First, has anyone snapped any photos of the old MMRR 24 since she moved on to her new home?
Second, has anyone seen the old MMRR 179 recently? Last I saw she was in Minnesota.
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EWRice wrote:First, has anyone snapped any photos of the old MMRR 24 since she moved on to her new home?
Second, has anyone seen the old MMRR 179 recently? Last I saw she was in Minnesota.
I only chased MMRR GP9 #24 once, with Dad (RCJ I), on 10-20-2005! I wish I saw it more times (hopefully again down in VA )! However, I never saw Grand Rapids Eastern® #3839 in person!!!! At least I did see (same trip as seeing MMRR 24) MMRR GP9s 179/180 switching at the Holland, MI Amtrak® station! They were in those "Mop Colors!"
I also saw them with Dad (RCJ I) on the Goderich—Exeter®, July 1996! I never saw #180 in the Michigan Shore® paint (or any Michigan Shore® locos )!!!! I know #180 is
"Scrapped" and I can't find anything online about where #179 is located now!!!!
Here's a video, ©Copyright KINOTUBE.INFO, of MMRR 24 leaving MI on CSX, 6-5-2016: http://kinotube.info/channel/watch/r_IqjzYmbA0
My Album "Mid Michigan Greenville branch line" : http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiv ... x?id=60406
Here's the "Best" shot I got of #24, Belding:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2231104
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This is the latest shot I've found of 24, on L352-18 in Connellsville, PA on June 19. Nothing since then.
Last image I can find of 179 is from 2011 in Moorehead, MN.
Last image I can find of 179 is from 2011 in Moorehead, MN.
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I'm glad to see the k5 is not on the 24 in that picture. I know they wanted to keep it around (maybe they should put it on 2019).SD80MAC wrote:This is the latest shot I've found of 24, on L352-18 in Connellsville, PA on June 19. Nothing since then.
Last image I can find of 179 is from 2011 in Moorehead, MN.
That picture of 179 is the last I have seen, too. Would really like to know what happened to the old girl.