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Posted by kp5308 on Sun Mar 15 21:16:09 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Reading Switcher Returns Part 1, posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Mar 15 03:49:53 2020. This is from the OmniTrax press release:STE 678 was replaced last year with a state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly KLW SE10B T4L, EPA Tier-4 compliant locomotive delivering 1,050 HP from an MTU 2000 V12 prime mover built by Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW) in Knoxville, TN. The new locomotive was purchased with the help of a grant from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Central District (UAPCD). This grant originally required STE 678 be rendered inoperable by destroying the engine block to ensure it would not create future engine emissions. This destruction would have reduced the historical value of this unit, so OmniTRAX's government affairs team and counsel worked with several government constituents to preserve the locomotive and its engine while ensuring that the locomotive would not create future emissions. But lets suppose we needed to swap the trucks with the NW2 so we can continue to operate it. Parts swapping (excluding the prime mover) within the Society's collection is permitted but the sale of parts of any kind to an outside party violates the agreement. There are other changes to the locomotive that render it inoperable but I would need to read the document(s) to obtain specifics. It was the Society's position throughout the negotiation process that we would take the engine as a donation regardless of if it was operational or not. Our main concern was financial which did not become an issue. Externally it is in tremendous condition and fills a void in our collection. |
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