Tri-Rails new BL36PH departs Hollywood station to head southbound to Miami. All pictures copyright of the author.
Tri-Rail in the past couple of years has undergone a change regarding locomotives recently, sadly the F40PHL-2s began to reach their final days in early 2015, when news came that engines 805, 802 and 801 had sadly been scrapped. Of course, us South Florida railfans felt sad to see these beautiful locomotives go but they indeed stood strong and did their part for many years on the Tri-Rail corridor. However, there would soon be a change in systematics to come to Tri-Rail and once South Florida railfans found out we began to see a new hope for Tri-Rail. In 2010 SFRTA the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority purchased brand new Hyundai Rotem Cars to add to Tri-Rails plans to increase the amount of trains running each day and eventually run on Tri-Rails planned coastal link in the future. The following year SFRTA announced the highly anticipated purchase of 10 new Bl36Ph locomotives manufactured by Brooksville Locomotive works!
Ever since Tri-Rail introduced these engines Tri-Rails ridership has increased! This shiny new Phase III paint has resonated well with audiences. Train Simulator's Miami Route has definitely made our experience as railfans of Miami even greater than ever before! Now we can't help but wonder what it would be like to drive these new engines and cab cars! It will indeed be a dream come true for all of us in Miami and railfans around the World who have yet to experience the Bl36PH and Hyundai Rotem cab cars!
Tri-Rails newest engine, the Bl36PH 828 leads a southbound train to Miami Airport. Also we see Tri-Rails new Hyundai Rotem Cars. Below are pictures I've taken in the past year! Meeting Tier 3 Emissions standards, the BL36PH has a total horsepower of 3,619! The design was inspired by the GE Genesis and F59PHIs.
