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2 AHR GP38-2's and an F40PH are being swapped for 2 AA dash 8's
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:Image
looks better than Amtrak Phase V :twisted:
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Lol thanks
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:Lol thanks
No, yours is still ugly yellow....its just that Amtrak phase V is worse :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :mrgreen:
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Summer time table for passenger trains. "westbound" trains are odd numbers and "eastbound" trains are ever numbers (even though most trains go in at least 3 directions :lol: )

Trains 10-13 and 20-23 operate with a standard set of between 4 and 6 ex santa fe hi level cars (we aquried them in the 80's) and trains 99 and 98 operate with between 6 and 9 ex santa fe single level coaches (also aquried in the 80's)

we have 12 hi level coaches, 3 hi level diners, and 4 hi level obserbation cars (pacific parlors)
we have 8 single level coaches, 2 single level dining cars, and 1 full dome car

All coaches are ex santa fe
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"'eastbound" trains run in the ever direction"

HUH?
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MQT3001 wrote:"'eastbound" trains run in the ever direction"

HUH?
yeah because of the shape and way the lines go
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the direction of the train is based on if the train goes east or west across the island. if you look from papa bay (in the bottom left corner of the map where the line ends) to Hilo (the point where the 3 lines meet) The train will go south, east, north, east, south, east, and north; so it is an eastbound train.

also note the time table has READ UP and READ DOWN, that applys to the entire page
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just the standard paint scheme on all of Hawaii Central, the only compedtior of Aloha Rail

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all of Hawaii Centrals units have this light blue paint
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:just the standard paint scheme on all of Hawaii Central, the only compedtior of Aloha Rail

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all of Hawaii Centrals units have this light blue paint
CITX inspired....... :lol:
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Aloah Rail is getting SD75Ms from AA alonh with there GP38s back. we are very power short on the island so I did some shuffling.

AA units will keep paint and numbers
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Now roaming the Big Island is this wrap that is sponcered by CBS. the ad is for the CBS show Hawaii 5-0

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Nice one Ypis :)
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There is a Canadian on The Island! ALRR has leased a SD90MAC from CP rail for testing to see if they like the high horse power unit.
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got to the island early this morning. if test go well, ALRR will buy the unit and paint it into the lovely Aloha rail Yellow and Green. The lease is a 3 month lease with an option to purchase the unit at any time during the lease
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:There is a Canadian on The Island! ALRR has leased a SD90MAC from CP rail for testing to see if they like the high horse power unit.
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got to the island early this morning. if test go well, ALRR will buy the unit and paint it into the lovely Aloha rail Yellow and Green. The lease is a 3 month lease with an option to purchase the unit at any time during the lease
Uh Iowa Pacific purchased all 58 of CP's SD9043MAC locomotives in late 2012 :? But we could work out an agreement since the unit is already a long way from home rails.

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TCtrainguy17 wrote:
YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:There is a Canadian on The Island! ALRR has leased a SD90MAC from CP rail for testing to see if they like the high horse power unit.
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got to the island early this morning. if test go well, ALRR will buy the unit and paint it into the lovely Aloha rail Yellow and Green. The lease is a 3 month lease with an option to purchase the unit at any time during the lease
Uh Iowa Pacific purchased all 58 of CP's SD9043MAC locomotives in late 2012 :? But we could work out an agreement since the unit is already a long way from home rails.
my bad... sometimes I dont pay attention to what others are doing :lol: I can fix it... ill find another one from like UP or something.
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:my bad... sometimes I dont pay attention to what others are doing :lol: I can fix it... ill find another one from like UP or something.
It's fine. CIT Leasing has a whole fleet of SD9043MAC.

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