No. 905 rolls through Glendora on the Pasadena Subdivision on Saturday.
Jon Waide
LOS ANGELES – The long-awaited Metrolink F125 locomotives made their main line debut over the weekend on test runs over the Metrolink Pasadena Subdivision. No. 905 was spotted testing in Glendora on Saturday.
The locomotives, built by Progress Rail in Muncie, Ind., are funded through a mix of local and state funds. The F125 features include U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tier 4-compliant emissions compliance, AC traction systems, an extended range blend and dynamic brakes with head-end power regeneration capabilities, and advanced crash energy management technology.
Metrolink is the only commuter railroad to order the F125 to date.
I think they are nice looking engines. I would like to see them close up and maybe ride behind them when they are put into service.
These make me wonder what they would look like in a classic paint scheme. AT&SF, Espee come to mind. The flowing stripes fight their lines a bit.
That’s the Metrolink Pasadena Sub, over which BNSF has trackage rights. Metrolink trains do not normally run on this line which is a remnant of the former AT&SF Second District.