Talk:EMD FL9

No details about FL9AC rebuilds?
I don't have any authoritative sources to go by, otherwise I'd add a section myself. I myself have only bare details, e.g. the rebuild thereof was by ABB Traction, the locomotive horsepower was increased per unit to 3000, DC traction motors were replaced by AC traction motors, they could run in electric mode at GCT as opposed to having the prime mover running and belching diesel exhaust at the platforms there, one unit could haul a train versus two, and that's about it. Irishchieftain 06:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

current status
My understanding was that the Metro North replaced them all with the dual-mode GE Genesis units, but I wouldn't trust that without corroborating evidence. Ckape 04:24, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Most recent info I could find was that they were being replaced by the Genesis on most services, but a few were being retained for short local runs and as backup. This was circa 2002, so there has been a little while since then ... &mdash;Morven 08:18, Jan 6, 2005 (UTC)


 * Well, I've done a little more research and it sounds a bit like they're being phased out, but the process isn't complete yet. It also looks like the best bet to take pictures is to find the Croton-Harmon shops.  I understand they have annual open-houses there, but it looks like they're always in mid-October. -- ckape (talk) 23:23, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * 10-12-2005 - A farewell tour was announced on the MTA site at http://as0.mta.info/mnr/excursion_tickets/give_more_info.cfm?dest_station=298&multi_id=47


 * The FL9s are no longer used in passenger service. The word from Metro-North is that they'll be around for use on work trains until they break down, at which point they won't be fixed. Pgengler 15:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)


 * They are still in service. Revenue service has decreased due to leased P40s but some runs, especially the Waterbury branch, still use them.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.5.126 (talk) 22:22, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

The article may be badly screwed up ... I will have to contact a friend in Pittsburgh who goes back further than I but I believe the the (Metro North only ?) FL9s were diesel only (with the diesel supplying the DC power to run the motors). I believe that the third rail capability and AC motors were added with the FL9-AC Dual Mode rebuild by ABB Traction Inc.; ten locomotives were re-designed / re-built starting in late '80s / early 90's with the last delivery in 1995 or 1996. They were in use until shortly after the 21st century began; after the GE Genesis locomotives had been introduced and debugged. Coming on board in 1992 as one of the electrical engineers on the project, I have fond memories of test runs up to Poughkeepsie and back (to the Croton-Harmon yard). It really is something to walk through the loco with the diesel running at full tilt. And looking out the window from the train engineer's station you feel like you're hardly moving even as the speedometer reads 90 MPH! The good old days! JimScott (talk) 07:13, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

Copy edit tag
I've added headings and I think the article is OK. May I remove the tag? If not, please say what further work is needed. Biscuittin (talk) 22:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

FG9
Discussion on LocoNotes about a heavy fuel B-A1A EMD locomotive called the "FG9". It was never built. Don Strack started the topic as he has correspondence between EMD and Union Pacific Superintendent of Motive Power Mr. Neuhart. --SSW9389 20:27, 4 May 2009 (UTC)--SSW9389 20:27, 4 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by SSW9389 (talk • contribs)

Corrections
Weight limit was for the Harlem River Bridge, not the entire Park Avenue viaduct; the three-axle rear truck reduced "axle loading" to fall within the bridge limit. 3rd rail has been extended from Woodlawn to Pelham, about 2½ miles. This allows changeover (DC to AC & vice versa) to occur away from the NH-Harlem interlockings at Woodlawn. Keo (talk) 22:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC)