Patriot Rail - Piedmont & Northern getting a locomotive

ShortlinesUSA · 04-14-2011, 04:15 PM

Just received a report that the power for this line getting ready to start up in North Carolina is ready at LTE in MacDonald, OH. GP15-1 1451 (ex NS, same number, for CR) is in full Patriot Rail colors with Piedmont & Northern lettering. Should ship soon and probably be in North Carolina around the first part of May.

Hopefully, traffic will amount to something and this reopened line can become viable under Patriot Rail's operation. I know of little other than car storage that has taken place so far.

Joe the Photog · 04-23-2011, 10:43 PM

Thanks for the update, Mike.

Joe the Photog · 04-29-2011, 05:14 AM

Mike and anyone else;

Just ran across this shot from one of my Flickr contacts --

PNRW 1451 by familymansystem, on Flickr

Back View by familymansystem, on Flickr

Nice looking paint job.

nikos1 · 04-29-2011, 07:19 AM

Now thats a sharp looking unit!

cassfan3 · 06-15-2011, 02:08 PM

Any word on actually getting any customers for this line yet?

GoodeTrains · 07-14-2011, 01:33 PM

This was taken sitting near downtown Gastonia.

GoodeTrains · 07-14-2011, 01:49 PM

they worked on tracks for weeks (7 days a week) getting track ready. Word was a chemical company was going to relocate in the Ranlo area next to tracks, but chose another location. I haven't seen much activity on the tracks for the last few months.

Last thing I read in local paper; http://www.gastongazette.com/news/co...ormalized.html

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Originally Posted by cassfan3

Any word on actually getting any customers for this line yet?

ShortlinesUSA · 07-15-2011, 11:50 AM

Thank you for the pic and info, Goode Trains. Welcome to the forum!

Joey Bowman · 07-25-2011, 03:35 AM

Its a beautiful locomotive, got a few shots of it on July 2nd.

JRMDC · 07-26-2011, 06:22 PM

Nice shot! I like it despite the sort of muck-up of stuff on the left. Did you try RP, did they ditch it for nose light?

Joey Bowman · 07-30-2011, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JRMDC

Nice shot! I like it despite the sort of muck-up of stuff on the left. Did you try RP, did they ditch it for nose light?

Didn't try, I really don't try to submit anything to RP these days.

Joe the Photog · 08-09-2011, 10:58 PM

A story in today's Charlotte Observer --

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...oll-again.html

Joe the Photog · 09-20-2011, 05:39 PM

Per various posts of two YahooGroups (SE Rails and Carolina Rails) a second GP15-1 is enroute to the PNRW, #1466. One post said they were building a transfer facility near Ranlo. I don't know if this is the one mentioned a few posts up or not. FWIW, I tried my hand at shooting the unit already in Gastonia. Where they parked it was tricky due to light angles, poles and bushes, but I somehow made it work --

Bryan Jones · 09-24-2011, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

Per various posts of two YahooGroups (SE Rails and Carolina Rails) a second GP15-1 is enroute to the PNRW, #1466. One post said they were building a transfer facility near Ranlo. I don't know if this is the one mentioned a few posts up or not. FWIW, I tried my hand at shooting the unit already in Gastonia. Where they parked it was tricky due to light angles, poles and bushes, but I somehow made it work --

Don't know about a #1466, but there was a fresh PNRW GP15-1 #1434 here in Louisville,KY on 9-11-11. Looked mighty fine in that new coat of paint. Would expect it to have arrived down there by now.

Bryan Jones
Brooks,KY