Eric Kreszl Posted December 31, 2007 Share #1 Posted December 31, 2007 Hello Everyone, NJ Transit GP40PH-2 #4219 was originally numbered as 4148. The locomotive was damaged in the Secaucus NJ collision of 2/9/96 and was rebuilt and renumbered 4219. Does anyone know if the locomotive is still a GP40PH-2 or a GP40PH-2B? Here are some photos I have taken of this locomotive. http://erickreszl.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=731940 http://erickreszl.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=731945 http://erickreszl.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=735497 http://erickreszl.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=741791 http://erickreszl.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=844744 Here are 2 youtube videos I made of NJT 4219. If anyone can give me a answer please let me know Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted December 31, 2007 Share #2 Posted December 31, 2007 It's a GP40PH-2B. If it was rebuilt as a 2A, NJT might have renumbered it as 4151 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Kreszl Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted December 31, 2007 It's a GP40PH-2B. If it was rebuilt as a 2A, NJT might have renumbered it as 4151 or something. Here is the catch though. The locomotive still has a GP40PH-2 designation under the road number. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted December 31, 2007 Share #4 Posted December 31, 2007 I've seen that loco before. Didn't know the story behind it. Nice pics and awesome videos btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted December 31, 2007 Share #5 Posted December 31, 2007 I'm not familiar with the locomotives, but I like the photos and videos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Kreszl Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted December 31, 2007 I've seen that loco before. Didn't know the story behind it. Nice pics and awesome videos btw! NJ Transit 4219 was originally NJ Transit 4148. The locomotive was damaged in a head on Collision on 2/9/1996 and the engineer was killed. The locomotive was repaired and renumbered as 4219 as it is now. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted December 31, 2007 Share #7 Posted December 31, 2007 NJ Transit 4219 was originally NJ Transit 4148. The locomotive was damaged in a head on Collision on 2/9/1996 and the engineer was killed. The locomotive was repaired and renumbered as 4219 as it is now. Eric OH yeah. I remember about that incident now. I heard about it as a child, but didn't get the full story til a few years later because I wasn't able to understand back in 96..... Hmm....so it killed two engineers and then a passenger on the eastbound that crashed which was then train that had what is today 4219. Then 162 were injured, so I'm guessing then train had quite a load. Then more crashes occurred after that but not with NJT trains..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Kreszl Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted January 5, 2008 Here is a link to the NTSB report on the Secacus Collision. http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1997/RAR9701.pdf Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut Posted January 5, 2008 Share #9 Posted January 5, 2008 Here is a link to the NTSB report on the Secacus Collision. http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1997/RAR9701.pdf Eric Thanks for posting very interesting information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 6, 2008 Share #10 Posted January 6, 2008 Here is a link to the NTSB report on the Secacus Collision. http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1997/RAR9701.pdf Eric Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted January 7, 2008 Share #11 Posted January 7, 2008 Here is a link to the NTSB report on the Secacus Collision. http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1997/RAR9701.pdf Eric Very interesting. Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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