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Our Equipment OUR EQUIPMENT The Catskill Mountain Railroad rosters a wide variety of passenger and freight railroad equipment used for carrying passengers in addition to maintaining and repairing the railroad. We are currently working to increase our passenger capacity to meet the growing demands for our services. We also continue to expand our fleet of mechanized track maintenance equipment to improve our efficiency. ESOPUS SCENIC TRAIN The pride of our fleet is No. 407, a 1946 Alco S-1 Locomotive that the CMRR purchased from the NYC MTA in 2010. This engine is fully renovated to modern standards, and its 660hp can run our longest train. The 407 serves as our primary engine for the Scenic Train. The Scenic Train also contains two ex- Navy Flat Cars converted to open passenger service, and two ex- Lackawanna Coaches, fully restored. Each coach and flat have a capacity of about 70 people, giving us a capacity of 280 for our Scenic Train. The CMRR has an ex-army flat in Phoenicia that it is restoring to service to increase our capacity for the Scenic Train, as well as another ex- Lackawanna Coach, currently stored in Kingston. KINGSTON CITY LIMITED In Kingston, our main engine is No. 401, a 1950 Alco RS-1 Locomotive that came to the CMRR in 1988 from the Green Mountain Railroad in Vermont. The RS-1 has a 1000hp engine. Our Kingston City Limited also has a 40 foot flat car with a roof with a capacity for 55, and a former PRR N5B Caboose with a capacity of 20. We recently added a former LIRR coach No. 2940 to the train, with an all-weather capacity for 80. The CMRR has an ex-army flat in Shokan that it plans to bring to Kingston to increase our capacity for the Kingston City Limited by another 70 people, as well as two Ex-CNJ coaches with a capacity for 70 each awaiting restoration in Kingston. WORK TRAINS On the West End, the CMRR has a worktrain it uses for regular maintenance of the Railroad, which includes a 50 ton porter locomotive, a side-dump car, flat car, and caboose. On the east end, the work train includes CMRR No. 1, our first locomotive, a 38 ton Davenport with 250 hp, a side dump, a work flat, a ballast hopper and a gondola. LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER #400 Alco RS-1 Road 1000hp Turbocharged 539T Diesel-electric. Stored. Switcher Awaiting mechanical repair and reactivation. #401 Alco RS-1 Road 1000hp Turbocharged 539T Diesel-electric. Assigned to Switcher Kingston City Limited and work train service. #407 Alco S-1 Switcher 660hp Non-Turbo 539 Diesel-electric. Roller bearing trucks and capable of interchange with CSX. Acquired in 2010. Assigned to Esopus Scenic Train. #1 Davenport Switcher 39-Ton Diesel switching locomotive with mechanical “The Duck” transmission. Assigned to work train service in Kingston. #29 H.K.Porter Switcher 50-Ton Diesel-electric center-cab locomotive. Assigned “The Goat” to work train service in Mount Tremper. ROLLING STOCK ROSTER #701, #702 1917 Vintage Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR high-roof coaches. Meticulously restored and assigned to the Esopus Scenic Train. #703 1917 Vintage Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR “high-roof” coach. Awaiting restoration in Kingston #704, #705 Vintage Central Railroad of New Jersey “low-roof” coaches. Awaiting restoration in Kingston #2940 Ex-Long Island RR P-72 coach (leased from ESRM) to be assigned to Kingston City Limited train. #271, #272 50 ft. Open-air passenger flat cars assigned to the Esopus Scenic Train. #35111, #35112 Ex-US Army flat cars. One is awaiting restoration in Shokan while the other is currently under restoration in Phoenicia. #671 Ex-Delaware & Hudson RR wooden caboose. Awaiting Restoration. #675 N5B Caboose assigned to Kingston City Limited train. #697 N6A PennCentral Transfer Caboose used in work train service. #991, #291 Ex-US Navy self-powered crane. Ex- US Army flat used as tender. #26076, #72462 Ex-Delaware & Hudson RR 50 ft. Box Cars (Kingston) used for storage. #111 Ex-Lehigh Valley RR 40 ft. Box Car (Phoenicia) used for storage. #201, #202 40 ft. Flat cars. Work train duty (Kingston, Mt. Tremper). #391, #392 Ex-US Army Difco side-dump cars #51467 New York Central RR ballast hopper #518399 Pennsylvania RR gondola MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EQUIPMENT ROSTER Gradall 660 Excavator Hi-Rail equipped excavator used for material handling, ditchwork, and excavation. John Deere 410 Backhoe (2) Rough-terrain capable backhoes used for tie extraction/ insertion, excavation, loading, material handling. Rough Terrain Crane 4-wheel steering capable crane used for material handling and heavy equipment repairs. Fairmont Pneumatic tamper (2) For ballast tamping, leveling, creating smoother ride. Fairmont BR64 Ballast Regulator Spreads ballast and grades material to proper profile. Fairmont Tie Handler Lift and position new ties for insertion. Remove old ties and debris. Fairmont Scarifier/Inserter Used to “roto-till” spaces for new ties to be installed. Includes a winch-operated tie inserter. Dump Truck Hi-Rail equipped dump truck. Rear or side dumping action. Inspection/Work Pickup Truck Hi-Rail equipped work body truck with winch crane for material lifting. Sickle-bar Cutter In and out-of-gauge sickle-bar cutter for vegetation control. Kalamazoo Track Car Crew car used for mowing, brush cutting, and inspecting out-of-service areas. Northwestern Track Car Crew car used for mowing, brush cutting, and inspecting out-of-service areas. Track Liner Used to lift, straighten, align, and shift sections of track. SUMMARY The CMRR has all the equipment it needs to provide service and maintain the railroad, but it is always looking for more acquisitions to make the railroad more efficient. We are currently searching for a high-capacity tie inserter..
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