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Idling for a month plus, boy, are they going to smoke when first throttled up.
If the units were idling then they are definitely not in the dead line. Dead line units are just that. Dead and drained
I will be sad to see these old guys retired, but will have many great memories of operating most of them 
Not a railroader so a question: how long can a loco idle on a full tank give/take?
since when was 4607 retired?
@Stephen. It would all depend on the size of the fuel tank and a few other conditions, but on average a locomotive burns 3.5 gallons of fuel per hour. So if you multiply that times the capacity you get your answer. Most railroads have 2000-4500 gallon tanks so I think that would be a very long time before running out of fuel. Some of CN’s lower hp (GP9/38′s units have a high idle feature for colder weather. Of course if you multiplied that 3.5 gallons per hour across the whole fleet, thats a lot of wasted fuel. Hence the introduction of “Smart Start” which shuts the unit down until the water temperature drops below a certain level, then it self starts to bring the temperature up again.
@CP5756… March 9, 2021.
Thanks eh. Tim any ability to put a list of what was retired so far and when in 2021? Curious if it is a slow trickle of retirements or a bunch at a time?
This 4607 was all good and well on train M377 up until around Cobourg where it called it a day. It was retired upon arrival at the Mac Yard diesel shop. Crazy. I’ll see if I can compile a list when time allows.
ahah wow. Thanks for the info and for doing the research Tim. It is very appreciated