neal's Train Layout!

As you know, the A.P.R.R. and Sir 1:1 Neal have been looking to acquire more motive power to keep up with the increased rail traffic around Rock Ridge and the industries the railroad serves. While many railroads decide to lease locomotives and pay high loan and mileage fees, the A.P.R.R. has no such desire to fill the coffers of any other entity other than their own. Their negotiating skills are above the competition, and they always make them an offer they can't refuse!

The latest acquisition are a pair of GP38-2 diesel locomotives. The A.P.R.R. has a number of these in the fleet, and believes when they find something that performs well, to stick with it until something comes along that's better.

These locomotives were mothballed for about 5 years from another Eastern railroad that chooses to remain anonymous, to avoid embarrassment. We shall respect their wishes.

Once in possession, they were sent north to get painted in A.P.R.R. colors. It's the same paint shop that has painted the engines in 2017 as they do work for another Class 1 railroad.

Now on A.P.R.R. property are GP38-2 engines #305 and #306. Paint shop Supervisor Ted A. of Dedham, MA did a superb job on these two engines.







Sir 1/87th Neal gathered the locals to see the new engines at the Baskerville Jct. Train station for a look to see what all of the excitement is all about.


As of this writing, there are a few more engines that are due back on the property in the coming months as well as a number of cabooses (cabeese?) to supplement the engine fleet. When they arrive, 1/87th Sir Larry of Flemington will be brought in for final inspection and to make sure they are fully equipped for the crew. The engines will be inspected by 1/87 Senior Manager John R. for approval and then handed off to 1/87th Senior Engineer Ed for his thorough report. More to follow....

9 comments:

  1. Really sharp looking units Neal. Ted did a nice job painting them into the APRR scheme. Orange and Yellow can be a challenge to paint with and on multiple layers. Ted knows his stuff. You can’t go wrong with GP38-2’s joining the fleet. They should give the APRR years of good service. I’m just taking a guess on the donor railroad, Boston and Maine?

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    1. Glad you like the new engines we added to the roster. Not B&M, a lot further south....

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  2. Nice to see the A.P.R.R. continues to build a new and reliable fleet to serve it's ever expanding customer base. The paint jobs look first rate. The decision to use the economical and efficient GP38-2s was a wise one. Did you see 1/87th scale Sir John R waving from engine 305?

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    1. Thanks for the comments! Yes, we saw him waving as he usually does when operating on the A.P.R.R.

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  3. Superb looking new additions! I greatly admire the paint work!

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  4. Wow, 2 great additions to the A.P.R.R. Fleet. Ted really did a superb paint and lettering job. Thanks goodness you were able to negotiate such a great deal for the locos which helps finance what surely is a top shelf paint job. Looking forward to more additions to the fleet.

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    1. Glad you liked the paint job. We have a few more on the horizon. Stay tuned...

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  5. Beautiful motors. Excellent paint job.

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  6. Inspection reports have been filed:
    https://newyorkcentrallayout.blogspot.com/2018/03/initial-locomotive-inspections-of-aprr.html

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