New Hope & Ivyland Equipment move with CSX SD60 & CN GP9RM

After delivery from CSX to Lansdale, PA, Pennsylvania Northeastern's latest power acquisition was moved to the shops at New Hope to be readied for service with the shortline. We catch the move, accompanied by a former CN GP9RM for part of the journey, on the rare full line run over the New Hope and Ivyland branch.

[@Joe-d7m6k]

Why do they get big, six axle locos, when a switcher or small 4 axle would do the job?

[@franciscorosa6221]

It’s sad they abandoned 7210

[@franciscorosa6221]

That cn is now in the yard os new hope rr and out of service idk if they will ever use it again

[@halo-sd5qe]

Do you upload these videos some time after they were taken? I can't help but notice how there's snow on the ground in videos during the summer and spring. Not this video specifically but I could have sworn I saw a few patches in the beginning.

[@HighIronProductions]

Halo7615 _ Yes. Depending on how many videos we have in the pipeline, they can sometimes take a few weeks to a month or two after filming to appear online. The actual filming date of each video is shown in the title sequence.

[@daveyboy_]

Christ that CP looks rough, my dad worked on those CN' s in the 80s at the Point St Charles shops in Montreal

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

The Candy Cane may be rough but she performs like a champ. I've yet to catch her moving in person but trust me for a locomotive nearing her 50s, she's quite the trooper. Then again the SD40-2 is one of those models that you can't kill that easily compared to the rubbish you get from GE.

[@tedzeiller2711]

It doesn't look like they need all that horsepower

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

The SD60s were originally brought as replacements for the 2 last C39-8s PN kept (8211 and 8212) considering how crews aren't too favorable on those unreliable pieces of rubbish and the fact 8211 blew a turbo, however after 8211 finally died in New Hope they decided to extend 8212's life by cannibalizing used parts off of 8211. 8711 is now in Warminster assisting 5577 when needed on J930 and 8701 is in Lansdale occasionally helping PN 5342 on L160 and being the piggy in the middle on W230 (8701 can't lead W230 due to it having no cab signals for SEPTA which 8212 still has) So these SD60s were a blessing to PN if you ask me. They also are stronger than PN's GP9RMs as 7210 I don't even think powers up anymore and 7010 is more often used on excursions like the annual Lansdale Founders day ones.

[@NJtoAzMountainBiker]

At 8:00. Is that the grave yard for parts engines?

[@HighIronProductions]

In a way. It's a segment of track known as a dead line, which is used to store locomotives which are out of commission but not necessarily being scrapped. Some of them are indeed being used for parts however.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

8211 (The Black GE seen at 6:13) is indeed a parts source for her sister PN 8212 who is located in Lansdale. 8211 blew a turbo not long after being bought by PN (Any video of her on PN shows her spitting flames indicating this) and then she finally died in New Hope not long ago and the shop guys at New Hope said "She's fubar" So since 8212 is the last operational one left and is in a faded Conrail livery compared to 8211's NS black, PN and New hope decided to use 8211 as a parts source. Trust me it's for the better cause 1. The C39-8 model was rubbish with many faults, and 2 the inside is disgusting and you'd need a whole new prime mover to get 8211 running again.

[@dexterdog62]

A lot of that track looks pretty rough...

[@halo-sd5qe]

Pennsylvania Northeastern isn't the wealthiest of railroads. Matter of fact, they only started 8 years ago. But they keep it in working order.

[@chromediesel444]

thought SEPTA owns the Bethlehem line