Atta boy to Derreck Klarr for saving at least 2 engines, that I know of.
Courtesy of River Rail Photo/Marc Glucksman.
On Friday, February 28, 2020, the sad ending of the New York & Greenwood Lake Railway and the Erie Railroad Dundee Spur occurred with little fanfare. NYGL 1267 (GP9, ex-GN 718) and NYGL 1268 (GP9, ex-NP 317) highlighted the 'funeral train' moves by trackmobile and the equipment was pulled out of the Passaic, NJ yard where it sat for an extended period and moved closer the the severed interchange with the national network. Plans are in place for the rails to be re-connected to remove the equipment from the area. Rumors abound about the destinations of the equipment, but this is known for sure: the end of local freight service in downtown Passaic, NJ has come after a slow fade to a sudden stop.
NYGL 1267 (GP9, ex-GN 718) and NYGL 1268 (GP9, ex-NP 317) sit before the moves begin on Friday, February 28, 2020 in Passaic, NJ.
NYGL 1267 (GP9, ex-GN 718) and NYGL 1268 (GP9, ex-NP 317) sit with the former Hillyard Chemicals building in the background on Friday, February 28, 2020.
NYGL 1267 (GP9, ex-GN 718) and NYGL 1268 (GP9, ex-NP 317) sit before the moves begin on Friday, February 28, 2020 in Passaic, NJ.
A wide angle view shows former LIRR 616 FA1 on the NYGL on South Street on Friday, February 28, 2020.
NYGL 1267 (GP9, ex-GN 718) is ready to go from the NYGL on Friday, February 28, 2020 with the former Hillyard Chemicals building in the background.
The whole line of equipment has been moved out of the NYGL facility on Friday, February 28, 2020 and will be preapred for movement off of the premises.
Mr. Klarr announced on February 1, 2021:
"I would like to share this release from Operation Toy Train. As mentioned in the article, my company, KLIX, has acquired two locomotives from them. One being former Northern Pacific GP9 #317 and the other an ex-SP&S Alco FA1. We are in discussions with the Inland Northwest Rail Museum in Reardon, WA to get them both there for preservation and eventual cosmetic restoration back to their historic schemes."
Here is where Mr. Klarr takes on the project. "This is how she looked when we arrived in Honesdale, PA back in July 2021."
On March 7, 2024, Mr. Klarr announced:
"Northern Pacific 317 UPDATE: not sure if there's any members out along the CSX in Ohio or Indiana, but NP (KLIX) #317 is currently traveling along that route today, heading toward Chicago. It'll then be interchanged to BNSF to continue its journey home to the Inland Northwest Rail Museum. Hopefully BNSF will route it along the former NP route! (I'll provide updates when I find out more)."
On the move towards Chicago, where is stuck for the moment.
