Talk:EMD FL9

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	More info about the control system Info about attempted sales to New York Central and others Complete info about services they hauled More detailed history Info on their rebuilding Complete and accurate information on current situation. Are any still in service now? Where are the others? Which ones are actually, officially saved? Stored?
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[edit] current status

My understanding was that the Metro North replaced them all with the dual-mode GE Genesis units, but I wouldn't trust that without corroborating evidence. Ckape 04:24, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Most recent info I could find was that they were being replaced by the Genesis on most services, but a few were being retained for short local runs and as backup. This was circa 2002, so there has been a little while since then ... —Morven 08:18, Jan 6, 2005 (UTC)

Well, I've done a little more research and it sounds a bit like they're being phased out, but the process isn't complete yet. It also looks like the best bet to take pictures is to find the Croton-Harmon shops. I understand they have annual open-houses there, but it looks like they're always in mid-October. -- ckape (talk) 23:23, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

10-12-2005 - A farewell tour was announced on the MTA site at http://as0.mta.info/mnr/excursion_tickets/give_more_info.cfm?dest_station=298&multi_id=47

The FL9s are no longer used in passenger service. The word from Metro-North is that they'll be around for use on work trains until they break down, at which point they won't be fixed. Pgengler 15:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)